Mana and Raven exchanged a meaningful glance – both of them knew exactly what Astra was looking for, after all.
"Mana and Raven are very tired already," King Jaren said. "Astra, why don't you speak to them tomorrow morning instead?" he suggested.
"But Papa, it is very important," Astra said in a pleading voice, looking up at her Papa with a pitiful expression.
"Surely Princess Mana and Prince Raven are not so tired that they can't spare a few minutes to speak to their older sister and my dear fiancée?" Crown Prince Mars said with a frown.
Mana and Raven nearly rolled their eyes, both of them thinking how Mars would react if he knew exactly why Astra wanted to speak with them! Would he still want the two of them to speak to Astra urgently if they knew that Astra was going to ask them to procure more of the love potion to drug Mars and that she wanted to keep him drugged and obedient for the rest of his life?
