After the banquet, the members of the Fluorite Mushroom Family stayed overnight at Cigar Castle and would head home after resting for the night.
On the terrace.
Madam Meryl and Aunt Clara chatted about trivial matters while enjoying the cool breeze.
"This warm season has been calmer than any in previous years. Roman no longer needs to go to the snowfields for Combat Hard Labor, Roland no longer has to run around everywhere, and even Russell is willing to stay home," Madam Meryl said with feeling.
There had been far too much turmoil over the past few years.
The Second Battle of the Fall, Combat Hard Labor, the Demon Extermination Order, the alliance between the two nations... knights had needed to keep rushing to the snowfields.
Whenever the father and his two sons went out, Madam Meryl worried herself sick.
But this warm season had been especially peaceful. Frost Ge had been killed by Russell, Frost Da had vanished without a trace, and with Scorching Scale Tower and Torrent Scale Tower guarding the territory, life had returned to the tranquility of the previous twenty years.
After a pause.
Madam Meryl smiled. "Only your Rosen still has to run around everywhere. Before, he only had to receive and see off guests for Fluorite Castle. Now, he has to do the same for Cigar Castle too."
"Rosen was born for this sort of work," Aunt Clara said with a smile. "Besides, he became Russell's diplomat and now receives an additional salary. Once Royal graduates and begins following Russell, father and son can travel together."
"What secrets are you two whispering about? Eldest Sister-in-Law, Second Sister-in-Law, come play cards. Mother is already sitting at the table," Aunt Roby said as she walked over.
The women gathered around one table.
The men sat at