"These are Crystal Grapes from Xinlan. They're very sweet. Try one."
Eunice peeled a grape and held it to Kallen's lips.
Kallen ate it. It really was sweet, but not cloying, and its texture had rich layers.
These grapes were quite expensive, costing over two hundred Order Vouchers per pound. Because of where they were grown, they could only be transported through a Teleportation Magic Formation. An ordinary Divine Servant's monthly allowance could not even buy half a pound. They were delicacies served only at truly high-end banquets in the Church World.
Of course, even the direct descendants at Allen Manor did not normally indulge in them. These had been specially prepared purely because Kallen and Puer had come.
One was the manor's current son-in-law and its future support, so no investment in him was excessive; the other was their own ancestor, and when their ancestor craved something, no show of filial devotion was excessive.
Eunice held her palm beneath Kallen's mouth so he could spit the grape seeds into her hand.
Kallen said, "You eat them. I'm not that fond of fruit."
Eunice peeled another and held it to Kallen's lips, and Kallen ate it again.
"Actually, a lot of people who don't like eating fruit don't dislike the fruit itself. They just lack the right atmosphere for eating it."
Kallen smiled. "All right, I admit you're right."
"I read about what happened a while ago in the papers. Grandfather also gathers information and makes a point of telling me about it."
"What did you think?"
"There was a photograph of you at the Court of Judgment in the newspaper. You looked very handsome."
"It was posed. I deliberately played to the camera below."
"You still looked wonderful. I cut them all out and made an album. I flip