---- EXTRA XXIV.


    IF THERE ARE NO WILD BOARS, INVENT THEM! NARRATOR Every time I see you, you look more and more like our father..." "Ever heard of the term identical twins, idiot? You look just like him too" "Hey!" "Enough babbling, you two.


    Go hunt.


    Make sure that by the time I get back, there are at least two fat boars waiting," Aldric ordered, his expression brooding as he approached.


    "Boars? Here, Dad?! There are barely any...


    " We''re going, we''ll bring them, Dad," Magnus cut in, grabbing his brother by the cor of his tunic before Aldric could smack him.


    Fenrir just asked to get hit sometimes.


    It was obvious their father, as always, was sending them away from their mother Selenia, so that by the time they returned from the hunt, he would already be busy with her.


    "Laziel, stop right there.


    Go help your uncles," Valeria caught him trying to slip away.


    That pup was more introverted than a turtle "Mima, I left some experiments unfinished.


    The uncles know how to hunt just fine," Laziel responded.


    If there was anyone he showed even a shred of warmth toward, it was Valeria.


    Then came his mother and great-grandmother, but his ---- grandmother had earned the top spot in his heart.


    "No excuses, pup.


    You need to get some fresh air," Valeria stepped closer, gently stroking his pale face, which contrasted starkly with his dark hair, His golden eyes locked onto her unyielding blue ones.


    He could be the Prince of Specters or whatever title he wanted, but in front of Mima, he would always be Grandmas pup.


    "Fine..." Laziel, despite being over twenty, finally gave in.


    It was well known that the true head of the Realm and the entire family had always been the Queens Selenia.


    This time was no exception.


    With everything settled, Aldric went off to save Beofs ass.


    Valeria took the girls to find the perfect spot for a pic with a proper outdoor feast, while the males set out on their hunt.


    With Laziel apanying them, the impossible task of finding boars would bepleted much faster.


    Part of the royal family enjoyed a delicious meal in the wilderness, filled withughter and, well...


    a few bumps and bruises.


    ser A FEW DAYS LATER...


    Lavinia stood on the second-floor balcony, overlooking the grand celebration in the pces back garden.