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Amber blushed amazed by Rosemary's remark, but the younger girl looked very serious.
'I'm sorry, I surprised you.'
'...a bit.'
'But it is true. Sirius told me.'
Rosemary frequently spoke of Sirius, the Prime Minister. He had been with Ernest a long time, though, he was two years older than Ernest. He would have a good grasp of Ernest's love life.
Amber cautioned herself not to think of unnecessary things, although she thought it was rather strange.
Rosemary sat back and sighed, 'I haven't heard it directly from him, but I think my brother isn't good with women because of our sisters.'
'Hmm?'
Rosemary was the fifth Princess of Berghausen, she had four older sisters. The other sisters were already married into other royal families.
'The other princesses…?'
'Yes, we are not close but…'
'But…'
'Our older sisters treated Ernest like their dogsbody - I think that is why.'
Hearing this, Amber had a slightly complicated feeling in her heart; whether one is of the royal family or the Reinfeldt family, having trouble with your siblings was the same in any home.
Amber sighed.
'Is that so?'
'Yes, but I don't know the details of what it is about women he cannot handle...but I think that if you choose to abandon him, elder brother will become a living corpse. You are the only woman he has ever chosen to be close to.' (Zuben: What is this emotional blackmail?!)
Giving Amber a warm smile, she returned to concentrating on diligently sewing the handkerchief.
Rosemary, Amber decided, has grown up as a kind-hearted woman who loved her elder brother dearly.
She had thought, when she saw watched them dancing at the ball, that they got along well.
If only it were real.
If only Ernest's love for her was real. If the effect of the love potion were to end, and the deception was revealed, would Rosemary be hurt?
A sharp pain pierced through her chest. This pain was the evidence of her guilt. The crime of manipulating a person's mind did not affect only them, but their close people. Amber' violet eyes darkened.
But then Rosemary puffed up her cheeks in an expression of displeasure, (Zuben: Oh Japan, puffing cheeks is only cute in anime characters. Although, maybe I should just imagine they are anime characters)
'Unlike Sirius, who only sleeps around having one-night stands.'
'Eh?'
'When I tell him off, he tells me that I am only a child.'
Amber forgot about her problems and looked at Rosemary. It looked as though she has been annoyed with Sirius for a while. Her emotions were all over her face; even her angry face was pretty cute. Her expression fell and it looked like she was about to cry,
'Even so, I love him.' she said with a trembling voice.
'Rosemary.'
'Even though I know I can't match up to him at all, I still like him…'
It was because of Sirius, she was clumsily trying hard with her embroidery, even though she could injure her fingers. (Zuben: Isn't that inevitable even if you are an expert)
Rosemary had told her, the first time she visited Amber, she wanted to be the woman who captured the Prime Minister's heart, and she would do anything she could to capture him.
'Don't worry about me, I'm fine. I will make him love me.'