Why Does He Keep Her Around

The Great Lady smiled upon hearing Seren ask such a question. Seren might have initially been naive and ignorant, but now, she'd begun to pay close attention to the complicated relationships within the Ivanov Royal Family, even actively seeking to understand them more, which was a good sign towards her development as a queen.

"What do you think must be the reason?" the Great Lady asked instead of answering her.

Seren fell into silence as she didn't expect her grandmother to ask her a question instead. She thought for a moment and gave a hesitant reply. "Because Lady Saira is someone important to the previous queen."

"And why do you think so?" the Great Lady further inquired. 

"Umm…" Seren lowered her head a bit. "If we hold a person important to us then anything related to them also becomes important for us."

"Is it?"