'Soooo ......'
'Hmm, you must be very tired to fall asleep so quickly.'
Nunnally gently pats Lid's head, who is sleeping beside her.
It's been quite a while since we slept together like this.
Once again she realises that the child sleeping next to her has grown up.
Just a few days ago, he was a baby in her arms, and now ...... he occupies almost half of the bed in which she sleeps, with an adorable sleeping face.
'So the sight of her sleeping in my arms is a fond memory now. Hmmm, and what a lovely sleeping face it is ...... I'll play a little prank on you.'
She smiles a mischievous smile, and then pinches and picks at her son's cheeks.
Then, perhaps overdoing it, Rid lightly brushes Nanalee's hand away and whispers in her sleep, 'Woo ...... nn, Mel, stop .......'
'Oh dear, hmmm, I wonder what he's dreaming about. Still, does this sleeping face look a bit like Reiner's?"
While thinking about who Rid's sleeping face resembles, there is a knock on the door and Reiner's voice echoes through the room.
'Nanalee, it's me. Is it okay if I come in?'
'Yes, but please be quiet. You're about to see something very lovely, just for now.'
'...... the lovely things just now?'
He tilts his head at Nanalee's answer and quietly enters the room as he is told.
Then, as he leisurely approached her side, he involuntarily relaxed his cheeks.
'I see, it's certainly a pretty thing just now.'
' 'Isn't it? 'I'm sure there will be a different kind of cuteness when he grows up, but this sleeping face is something you can only see now.'
They both look at Rid's sleeping face and have a very benevolent expression on their faces.
Then Nanalee, with a mischievous smile on her face, whispered to him.
'Hey, dear. Please touch Rid's cheeks. They're so, so smooth and pudgy.'
'Ummm, umm ......'
Reiner did as he was told and fearlessly stroked Lid's cheek gently.
He then gently plucked at it.
'Sure, it's smooth and plush."
"Right? Hmmm, but this sleeping face looks a lot like yours.'
He looked at his son's face carefully, then shook his head lightly and muttered.
'This sleeping face looks a lot like you, Nanalee, not me."
' 'Oh, I don't think so ...... but yes, it does. It's our child, so I'm sure he looks like both of us.'
'Hmm, yes, ...... but he's cutest when he's sleeping like this.'
He stroked Rid's head and muttered with a wry smile, remembering their usual interactions.
Nanalee then puffed out her cheeks.
'Oh my, Rid is always so cute.'
'Well, that's true, but he's ...... a bit like you and Mother, a bit of a prankster, a bit out of the ordinary. You should feel sorry for me being pushed around by that."
He replied with a wry smile at Nanalee's words, and turned his gentle gaze again on the sleeping Rid.
'Well, that's terrible. I'm sure Master Tret would be furious if he heard.'
'No way ...... Mother will be pleased.'
As they were talking happily, Rid, who had been caught between them, curled up in the quilt of his bed, saying in his sleep, 'No .......'
At the sight of him, Nanalee's face breaks out in tears.
'Oh dear, was I a bit noisy? 'Hey, sweetheart. Can we talk some more on the sofa over there?
'Mm, yes.'
Reiner then went around to the other side of the bed and took Nanny in his arms.
It is the so-called "princess embrace".
He then carefully lowered Nanny to the sofa.
He then looked around, found a blanket, picked it up and gently draped it over her.
'Don't get cold. Are you cold?'
Yeah, thanks, I'm fine. What's wrong with you today, anyway?'
Reiner replied to Nannalee's question with a dubious look on his face.
Hm? You haven't heard? I told Rid to tell you that I would be here later.'
'Oh, I didn't realise that. I guess I got mad at him and he lost his chance to tell me.'
'That's unusual, you getting angry, what did Rid do?'
He rolls his eyes a little at Nanalee's words.
He had rarely seen her angry himself.
What did he do to her? ' he wondered, and Nanalee chuckled and politely informed him of the exchange they had just had.
'Hmmm, Mel's performance and explanation was amusing. But when I heard what he said, even though he had his reasons, I was a little angry because I thought his attitude and language were not very good for a son of a noble family.'
'Indeed. Rid has a tendency to get carried away. I wonder who he looks like. ......"
When Reiner chuckles and shakes his head, Nanalee looks thoughtful.
Eventually, he mumbled slowly.
'Well, I think it might be ...... either my father or your father, Esther. Do you remember? When I arranged your marriage at my family's house."
Reiner nodded nostalgically at her words.
'Yes, I remember. My father and Lord Tristan made me drink so much that I had my first experience of a hangover the next day.
'Oh, really? That's new news to me. When our marriage proposal was finalised, we both got carried away and drank, and Lord Toretto was furious. So I think Rid has some similarities with those two."
'Yes, ...... that may be so.'
Reiner nodded, and Nanalee huffed and continued.
'Oh, sorry for the digression. So, how was your visit today?'
'Oh, right, yeah. 'No, I thought I'd tell you about our son's big day. Well, it's probably not a story to tell near him, even though he's sleeping.'
As he says this, he turns his kindly eyes to the bed where Rid is sleeping.
Nanalee looked at him and gave him a big smile.
'Well, that, I would love to hear. Could you tell me about it?'
'Okay. It's going to be a bit long, so you'll tell me as soon as you're not feeling well.'
Reiner is concerned about her health and happily tells Nanalee about Lid's exploits.
She, too, continued to happily listen to Reiner's story.
By the way, when Reiner leaves the room, he tries to take Rid in his arms and take her with him.
However, Nanalee stopped him.
The reason was that she 'wanted to watch her son's sleeping face more
'Soooo ......'
'Hmm, you must be very tired to fall asleep so quickly.'
Nunnally gently pats Lid's head, who is sleeping beside her.
It's been quite a while since we slept together like this.
Once again she realises that the child sleeping next to her has grown up.
Just a few days ago, he was a baby in her arms, and now ...... he occupies almost half of the bed in which she sleeps, with an adorable sleeping face.
'So the sight of her sleeping in my arms is a fond memory now. Hmmm, and what a lovely sleeping face it is ...... I'll play a little prank on you.'
She smiles a mischievous smile, and then pinches and picks at her son's cheeks.
Then, perhaps overdoing it, Rid lightly brushes Nanalee's hand away and whispers in her sleep, 'Woo ...... nn, Mel, stop .......'
'Oh dear, hmmm, I wonder what he's dreaming about. Still, does this sleeping face look a bit like Reiner's?"
While thinking about who Rid's sleeping face resembles, there is a knock on the door and Reiner's voice echoes through the room.
'Nanalee, it's me. Is it okay if I come in?'
'Yes, but please be quiet. You're about to see something very lovely, just for now.'
'...... the lovely things just now?'
He tilts his head at Nanalee's answer and quietly enters the room as he is told.
Then, as he leisurely approached her side, he involuntarily relaxed his cheeks.
'I see, it's certainly a pretty thing just now.'
' 'Isn't it? 'I'm sure there will be a different kind of cuteness when he grows up, but this sleeping face is something you can only see now.'
They both look at Rid's sleeping face and have a very benevolent expression on their faces.
Then Nanalee, with a mischievous smile on her face, whispered to him.
'Hey, dear. Please touch Rid's cheeks. They're so, so smooth and pudgy.'
'Ummm, umm ......'
Reiner did as he was told and fearlessly stroked Lid's cheek gently.
He then gently plucked at it.
'Sure, it's smooth and plush."
"Right? Hmmm, but this sleeping face looks a lot like yours.'
He looked at his son's face carefully, then shook his head lightly and muttered.
'This sleeping face looks a lot like you, Nanalee, not me."
' 'Oh, I don't think so ...... but yes, it does. It's our child, so I'm sure he looks like both of us.'
'Hmm, yes, ...... but he's cutest when he's sleeping like this.'
He stroked Rid's head and muttered with a wry smile, remembering their usual interactions.
Nanalee then puffed out her cheeks.
'Oh my, Rid is always so cute.'
'Well, that's true, but he's ...... a bit like you and Mother, a bit of a prankster, a bit out of the ordinary. You should feel sorry for me being pushed around by that."
He replied with a wry smile at Nanalee's words, and turned his gentle gaze again on the sleeping Rid.
'Well, that's terrible. I'm sure Master Tret would be furious if he heard.'
'No way ...... Mother will be pleased.'
As they were talking happily, Rid, who had been caught between them, curled up in the quilt of his bed, saying in his sleep, 'No .......'
At the sight of him, Nanalee's face breaks out in tears.
'Oh dear, was I a bit noisy? 'Hey, sweetheart. Can we talk some more on the sofa over there?
'Mm, yes.'
Reiner then went around to the other side of the bed and took Nanny in his arms.
It is the so-called "princess embrace".
He then carefully lowered Nanny to the sofa.
He then looked around, found a blanket, picked it up and gently draped it over her.
'Don't get cold. Are you cold?'
Yeah, thanks, I'm fine. What's wrong with you today, anyway?'
Reiner replied to Nannalee's question with a dubious look on his face.
Hm? You haven't heard? I told Rid to tell you that I would be here later.'
'Oh, I didn't realise that. I guess I got mad at him and he lost his chance to tell me.'
'That's unusual, you getting angry, what did Rid do?'
He rolls his eyes a little at Nanalee's words.
He had rarely seen her angry himself.
What did he do to her? ' he wondered, and Nanalee chuckled and politely informed him of the exchange they had just had.
'Hmmm, Mel's performance and explanation was amusing. But when I heard what he said, even though he had his reasons, I was a little angry because I thought his attitude and language were not very good for a son of a noble family.'
'Indeed. Rid has a tendency to get carried away. I wonder who he looks like. ......"
When Reiner chuckles and shakes his head, Nanalee looks thoughtful.
Eventually, he mumbled slowly.
'Well, I think it might be ...... either my father or your father, Esther. Do you remember? When I arranged your marriage at my family's house."
Reiner nodded nostalgically at her words.
'Yes, I remember. My father and Lord Tristan made me drink so much that I had my first experience of a hangover the next day.
'Oh, really? That's new news to me. When our marriage proposal was finalised, we both got carried away and drank, and Lord Toretto was furious. So I think Rid has some similarities with those two."
'Yes, ...... that may be so.'
Reiner nodded, and Nanalee huffed and continued.
'Oh, sorry for the digression. So, how was your visit today?'
'Oh, right, yeah. 'No, I thought I'd tell you about our son's big day. Well, it's probably not a story to tell near him, even though he's sleeping.'
As he says this, he turns his kindly eyes to the bed where Rid is sleeping.
Nanalee looked at him and gave him a big smile.
'Well, that, I would love to hear. Could you tell me about it?'
'Okay. It's going to be a bit long, so you'll tell me as soon as you're not feeling well.'
Reiner is concerned about her health and happily tells Nanalee about Lid's exploits.
She, too, continued to happily listen to Reiner's story.
By the way, when Reiner leaves the room, he tries to take Rid in his arms and take her with him.
However, Nanalee stopped him.
The reason was that she 'wanted to watch her son's sleeping face more
