The lady's husband had died long ago.
She and her husband had three children in total: the Eldest Son, the Eldest Daughter, and a younger son.
The Eldest Son had been sent away to live with the Clan Grand Duke from a very young age. Everyone said that he was extremely talented and would become an outstanding heir.
That was what everyone thought.
Later, the Young Lady also moved out, because she had grown up as well. Recently, they had heard that the Eldest Son and the Young Lady seemed to have had a few arguments.
But they were only minor matters. They were both feeling their way along the road to maturity, and occasional disagreements seemed like a good thing in the eyes of the adults.
Only the youngest son continued living with the lady... Because the lady liked peace and quiet, they had always lived atop an isolated peak that could only be climbed with ropes.
After the Eldest Son and the Young Lady moved out, they would still often return to the castle on the isolated peak to visit the lady. But recently, they had heard that both their studies had become more demanding, and they returned less and less often.
It had been almost half a year since the Eldest Son and the Young Lady had last come back.
Half a year was not very long compared to a vampire's long life... but it seemed like some kind of signal.
The youngest son had gradually grown up as well, and after his features matured, he came to resemble his father more and more.
At the youngest son's birthday banquet in April, the Clan Grand Duke reportedly saw how much he had grown, embraced him, and said that he would certainly become as outstanding a noble as