The last exchange between Huron and the Suin Beastkin took place two years after Sepia's first coronation.
The exchange ceremony, which took place in each country, took place in the Huron Empire that year.
Sepia could not attend in person, but instead sent gifts she had personally selected to the ministers carefully selected by the Emperor.
At that time, there were no major problems.
The relationship that was maintained through letters rather than face-to-face meetings was less burdensome.
In the nearly fifteen years since then, there had been exchanges of all sizes, but this was the first time that an imperial proposal had been made.
The superficial pretext was related to exchanges and friendship between the two empires.
The pretext was exchanges and friendship between the two empires.
However, it felt sudden when viewed from that perspective alone.
The Huron Empire did not show any particular reaction even when Sepia became the deposed Empress.
Now, it seemed as if it was looking at someone who had no relationship with Huron.
But the fact that a sudden proposal had come.
'Could there be a change internally?'
The reason there had been no major problems with exchanges between the empires so far was that the territories of the two empires were both rich and prosperous in different directions.
When each had its own pie and did not have to share it, the relationship between the nations could have been more peaceful.
As the Empress of the Beastkin Empire, there was a problem she could not know.
If she had approved the exchange without knowing the exact situation, it could have spread to problems between the empires, so she had to be more careful.
The royal family of the Huron Empire was still intact without a change of generations.
That meant that the relationship between the Empress who had driven Sepia to power and the Emperor who had driven the Empress crazy due to his affair was also the same.
Sepia looked down at the list of Hurons who wanted to attend the exchange.
Her eyes darkened even more at the sight of the Huron-style names hanging at her fingertips.
'The Crown Prince, the Crown Princess, and the Duchess of Arte.'
They were all people she had connections with as the Crown Princess candidate.
She had thought they would send another Prince, but the heir of the royal family was directly participating.
Of the names on the list, the one who made the most incomprehensible was the Duchess of Voluntie Arte.
'...Why my mother?'
Sepia's biological mother.
Valuntie was the Emperor's mistress who used her daughter as a shield to protect herself from the glare of Empress Dalian.
Although exchanges between the countries were not active, Sepia always kept an ear out for the political situations of other empires because of the problems that could arise at any time.
'The relationship between my mother and the Emperor is still intact.'
Although she was the mistress, the relationship between the Duchess and the Emperor was particularly deep compared to the official couple, the Empress.
In this situation, what was noteworthy was that the first person to bring up the agenda for this exchange was Empress Dalian.
The Empress of Huron, who had been neglected by the Emperor, proposed an exchange with the daughter of the mistress she hated so much.
Perhaps, as Empress to Empress, she brought up this agenda for the prosperity of each empire.
However, Sepia did not believe her.
'She is not a great person.'
The Dalian she had observed was a woman who valued the Emperor's attention above all else.
The national issues that she had to deal with as Empress came next.
Although she was in charge of the empire's household affairs, the reason for that was more to prevent the Duchess from gaining power.
She had to consider the possibility that someone inside might be using Dalian for her own gain.
Sepia tried her best to consider all possible scenarios.
Still, a clear path did not easily appear.
'What would be the best?'
There were many agendas for the exchange ceremony, but it had not yet been decided whether to hold it. Since the last exchange ceremony was held in Huron, it would have been normal for it to be held in the Beastkin Empire if it had been held.
They were people she wanted to keep away from, but she was the Empress.
So it was right to make a judgment considering the interests and future situation of each empire, not between people.
Even knowing that, as she looked through the documents related to the exchange ceremony, faces she had forgotten inevitably came to mind one by one.
The Empress, who had driven Sepia to the very end, and everyone who had been indifferent. Even the hands that had reached out to use her as a foundation for power.
The preparation for the exchange ceremony was the Empress's job.
She thought it would be good to clear her head.
Sepia, who had been looking down at the agenda for a long time, got up.
It was a lovely spring.
The garden of the Empress's Palace was full of life with beautifully chirping birds and spring flowers in full bloom.
As Sepia walked among the fragrant wild grass, her mind, which had been tense with tension, felt a little more relaxed.
But contrary to her wishes, her noisy mind was not completely cleared. She was looking down at a nameless white flower without even realizing that her steps had stopped.
“Empress.”
“...Your Majesty.”
Roxanne was standing at the end of her gaze, which was heard in a low voice.
The attendants following the Emperor were nowhere to be seen.
Judging from the fact that there was no one around him, it was clear that he had come to see her on purpose.
His jet-black hair shone faintly under the midday sunlight.
The Emperor was as perfect as he had been ten years ago, but his dark eyes seemed even deeper.
Could she be the same?
Sepia was reflecting on herself through the Emperor’s appearance.
Before she knew it, the time they had spent together had become longer than the time she had waited for him.
The love and trust they had for each other had deepened infinitely, as much as the two hands they held.
“You seem to have a lot on your mind, Empress. Is it because of Huron’s proposal for an exchange?”
Sepia, who had been looking down at her held hands, raised her head at his quiet question.
Even though she had not said anything, the Emperor always naturally looked into her inner self.
Sepia smiled faintly.
Even if she tried to hide it, it would be useless in front of him.
“Yes. I can’t help but worry.”
“In the direction the Empress wants. I’m always on the Empress’s side.”
As she said, the Emperor had delegated all matters regarding the exchange ceremony to Sepia.
If he approved this exchange ceremony, it would be held in the fall or winter at the earliest.
“I’ll think about it a little more.”
In a situation where she couldn’t let her personal feelings get the better of her, she had to decide on this matter on behalf of the Empire.
However, when she saw the Emperor holding her hand, she felt much more at ease.
It wasn’t simply because of the male pheromones.
The Emperor was a precious companion who would stay by her side no matter which direction she went.
Their gazes were ripening, and their lips were about to get closer.
“Dad!”
The cheerful voice and the squirrel-like footsteps that came running caught the Emperor and Empress’s attention.
The Princess, who had finished her class in the meantime, ran briskly and fell into the Emperor’s arms.
“Our Princess.”
“Gyaa!”
The Emperor lifted Erhi up, and a pleasant laugh echoed.
Sepia, who was laughing while looking at them, noticed her daughter’s outfit.
Erhi’s clothes were definitely a blue frilled dress in the morning. However, judging by the fact that she had now changed into a green dress with a prominent neck collar, it was clear that she had caused an accident in the short time.
Before she could ask, Drohan was seen walking from the direction Erhi had been running.
Just like Erhi, the chubby-faced son looked different in the morning and afternoon.
His hair seemed to be slightly wet, so Sepia asked her son.
“Drohan, what happened?”
“...Erhi dropped me in the lake.”
“I didn’t drop him! I accidentally bumped into him!”
Erhi immediately countered Drohan’s grumbling.
However, as if she knew her mistake, she immediately looked down at Drohan’s gaze.
It seemed that Erhi, who was acting wild, had hurt Drohan, who had been quietly standing next to her.
Erhi continued to look at him and burrowed into the Emperor’s arms, looking for a place to lean on.
“Hmph, Daddy.”
The daughter, who was rubbing her cheek cutely, was very lovable.
The Emperor did not take his eyes off Drohan while comforting Erhi.
Drohan hesitated to look at the Emperor’s gaze.
Roxanne laughed at that and put Erhi down on the floor to meet his eyes.
“Erhi, did you do anything wrong to Drohan?”
“...I did.”
Erhi hesitated and looked back and forth between Roxanne and Drohan.
The Emperor, who tried hard to hold back his laughter, spoke quite sternly.
“Then?”
“...I’m sorry, Drohan. I didn’t see you for a moment. Really. And I fell for it too, so forgive me now. Yes?”
Drohan let out a small sigh as he faced his sister, who was crying.
“Understood. Be careful next time.”
“Yes!”
It seemed like he had told her to be careful a hundred times already, but it was still a promise she hadn’t kept.
Just answer properly. Hearing Drohan grumble softly, the Emperor approached the child.
“You’ve had a hard time, Drohan.”
“No.”
Drohan lowered his head. The child’s earlobes were a light shade of pink.
Drohan was mature for his age, but sometimes shy. Especially in front of the Emperor.
Roxanne, smiling so that the child would not feel embarrassed, picked Drohan up.
“Father?”
“My son has had a hard time.”
The surprised child struggled and settled on the Emperor’s neck. It was Drohan’s favorite game: horseback riding.
The child’s face flushed at the sudden heightened view.
No matter how much he pretended to be an adult, he was still a child.
“Me too, me too. Dad!”
Sepia was laughing at the excited children and her male.
Roxanne was a father who was affectionate and good at handling children, and the twins were naturally thoughtful.
Could there be another scene that fills your stomach and warms your heart just by looking at it?
She continued to hug her daughter, who kept nagging her instead of the Emperor.
“Erhi, Mommy will do it for you.”
“I want to be taller!”
Erhi said enviously of Drohan, but she really enjoyed Sepia’s embrace.
Sepia, who was holding her daughter like that, suddenly asked Erhi this question.
“Erhi, don’t you ever miss seeing ‘someone’ other than your mother?”
The exchange ceremony, which took place in each country, took place in the Huron Empire that year.
Sepia could not attend in person, but instead sent gifts she had personally selected to the ministers carefully selected by the Emperor.
At that time, there were no major problems.
The relationship that was maintained through letters rather than face-to-face meetings was less burdensome.
In the nearly fifteen years since then, there had been exchanges of all sizes, but this was the first time that an imperial proposal had been made.
The superficial pretext was related to exchanges and friendship between the two empires.
The pretext was exchanges and friendship between the two empires.
However, it felt sudden when viewed from that perspective alone.
The Huron Empire did not show any particular reaction even when Sepia became the deposed Empress.
Now, it seemed as if it was looking at someone who had no relationship with Huron.
But the fact that a sudden proposal had come.
'Could there be a change internally?'
The reason there had been no major problems with exchanges between the empires so far was that the territories of the two empires were both rich and prosperous in different directions.
When each had its own pie and did not have to share it, the relationship between the nations could have been more peaceful.
As the Empress of the Beastkin Empire, there was a problem she could not know.
If she had approved the exchange without knowing the exact situation, it could have spread to problems between the empires, so she had to be more careful.
The royal family of the Huron Empire was still intact without a change of generations.
That meant that the relationship between the Empress who had driven Sepia to power and the Emperor who had driven the Empress crazy due to his affair was also the same.
Sepia looked down at the list of Hurons who wanted to attend the exchange.
Her eyes darkened even more at the sight of the Huron-style names hanging at her fingertips.
'The Crown Prince, the Crown Princess, and the Duchess of Arte.'
They were all people she had connections with as the Crown Princess candidate.
She had thought they would send another Prince, but the heir of the royal family was directly participating.
Of the names on the list, the one who made the most incomprehensible was the Duchess of Voluntie Arte.
'...Why my mother?'
Sepia's biological mother.
Valuntie was the Emperor's mistress who used her daughter as a shield to protect herself from the glare of Empress Dalian.
Although exchanges between the countries were not active, Sepia always kept an ear out for the political situations of other empires because of the problems that could arise at any time.
'The relationship between my mother and the Emperor is still intact.'
Although she was the mistress, the relationship between the Duchess and the Emperor was particularly deep compared to the official couple, the Empress.
In this situation, what was noteworthy was that the first person to bring up the agenda for this exchange was Empress Dalian.
The Empress of Huron, who had been neglected by the Emperor, proposed an exchange with the daughter of the mistress she hated so much.
Perhaps, as Empress to Empress, she brought up this agenda for the prosperity of each empire.
However, Sepia did not believe her.
'She is not a great person.'
The Dalian she had observed was a woman who valued the Emperor's attention above all else.
The national issues that she had to deal with as Empress came next.
Although she was in charge of the empire's household affairs, the reason for that was more to prevent the Duchess from gaining power.
She had to consider the possibility that someone inside might be using Dalian for her own gain.
Sepia tried her best to consider all possible scenarios.
Still, a clear path did not easily appear.
'What would be the best?'
There were many agendas for the exchange ceremony, but it had not yet been decided whether to hold it. Since the last exchange ceremony was held in Huron, it would have been normal for it to be held in the Beastkin Empire if it had been held.
They were people she wanted to keep away from, but she was the Empress.
So it was right to make a judgment considering the interests and future situation of each empire, not between people.
Even knowing that, as she looked through the documents related to the exchange ceremony, faces she had forgotten inevitably came to mind one by one.
The Empress, who had driven Sepia to the very end, and everyone who had been indifferent. Even the hands that had reached out to use her as a foundation for power.
The preparation for the exchange ceremony was the Empress's job.
She thought it would be good to clear her head.
Sepia, who had been looking down at the agenda for a long time, got up.
It was a lovely spring.
The garden of the Empress's Palace was full of life with beautifully chirping birds and spring flowers in full bloom.
As Sepia walked among the fragrant wild grass, her mind, which had been tense with tension, felt a little more relaxed.
But contrary to her wishes, her noisy mind was not completely cleared. She was looking down at a nameless white flower without even realizing that her steps had stopped.
“Empress.”
“...Your Majesty.”
Roxanne was standing at the end of her gaze, which was heard in a low voice.
The attendants following the Emperor were nowhere to be seen.
Judging from the fact that there was no one around him, it was clear that he had come to see her on purpose.
His jet-black hair shone faintly under the midday sunlight.
The Emperor was as perfect as he had been ten years ago, but his dark eyes seemed even deeper.
Could she be the same?
Sepia was reflecting on herself through the Emperor’s appearance.
Before she knew it, the time they had spent together had become longer than the time she had waited for him.
The love and trust they had for each other had deepened infinitely, as much as the two hands they held.
“You seem to have a lot on your mind, Empress. Is it because of Huron’s proposal for an exchange?”
Sepia, who had been looking down at her held hands, raised her head at his quiet question.
Even though she had not said anything, the Emperor always naturally looked into her inner self.
Sepia smiled faintly.
Even if she tried to hide it, it would be useless in front of him.
“Yes. I can’t help but worry.”
“In the direction the Empress wants. I’m always on the Empress’s side.”
As she said, the Emperor had delegated all matters regarding the exchange ceremony to Sepia.
If he approved this exchange ceremony, it would be held in the fall or winter at the earliest.
“I’ll think about it a little more.”
In a situation where she couldn’t let her personal feelings get the better of her, she had to decide on this matter on behalf of the Empire.
However, when she saw the Emperor holding her hand, she felt much more at ease.
It wasn’t simply because of the male pheromones.
The Emperor was a precious companion who would stay by her side no matter which direction she went.
Their gazes were ripening, and their lips were about to get closer.
“Dad!”
The cheerful voice and the squirrel-like footsteps that came running caught the Emperor and Empress’s attention.
The Princess, who had finished her class in the meantime, ran briskly and fell into the Emperor’s arms.
“Our Princess.”
“Gyaa!”
The Emperor lifted Erhi up, and a pleasant laugh echoed.
Sepia, who was laughing while looking at them, noticed her daughter’s outfit.
Erhi’s clothes were definitely a blue frilled dress in the morning. However, judging by the fact that she had now changed into a green dress with a prominent neck collar, it was clear that she had caused an accident in the short time.
Before she could ask, Drohan was seen walking from the direction Erhi had been running.
Just like Erhi, the chubby-faced son looked different in the morning and afternoon.
His hair seemed to be slightly wet, so Sepia asked her son.
“Drohan, what happened?”
“...Erhi dropped me in the lake.”
“I didn’t drop him! I accidentally bumped into him!”
Erhi immediately countered Drohan’s grumbling.
However, as if she knew her mistake, she immediately looked down at Drohan’s gaze.
It seemed that Erhi, who was acting wild, had hurt Drohan, who had been quietly standing next to her.
Erhi continued to look at him and burrowed into the Emperor’s arms, looking for a place to lean on.
“Hmph, Daddy.”
The daughter, who was rubbing her cheek cutely, was very lovable.
The Emperor did not take his eyes off Drohan while comforting Erhi.
Drohan hesitated to look at the Emperor’s gaze.
Roxanne laughed at that and put Erhi down on the floor to meet his eyes.
“Erhi, did you do anything wrong to Drohan?”
“...I did.”
Erhi hesitated and looked back and forth between Roxanne and Drohan.
The Emperor, who tried hard to hold back his laughter, spoke quite sternly.
“Then?”
“...I’m sorry, Drohan. I didn’t see you for a moment. Really. And I fell for it too, so forgive me now. Yes?”
Drohan let out a small sigh as he faced his sister, who was crying.
“Understood. Be careful next time.”
“Yes!”
It seemed like he had told her to be careful a hundred times already, but it was still a promise she hadn’t kept.
Just answer properly. Hearing Drohan grumble softly, the Emperor approached the child.
“You’ve had a hard time, Drohan.”
“No.”
Drohan lowered his head. The child’s earlobes were a light shade of pink.
Drohan was mature for his age, but sometimes shy. Especially in front of the Emperor.
Roxanne, smiling so that the child would not feel embarrassed, picked Drohan up.
“Father?”
“My son has had a hard time.”
The surprised child struggled and settled on the Emperor’s neck. It was Drohan’s favorite game: horseback riding.
The child’s face flushed at the sudden heightened view.
No matter how much he pretended to be an adult, he was still a child.
“Me too, me too. Dad!”
Sepia was laughing at the excited children and her male.
Roxanne was a father who was affectionate and good at handling children, and the twins were naturally thoughtful.
Could there be another scene that fills your stomach and warms your heart just by looking at it?
She continued to hug her daughter, who kept nagging her instead of the Emperor.
“Erhi, Mommy will do it for you.”
“I want to be taller!”
Erhi said enviously of Drohan, but she really enjoyed Sepia’s embrace.
Sepia, who was holding her daughter like that, suddenly asked Erhi this question.
“Erhi, don’t you ever miss seeing ‘someone’ other than your mother?”
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