Moon Festival II

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He shook his head and put me down. He grabbed my hand, and we began to walk.

"That is absurd. It is a dangerous sport. Let's stick to horseback riding. Many noblewomen horseback as a sport and hobby." He replied with a cold reaction.

I pouted and stopped walking. He stopped walking as well and looked down at me.

"Daddy, what happens if you cannot protect me because you are gone, and there is no one around me? I should at least learn how to protect myself, right?" I defended myself.

"That is why you have a personal knight with you. When I am not with you, you have a personal knight that I appointed to give his life for you at all costs. If he were to leave your side, even for a mere second, I will personally cut his head off with my sword and hang his head at the top of the imperial gates. Do not worry yourself with such nonsense." He replied.

Jeez, poor man. Makes me think about my first personal knight.

I shook my head and pouted once more, and crossed my arms.

"This is not fair." I said as I looked away.

I quickly glanced at his reaction after a few seconds.

He raised an eyebrow and gave a displeased look.

"You should not pout. You look ugly when you do that. In fact, when you complain, you look more like a monster than a kid." He smiled as he teased.

My mouth dropped open in shock.

Did this bastard call me ugly?! A MONSTER?! Okay. Fine. Ass-kissing time.

"I want to do more than just horseback riding. After seeing you spar your sword so gracefully and full of power, I fell in love with it. Please daddy! I want to be as talented and powerful as you." I demanded.

After kissing his ass, there's no way he would reject my wish.

"... I… let me think about it." He responded in frustration as he furrowed his eyebrows as he rubbed his eyes with his fingers.

THIS IS IT. FINAL MOVE.

"Daddy. I want you to be proud of me. I want you to smile at me one day and say, "That is my daughter. The princess of Giodivonia." I want daddy to like me more." I explained in a sad tone as I looked down.

I glanced up at him after a long silence.

He sighed deeply and crossed his arms.

"... There is not a female swordsmanship instructor to train you privately. I do not feel comfortable having you train with a bunch of snot-nosed boys on the training site. I will have Hansol look into finding you a private female instructor if you really want to train. But know this, it is a tough sport. Not everyone can endure the training." He explained.

My eyes grew large with excitement. I smiled and hugged him.

"Thank you, daddy! I promise I will not give up! I will do my best!" I said.

We spent the rest of the day in peace. Towards the end of the day, we finally lit up wishing lanterns that we released into the night sky. I have never seen him smile so much before. He isn't as bad as I thought. He is kind-hearted at times. He treated me like his child. I haven't felt his true feelings for me until today. His warm embrace made me sleepy as we walked towards the carriage. I placed my head on his shoulder to rest.

What an adventurous day.

"Thank you, daddy. I had so much fun today. I learned so much about Giodivonian history, and on top of that, I got to spend the whole day with you, daddy. I am truly blessed to have such an amazing daddy like you." I mumbled as I dozed off.

He patted my head.

"Dream blissfully." He whispered.