Long Road, Fragments of the Past V

"Y-yes, of course." Haruze stammered out a reply.

"Thank you, big brother." The little girl thanked him again, then lifted her skirt and sat down beside Eluin's future King with great composure.

Haruze clearly had no awareness of himself as the Crown Prince. His face was already as red as a ripe apple, and he looked utterly flustered, as though he wanted to sit closer to the little girl but was afraid that touching her might upset her.

Brando could not help shaking his head at the sight. The Little Prince did not look like a member of the royal family—not even the heir of an ordinary noble family, most likely. He truly had no idea how Oufwell and his sister had taught him.

Then another interesting question occurred to him. If Haruze really fell for this little girl, what would become of Ailala, the daughter of Eiko and Yula in the future?

Would this count as a change in history?

At this thought, he narrowed his eyes and stared at the little girl. To be honest, he rather admired her. In this era of Eluin, it was rare for a commoner's daughter to carry herself with such poise, while most children from noble families were arrogant and overbearing, having long since forgotten the etiquette of their forebears.

In Brando's eyes, Faina was a typical example. Fortunately, that girl was not bad at heart and had not caused him too much trouble. The other one, however... Whenever he thought of the Chancellor's daughter, his brain began to ache.

But while he was letting his thoughts run wild, he suddenly heard Laurenna ask with concern, "Little girl, what's your name?"

The little girl raised her head and glanced at the female knight before replying in a childish voice, "Mommy said that