Lucian turned to his grandpa who made a head gesture for him to come sit beside him.
"I missed you Gramps. What did you br—
Before he could finish his words, he found himself being squeezed by somebody from behind. He turn around to have a look of the person who decided to steal a hug from him but again, he found his face squeezed between two big and soft oranges.
'This is like a B cup—no a C'
'And they smell good. Damn she has grown big'
All these thoughts run inside the ten year olds head as he found himself surrendering his body to the hug.
He already knew who the person was even tho he hasn't looked at her face. In all his life, only one person squeezed him in a hug like that and that was his sister who was four years older than him.
Somebody he grew up with and a person whom he loved so much.
"I missed you Lucian" She said after almost a full minute of a hug
"I missed you too but can you let me go" Lucian said unable to get his words out.
Everybody in the room watched the affectionate expression of love between the two siblings.
Miriele pulled back and appraised her little brother.
"You've grown huh"
"Of course" Lucian flipped his hair back and took a posing stand letting his sister see the rest of his growth.
"And handsome too"
"The most. One and only in the entire Heldin Kingdom" He added with a big smile
"Entire western continent you mean" Aaron added making his son, Micheal facepalm at the narcissistic behavior between the old man and his grandson.
"Yes Gramps. Entire western continent"
Anna who has had enough at this moment used her eyes to signal Lucian they had visitors. Both the younger boy and his sister went to sit beside their grandfather.
"Lucian, this is Lord Johann, the Duke of Roosevort, his wife and youngest Child" Aaron introduced.
"Nice to meet you my Lord and Lady" Lucian stood up in curtesy begore sitting back down.
"Lucian, Lord Johann is here to discuss an alliance that has long existed between our small family and and the Duchy of Roosevort" Aaron began and paused for a while before continuing.
"And as the the alliance demands, there's to a marriage between the two families every decade, to strengthen our unity. And is it stands at the moment, you're the youngest Lord and Celine, the youngest Lady in your respective families not betrothed. Therefore, Lord Johann has proposed a marriage between you and his youngest daughter and is here for an official introduction meeting."
"However, since you're still young, it will remain an agreement for now, until you both come of age and then you can make your final decision. Do you have anything to say"
Aaron finished and asked Lucian but the sight that met him almost made him smack the younger boy silly.
"Umm….how much are we talking about" Lucian who was busy munching an apple asked.
The room turned silent as almost every one in the room facepalmed.
"Uhh….there's no money involved" Johann spoke for the first time since Lucian arrived.
"Lord Johann, respectfully asking, have you heard of emotional damage and destruction" Lucian asked sitting upright as he finished his apple.
Micheal who was sitting a few meters away from the boy signaled his father to stop him but the old man pretended he didn't see anything, as he was much interested in what the boy was going to say.
"Perhaps" Johann replied, also interested in wjat the boy was going to say.
"Let's assume I agree to this arrangement, a few years later and your daughter changes her mind about this marriage, that is emotional damage. And waste of time. I'm saying this for only me but both of us. Similar may happen to her in the future. So Lord Johann, I ask: have you prepared any countermeasure for this" Lucian asked, making Aaron look at him with a smile.
"Yes. Whoever breaks out of this agreement may compensate the other with any request as long as it is within his or her means" Johann answers making Lucian nod in understanding.
"Do you agree to this, my lady?" Lucian asked Celine.
She hesitated for a while before answering "Yes"
"We have an agreement then" Lucian replied looking at the Duke with a smile.
Micheal only shook his head with a smile. He knew Lucian was both smart and bold. While his father always felt proud of the boy, sometimes he wondered if he was too smart for his age. Nobody would dare talk to a Duke of this rank as though he was his equal but Lucian just did that without disrespecting the man in any way.
Johanne on the other hand smiled as he looked at the boy sitting across from him. To everybody else, he was just a normal, smart ten years old but Johann saw something different.
'What an interesting lad' he thought.