Even if it was quite surprising, Larkin was very satisfied with it. He was already feeling aggrieved when Marissa and Clarissa couldn't refer to him this way in the banquet. Though he understood that Miel's position was a lot different from the twins, he still chose to show bias towards his eldest.
Larkin reached out a hand to pat the seneschal's shoulder. "I am glad to be home, Miel. I believe everything is still just as I had left them."
"Yes, they are." Miel would stay to greet the rest, but it was his duty to report immediately to the archduke. He didn't even realize that Havina, Selvig, Marissa, Clarissa, and Herriot were there—three of them holding higher positions than Larkin himself. Still, he followed behind the archduke.
