Mana shot Head Sage Yue a reassuring glance. "I am reasonably sure that Papa and Father Aqi and Aunt Carolina and Mother will all agree with Head Sage Yue," Mana said to Raven, patting his arm again.
Head Sage Yue felt that there was something terribly wrong with what Mana had said just now, and how she had addressed everyone.
"Mana," he said quietly. "Won't you and Raven call me 'Father'?" Head Sage Yue looked rather miserable even though he was desperately trying to hide it.
Mana blinked. Crown Princess Pica had been elevated to 'Mother' more because of General Aquila than her own merits, and Mana knew that she would perpetually hold a grudge against those who had caused harm to Raven in the past. Still, Crown Princess Pica had been behaving very decently and like a decent mother for a while now, so it was all right to make this much of a concession for Raven's sake, she had thought.
For Head Sage Yue, on the other hand…
