Rossweise nodded, but her gaze remained on the photo on the desk.
Noticing the slight sadness in her, Leon's heart shifted, and he immediately swept her up in his arms and started walking toward the door.
Rossweise was suddenly picked up and instinctively held onto Leon's arm tighter.
"What are you doing?" Rossweise asked.
"Going to bed," Leon said, walking out of the study toward the bedroom.
"I can walk by myself. Put me down."
She said this, but there was no sign of her struggling. She just let Leon carry her.
Leon understood her little thoughts and smiled faintly,
"How can I let Her Majesty the Queen go back to the bedroom on her own? Let me, the prisoner, help out."
Rossweise gave him a mock glare, suppressing a smile, and said nothing more.
As the night deepened, they exchanged goodnights, embracing as they fell asleep.
…
On Saturday morning, Muwen woke up unusually early.
The reason was simple—she was getting up to "guard the tower."
She couldn't allow Noah and Helena to be alone while she was still asleep.
At the academy, Muwen couldn't interfere, and of course, even if she wanted to, she couldn't. But every minute and every second in this house, Muwen had to keep an eye on her older sister.
She absolutely couldn't let the newcomer steal her sister away!
Just thinking about Noah cuddling up in the arms of that big blue-haired girl, chatting and laughing, made Muwen feel uncomfortable from head to tail.
If she wanted to keep her sister's love, she would start by waking up early to claim her sister!
With great enthusiasm, Muwen threw off the covers and jumped off the bed in one swift motion.
She happened to bump into Little Light, who was sleepily coming out of the bathroom.
With a small pink tuft of hair in her mouth, toothpaste foam still on her lips, and walking with an unsteady gait, it was clear she had just gotten up.
But when Little Light saw Muwen, she was slightly surprised.
"You're up this early, second sister? Normally, you should be waking up in two hours."
"Anything could happen in two hours! I have to seize every minute and second!"
Saying this, Muwen quickly washed up, put on her little skirt and white knee-high socks, and simply combed her hair before rushing to the door.
Little Light peeked out of the bedroom. "Second sister, where are you going?"
"Going to find my sister. Do you know where she went?" Muwen asked as she put on her shoes.
"She seems to have taken Helena to the back garden for a tour."
Muwen paused while putting on her shoes, "Damn… I'm still one step behind!"
Muwen quickly finished putting on her shoes, unlocked the door, and sprinted towards the garden in the backyard.
Little Light blinked her pretty pink eyes, her thoughts moving slightly,
"Mm… A beautiful day starts with having some fun. The second sister, wait for me!
Twenty minutes later, the little dragon girls gathered in the back garden of the temple.
Leon and Rossweise stood on the bedroom balcony, watching the scene below.
After watching for a while, Leon suddenly spoke,
"I think it's better to put off the fourth child for now."
Rossweise gave him a look, crossed her arms, and stared ahead, "I wasn't planning on asking you for a fourth child; you're so eager."
After a pause, Rossweise saw that Leon didn't respond and couldn't help but ask,
"Then… why not have a fourth child?"
"You said you weren't planning on asking me for a fourth child. Why are you suddenly concerned about it?"
"I can ask casually, can't I?" Rossweise said confidently.
Leon chuckled and then tilted his chin toward the girls in the yard,
"Look, when we only had three kids, we could focus our attention on each one evenly, and our care and attention to them wouldn't be lacking."
"But once the number goes up to four, it becomes a bit difficult."
He leaned slightly forward, resting his hands on the balcony railing, sighed, and continued, "Maybe I'm just not ready to be a father of four yet. What about you? Are you ready for that?"
Rossweise's silver eyes moved slightly, and after thinking for a moment, she also shook her head, "Not yet."
Leon shrugged, "So, my dear, you must remember to take precautions after every… event."
Rossweise glared at him, raised her tail, and slapped his butt, "Then why don't you stop touching me?"
"I swear, who's the one being more active here? Who's touching whom?"
"You. You're the one doing it more."
She started being unreasonable again.
Leon rolled his eyes, too lazy to argue.
"Why aren't you saying anything? Are you speechless now?" Rossweise said, her tone taking on a bit of a triumphant attitude.
In the past, she would've been happy to reason and argue with Leon,
However, after getting familiar, she found that being unreasonable was more effective.
It could anger Leon and leave him speechless.
As she basked in her little victory, she heard Leon say,
"You're starting to sound more and more like my master's wife."
Rossweise froze, "What… do you mean?"
"She always talks to my master like that, completely without inhibition, whenever she wants to act spoiled or unreasonable."
Leon slowly turned his head to look at Rossweise. "If you have trouble understanding, I can rephrase it—you're becoming more like a real wife—mhmm!"
Before he could finish, Rossweise reached out and covered his mouth.
"Keep saying this nonsense, and I'll have to fulfill the duty of a real wife."
"What?"
"Domestic violence."
"Woo, I'm so scared."
The couple continued to tease each other. After a while, Leon pointed to the yard. "Look, they seem to be starting a game."
Rossweise also turned her gaze to the yard.
The four girls stood up, and Muwen took a blindfold from the maid.
"Let's play blindfolded tag," Muwen suggested.
"Sure."
Noah had no objections, as she would always play whatever game Muwen wanted; after all, she spoiled her younger sister.
"Fine, no problem."
Little Light wouldn't miss any opportunity for fun. Blindfolded tag was the second sister's favorite game, and she wondered what method Muwen would use to "assert her dominance" once the game started.
"Okay, I'm fine with whatever."
Being the guest, Helena naturally agreed.
The girls played rock-paper-scissors to decide who would be the "ghost."
The final result of the game was that Noah lost, so she would be the ghost for the first round.
Muwen helped her sister put on the blindfold and then stepped aside.
Little Light and Helena also distanced themselves.
"Ready? Here I come!"
Noah raised her arm, carefully feeling her way forward.
The blindfolded tag doesn't have much technique, it relies on 90% hearing and…
10% luck.
But even so, it remained a game that kids loved to play with their families.
In this round, Noah was quite lucky. As she fumbled around, she was getting closer and closer to Muwen.
Muwen, watching Noah approach, felt a surge of excitement.
See!
Even with a blindfold on, my sister is the first to sense me!
Don't underestimate the bond between me and my sister!
Noah was getting closer, and Muwen, smiling, prepared herself to be scooped up by her sister.
Come on, sister, don't be shy! Grab me! Grab me!
However, just as Noah was about to catch Muwen, she suddenly turned away.
Muwen was stunned and blinked her large, pretty eyes, shouting in her heart,
Sister, I'm over here! Just take one more step!
Unfortunately, Noah didn't have the internal communication that their parents did.
She continued to turn and slowly moved toward Helena instead.
Seeing this, Muwen became a little anxious.
If Noah continued forward, she would end up hugging Helena!
No,No, no, no, no!
The first hug from my sister today is mine!
Muwen's brain started thinking for once, trying to figure out a way to keep her sister!
Helena, seeing Noah getting closer to her, followed the rules of the game and tried to avoid Noah as much as possible.
She slowly stepped back, trying to keep her footsteps light, without making any noise.
But Noah continued to approach slowly.
After a few steps back, Helena's back suddenly hit a tree trunk.
She had no way to retreat.
And Noah was almost right in front of her.
Helena squinted and smiled, thinking, I'm about to be caught.
"Creek!"
Just as Noah was about to catch Helena, the sound of a tree branch breaking came from behind Noah.
Noah's ears were sharp, and she immediately turned around and quickly felt her way toward the sound.
And it was none other than Muwen who had stepped on the branch.
Noah easily caught her sister and tightly embraced her before taking off the blindfold.
"Sister, you grabbed me first, that's so annoying!"
She said "annoying," but inside, she was overjoyed.
Noah removed the blindfold and gently pinched her sister's nose.. "Who told you to step on the branch?"
"Ugh…"
She wasn't sure why she suddenly stepped on a branch either.
But who cares, she was able to hug her sister, even if it were steel bars, she would have broken them!
"Sister, you're so great, hehe~"
Muwen leaned into Noah's arms, her little tail wagging happily, looking incredibly cute.
Meanwhile, Little Light looked down at the several branches in her hands and quietly hid them behind her back.
"Second sister, remember, someone is always here in the shadows to protect you!"
…
After the ghost-catching game, the little dragon girls played some other games.
Most of them were physical games involving contact.
Although Muwen was usually a bit lazy, regarded as the mascot of the Silver Dragon Temple, to successfully guard the tower, she made an effort to be clever this time.
Half of the morning was spent in Noah's arms.
Noah even briefly considered whether they should just sit down, with Muwen in her arms and Helena holding Little Light, chatting casually.
But she still followed Muwen's wishes and played various little games with her.
After lunch, since they had woken up early and spent the entire morning playing, fatigue and drowsiness began to creep in. Muwen tried to resist.
But she couldn't resist.
In the end, with Noah's comfort, she returned to her room for a nap.
Little Light, seeing that there would be no fun left for the afternoon, went straight to her mother's private library to pass the time.
Noah and Helena didn't need a rest. The two girls returned to the back garden of the temple, lying on the grass, enjoying the warm, pleasant noon sunlight.
"Noah."
"Mm?"
"Your sisters seem to like you." Helena gazed at the clear, cloudless sky.
Her pupils, the same deep blue as the sky, reflected the calm.
"Mm, especially Muwen. She's always been clingy since she was little."
After a pause, Noah added, "But lately, it seems a bit unusual… She's always been clingy, but not to this extent."
Helena smiled, closed her eyes, and slowly said, "But you still accept it all."
Noah curved the corner of her mouth. "Yeah, after all, she's my sister."
"You once told me that you work so hard and are so diligent because you want to protect and take care of your sisters and not disappoint Uncle Leon and Aunt Rossweise, right?"
Noah nodded.
"From what I can see, you're doing great."
Helena said, "Your sisters depend on you, and I can see the pride in Uncle Leon and Aunt Rossweise's eyes when they look at you. Noah, you're doing well."