The Northern Land

The snow outside the valecrest manor fell silently against the dark windows.

Inside the grand study. Thirteen-year-old Seraphina valecrest sat lazily across from her tutor. Spinning a silver pen between her fingers while staring at unfinished documents spread across the table.

"You solved all three trade calculation incorrectly on purpose again, my lady" the old tutor sighed.

Seraphina smiled without shame.

"you said I needed a challenge"

The tutor looked horrified. " That was the royal taxation exam"

A laugh escaped from the couch near the fireplace.

Lucien evermont glanced up from his book, silver eyes filled with amusement.

"you're going to make the imperial scholars cry one day"

" They already do " Seraphina replied calmly.

The warm room echoed with quite laughter.

Outside, servants hurried through snow-covered halls preparing for winter celebrations. Somewhere deeper inside the manor , maids whispered excitedly about the Duchess finally expecting another child.

Everything felt peaceful. Safe.

After her lessons are done Seraphina and Lucien evermont went to meet their mother.

*Door open*

"sara how is your lesson today" Duchess Elaria Valecrest asked her in a very soft voice , and helped her site beside her .

" Nothing special is the same as always,.... Mommy can you please ask Daddy another book from his library just one more book that's all I need" Seraphina looked at her mother with innocent, sparking eyes, silently pleading.

Her mother Elaria valecrest sighed, and put her hand on her head..... wishing her to be more like a child than mature enough to know the position of heir .

Lucien Evermont his mother Duchess Evangeline Evermont from the east, who is sitting opposite to them with her beloved son and watching them with a smile,she wishes and hopes that her son and Duchess valecrest daughter to get along well in the future like their mother filled with love and laughter.

Duchess Evangeline evermont is a close friend of Duchess Elaria Valecrest they know each other as they both came from a foreign land, they are like sisters. Upon hearing her friend Duchess Elaria valecrest is expecting a baby,although it is far from their place to come to the northern snow land she cannot leave her friend from her good news to celebrate and congratulate her on a new bundle of joy!

It's been three days since they arrived in Northern snow land with her beloved son Lucien Evermont.

The snow did not stop falling for three days( Evangeline evermont thought)

white stroms wrapped around the towering halls of House Valecrest, burying the northern mountains beneath endless forest. Yet inside the grand sunroom, warmth bloomed beneath golden chandeliers and cracking firewood.

"Again " the tutor sighed.

Lucien evermont groamed dramatically beside her. During their stay his mother let him study with lady Serephine valecrest for the time being until they departed.

Serephine valecrest merely turned the page of her book.

At thirteen, she already carried herself with the quiet composure of nobility far older than her age Sharp silver eyes scanned the map before her before calmly pointing toward the western trade route.

"Th.answer was never the west "she said softly.

" The west is covered in desert, there is no such thing as mine, what do you expect in the Desert, unless they have a secret where they got all that priceless and beautiful stone, and no one knows how and where they got, but they are also none for this and..... Question and how did they served Desert? im curious"

The old tutor blinked.

Lucien evermont started at her in disbelief because no one ever questioned that nor no one knows, and then he realised his is still learning eastern territory which is also very large enough to be a country.

"You frighten scholars twice your age and that is a very good question " in the corner near the fireplace across the tea table, Evangeline evermont laughter lightly.

Near the window, Duchess Elaria valecrest rested a gentle hand over her growing stomach, watching her daughter with umistakable pride .

And for a brief moment, the storm beyond the mountains felt far less cold.

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