Aster Empire
"It seems that the King wanted Marie to marry the Prince," Federico said as he closed the book he was reading. He gestured for his assistant to pour Martin some tea.
"He had no choice. Marie is pregnant and is refusing to end the child's life," Martin responded as he made himself comfortable across from his father. "Instead of talking about this, I believe we should focus on the current issue at hand."
"Dorothy?"
"And the Blessing."
"You think that is what a real Blessing looks like?" Federico snorted. He placed the book on top of the coffee table in between them. For a few seconds, none of them spoke a word.
"Have you lost your mind after dealing with more than the dozen women in your household?" Federico added.
"Father—"
"Dorothy does not have the Blessing, she never did. We checked."
"But what if we were wrong? What if the orb made a mistake."
"Whatever she has, it cannot be the Blessing. It is evil and—"
"No."
"What?"
