"Now Fiona has stories too. When we get back, if Fourth Brother asks where I went, I'll only tell him half of it and wait until the next day—before telling him the rest!"
As she spoke, watching the astonished expressions of the little animals around her, the girl could not help feeling a little smug. Anvis, meanwhile, could not help twitching his ears.
"Then Fourth Brother and I both went to the Academy... Do you know what an Academy is? It's that kind of interesting place where there are more students than teachers. It was different in the castle, where lots of teachers taught only me. At the Academy, I met some new friends. At first, they treated me naturally, but gradually they all started acting strangely. Usually, they would instinctively try to please me, just like those people in the castle."
As she spoke, the little girl sighed before continuing.
"Still, Fourth Brother took care of me just as he had in the castle, and taught me many things. He knows so much that sometimes I feel like he understands everything, just like a teacher. Although no one else at the Academy thought much of Fourth Brother, I could tell that he was actually very powerful. I just didn't know why he never showed his strength. Also, one of my classmates once asked me privately whether Ninth Prince Lanno and Fourth Brother had 'that kind' of relationship. When I asked what that kind of relationship meant, she refused to tell me no matter what..."
"Your Majesty the Queen, do you know what that kind of relationship means now?"
At that moment, a Parrot raised its wing to ask. The little animals around them also looked at Fiona expectantly.
"Sadly, I still don't know. Perhaps I can ask Fourth Brother