CALISTO “Why did you call for me, Mother? Make it quick, I have somewher—” “I heard you’re going to the plaza today with your wife,” she cut in as she took a sip of her tea. For a moment, I simply stood there before pulling out a chair and joining her and Celestia, who were enjoying afternoon tea in the gazebo. “How did you know about that?” I frowned. “It was supposed to be a secret.” “Is that really important?” Mother asked dismissively. “What’s important is that you should also take Nathalia on a date.” “I can’t do that,” I replied with a sigh. After everything that had happened, I was doing my best to keep my distance from Nathalia. Not only because I didn’t want to hurt Mirea again unintentionally, but also because I wanted to protect Nathalia from any further conflict between

