She had fair skin with the characteristic pallor of a vampire, and her sweet, guileless smile perfectly matched people's image of a princess.
Compared with Lamia, Leticia resembled a knight more than a princess, both in personality and in the way she dressed.
However, among the vampires, Leticia was treated with even greater respect.
That was because she possessed immense strength and perfectly embodied everything expected of the title Hako Niwa Knight.
"Your Highness Princess!"
Beside Lamia, a tall maid hurriedly bowed to Leticia.
The vampire maid was named Kara. She was Leticia and Lamia's personal maid, and the three of them were very close.
Leticia gave Kara a slight nod in greeting.
She sat beside the dining table with her upper body held perfectly straight, giving off a stern, sharp impression.
Kara hurriedly poured Leticia a cup of red tea mixed with blood.
Although Leticia lifted the teacup with proper etiquette, her movements were too stiff, lacking her younger sister's gentleness entirely.
"Did you just get back, Sister?"
Lamia asked softly.
She worshiped her elder sister almost blindly.
Although people outside the vampire community might have preferred Lamia.
Her appearance, personality, and behavior better matched people's image of a princess.
But within the vampires, and even among the royal family, her kin and parents favored her elder sister more.
Lamia felt no jealousy toward this. Like everyone else, she looked up to her sister.
Sometimes, she even imagined possessing such great power and fighting to protect Hako Niwa Earth.
Unfortunately, although Lamia possessed talent and a noble bloodline, she was still far behind Leticia.
That was why she had been forced to give up leading her people into battle and instead study those complicated rituals and manners.
In other words, Lamia was being raised as a tool for a