People around him are insane

"Aeneas…. How can you say that now?" Blair stammered. "No, I mean–"

"Aeneas!"

Suddenly the door burst open. Selah looked out of breath as if she had just run into Aeneas' room. For a moment, the atmosphere between them was awkward.

"Selah, did you run from your office to here?" Aeneas was the first to break the silence.

Although looking reluctant, Selah greeted Blair with her usual respect. But she quickly ignored him and turned to Aeneas. "They said you were so badly injured you were bleeding profusely. I got worried and immediately ran here!"

"You're pregnant, Selah–for heaven's sake…"

"Your Highness, you don't know how I feel. I don't want to be a widow in this condition!"

The declaration shocks not only Aeneas but also Blair. This is the first time Selah Dulcia (now Seneca) has said such a thing.

"Ehm, I won't let you become a widow. Don't worry. But can you not say it in front of Crown Prince Blair?" said Aeneas, a little embarrassed.

Selah glanced briefly at Blair. "So what? I said it to my husband," he said coolly.

"Looks like Princess Selah has changed since she got pregnant, huh? However, I advise you to be careful for your baby, Princess Selah," Blair said. He smiled meaningfully at Selah. "I'll excuse you then. Aeneas, get well soon. I'll send you some effective medicine later."

"Of course, Your Highness. Thank You."

Selah just gave a curt nod to Blair with one of her hands secretly squeezing the end of Aeneas' arm.

Seeing that, Aeneas cupped his hand in Selah's. "It doesn't matter. I guarantee Blair won't dare to mess with you again," he said. "I already promised."

"Oh. I didn't realize it." Selah hastily withdrew her hand. She subconsciously rubbed her wrists. "Crown Prince Blair may promise not to harm me, but he can do something to you. I think this accident was his doing."

Aeneas chuckled, infuriating Selah. "Sorry, Sorry. Not that I belittled your concern. This accident was not Blair's fault."

Selah silently watched Aeneas' appearance for a moment. "You said it as if the accident was intentional. Who? Which family dared to hurt you?"

"No one, really," said Aeneas, amused. He stole a kiss on Selah's lips, making his wife look even more angry. "I've said before if something happens, I can still try to escape. I'm not that weak."

"Still…" Selah let out a long breath. "How can a painting suddenly fall on you?"

Selah continues to grumble about Aeneas' accident for some time. Aeneas himself laughed silently inside. Since becoming pregnant, Selah has indeed experienced several changes like this one. It may seem odd that she doesn't look like her usual Selah, but Aeneas finds this change amusing.

And it's nice to have someone sane enough to nag at him the way Selah is now. Especially after he meets with King Tristan, who will never wake up, and Blair suddenly becomes scary.

"Why are you even laughing, huh? You think I'm kidding?" clicked Selah, annoyed.

"Oh, I didn't mean that. I think you are now more humane than when we first met."

"You want to say that I'm not human?"

Aeneas laughed at that while Selah continued her tirade.

Oh, really? Aeneas never thought that his married life would be this peaceful.

***

That day was also the first day Selah saw Catalina's hysterical episode. There were no frantic screams or broken objects, but her tears made her panic.

Aeneas immediately brings Catalina into his room to calm her down. Sutton trailed behind him. As Selah was about to follow him, Azel stopped her.

"At this time, only Prince Aeneas can calm Her Majesty down. The more people that surround her, Her Majesty will only be more panicked," said Azel.

"I-I didn't expect to see her cry like that," Selah was shocked. Janette immediately served her tea. "To be honest, I'm panicking too."

"It doesn't matter. It is a natural reaction. I used to be like that, too," said Azel.

Selah couldn't imagine Catalina's reaction if she saw Aeneas hurt even more. Even though now Aeneas is only slightly bandaged.

"Your Highness, if you encounter a similar incident when Prince Aeneas is absent, do not hesitate to summon me immediately. If I'm not around, Your Highness can try to calm Her Majesty down as much as you can. If it doesn't work, you can make Her Majesty faint," explained Azel.

"Excuse me? What?" Selah asked in disbelief. She couldn't calm people down, but she didn't expect to be immediately ordered to use a shortcut like this. "Is this already in the approval of His Highness?"

Azel nodded. "But don't worry, Her Majesty's condition is much better now. An episode like this would be very rare," he said. He smiled faintly then–something that was the first time Selah had seen on the face of Aeneas' knight guard. "Even today, His Highness comforts Her Majesty with a lighter feeling. It seems His Highness is in a good mood."

Since then, he's always been smiling. Even though he just had a suspicious accident, thought Selah.

She really couldn't understand how Aeneas' feelings worked. Either he is weird and complicated, or the people around him are insane.

But well… if you think about it…

His father had a distorted lust for him.

His mother is overprotective.

And his brother is obsessed with him.

"Actually, how can I join a family like this?" muttered Selah in disbelief.

"Yo-your Highness…" Janette said timidly.

"Prince Aeneas is fortunate to have a sane knight like you, Sir Azel. He has a lot to thank you for," Selah said. "The next time you get hit by him, just tell me."

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. But please believe me, what I received from Prince Aeneas back then was nothing," said Azel soothingly. "His Highness doesn't often do that to me either."

"You are loyal to him. Though I'm sure he often troubles you."

"I've never bothered Sir Azel, really." Aeneas appears in the doorway. He immediately approached Selah and kissed her lightly on the cheek. "What did you talk to Sir Azel about?"

"Bad things about you," Selah said.

Aeneas laughed. He told Janette and Azel to leave later. "Nobody confesses that easily," he said.

"How is Her Majesty doing?" she asked. "She's all right? Sir Azel said, if something like this happens, I should immediately call you or Sir Azel."

"Mother is fine, just slightly surprised," Aeneas answered lightly.

Slightly shocked, Selah repeated in disbelief. "I hope you don't need to get hurt anymore. If anything happens, call my name. I will come to you as soon as I can."

"I'm glad I have a wife ready to take up her sword for me."

"Yes, because your sword skills are below the Dulcia family's expectations."

"Well, maybe it is. But I am confident enough to satisfy you with my other sword skills."

Selah gaped at this and immediately hit Aeneas' arm. "What did you mean just now?!" she hissed, holding back her embarrassment.

A smirk on Aeneas' lips answered Selah's question just now.

And somehow to begin with, they had done it in the living room that night.

While they are having fun, someone is planning something, some are betting their lives. Everyone, Selah and Aeneas didn't notice.