Since that day, Sera was asked to move to the main house and her room was one of the biggest rooms in the estate. She was told that she would need to attend the coming out banquet wherein most ten-year-old noble children and their parents would attend so that they could socialize with each other.
As an aristocrat, they had to know the people in their generations so that they could form connections from different aristocratic families. Because of that, there had been a tradition that there will be three parties held in the imperial palace for the noble children to attend.
First was the event called the light tea party. The light tea party was meant for children 5-7 years old. It should be the first time that a child of a noble family would attend a party and they could meet children of the same age. During those parties, groups of friends were already formed mostly based on the status of the family they belong to.
The second one would be the coming-out banquet th
It was early in the morning and Sera already heard the knights’ chanting for their morning training when she heard her brother’s voice calling out for her outside her bedroom door. She rubbed her eyes as she looked at the door. She was still half-asleep when she went out of her bed and opened the door for Andrei.“Good morning, Sister!” Andrei messed her hair but Sera didn’t react to it as her attention was caught by someone who stood beside her brother.“Brother Xander?” she asked to confirm if her eyes weren’t messing with her sight.“Andrei requested to bring you to the training grounds. You wouldn’t be allowed to enter if I wasn’t there,” Xander explained with his arms crossed and his expression looked annoyed.“Really?” Sera’s eyes sparkled and her face lit up. Knowing that her family was a knight family, she always dreamed of entering the training grounds, but
Sera excitedly ran to the center where the wooden sword was displayed. Matthew opened the cover and Sera reached out for it. As soon as the sword was in her hand, Sera felt something warm ran through her entire body. It was as if a part of her had been missing and was given back. She could feel her heart beating fast in excitement from the feeling of the sword in her hand.The hilt felt like it was meant for her to hold and the sword’s weight felt a little lighter than she expected. Was it because it was a wooden sword and not a real blade? In her entire life, including before her death, it was the first time she held a sword. People said that the Fiore family was born to hold one so she wanted to try it even once.Now that it was in her hands, she realized that what the people said was true. Though it was her first time, she felt like she could wield the sword easily.She was holding the sword with one hand when she tried to wield it. The sound of the win
After that day, Xander started bringing Sera to the training ground every day and taught her to wield the sword. Sera didn’t expect that she would have the opportunity to learn to hold the sword just like her brothers but she was so happy. She was no doubt a Fiore since she loved the sword more than anything else. If possible, she would love to live in the training ground and hold the sword every day but her body wouldn’t be able to keep up with it.“Sera?”She was all set when she heard Andrei’s voice outside her room. She opened the door for him and smiled sweetly when he offered his arms for her to hold onto.“Father called for you in his office,” Andrei informed her while they were walking down the stairs. “You should go there first. I’ll wait for you by the door and I’ll send someone to inform Xander that you’ll be late.”“Thank you, brother!” Sera went to the duke&rs
“Sera?” His father carried her and caressed her back. “Why are you suddenly crying? Did Papa say something wrong?”Sera shook her head. Though she was in a body of a child, she was supposed to be a mature eighteen-year-old lady. However, at that moment, she felt as if it was okay to be a child again. She wanted to do the things that she couldn’t do in her past life. She wanted to create memories that she never had before. If it was with her current family, she believed that it could be possible.“I’m sorry for acting like this, Papa,” Sera said in between sobs. “I just thought that I would never belong to any family since my mother died.”Her tears poured like rain as she buried her face on her father’s neck. She could feel his father’s hand gently caressing her back as he started to walk.Alejandro’s heart broke when he heard Sera’s words. Sera lived without a father for
“Sera, why are your eyes so puffy?” Andrei laughed when he saw his sister’s swollen eyes. When he noticed that the duchess was giving him a reprimanding look, he stopped laughing and kept his silence.“Sera, did something upset you?” The duchess tucked a few strands of her hair on her ear. “If there’s something that makes you sad, you could just tell me and we will do something about it.”Was that even reasonable? What if she ended up a spoiled brat because of such logic? Sera hugged her father who was carrying her in his arms.“I was just so happy that it made me cry.” She buried her face on her father’s neck out of embarrassment.“I have an announcement to make so please call Xander and Andric to my office,” Alejandro ordered Andrei before he turned to Stephanie. “Wife, let’s wait for our sons to the office.”The duchess nodded. Before they could even
After the discussion, Sera immediately went out to look for Andric. She experienced a lot of hostility from Andric in her past life and even in the current one. However, she witnessed how her family changed their attitude so she wanted to believe that Andric could be the same.It was painful to be the target of hostility but she wanted to reconcile with her whole family. So what if she got hurt a little more? Andric’s hostility was nothing compared to what she experienced before but she was still hurt. How about Andric whose feelings were brushed aside by the family that treasured him all his life?Sera looked around the garden knowing that it was Andric’s favorite spot. In her past life, she would always see Andric in the garden that was visible outside her window. She was told that the flowers in the garden were carefully chosen by the duchess and were filled with her sons’ favorite flowers. Maybe Andric had an attachment to the garden so he always
After that day, Andric tried to be casual with her. Though she failed to get closer with him, she was satisfied with the improvements. At least he wasn’t hostile anymore and the duchess wouldn’t have to worry about their relationship.“Are you excited, Sera?” Andrei asked her as he offered his arm for her to cling to. “The knights were all excited to serve the only lady born from the Fiore Family.“Will they like me?” Sera was anxious. If one of her brother could still dislike her, how much more if it was the knights and the servants? For them, her existence ruined the honor of the Fiore Family, would they really serve and protect her?“Why not? Our Sera is an adorable little lady so I know that everyone will love her!” Andrei smiled. They walked down the stairs and saw that Xander and the duke was waiting for them.“You look so pretty, Sera.” Alejandro praised his daughter when he saw how
“My lady, are you going to train today?” Rupert asked as he walked behind Sera.The three of them, including his brother, were walking towards the training ground. He heard the rumors about Young Master Xander training the young lady but he had never seen it with his own eyes. If he was lucky, he would like to watch the young lady training.“I’m not the only one training,” Sera said with a smile. She ran towards her brother when she saw Xander leaning on the entrance of the training grounds.“Are you ready for today’s training?” Xander asked her with a smile as she gently pinched his sister’s cheeks.“Yes, brother.” Sera gestured for Xander to lean closer so the latter lowered his head. “Papa allowed Rupert to be my training partner!”“Are you that happy about it?” Xander frowned as he looked at the innocent knight apprentice who didn’t even know what they were ta