"It was an arranged marriage, Jared. There was no love involved."
My mom's initial statement jerked me back to reality. I mean, I should have known that, yet I had to ask.
"There's hardly any Noble Marriage that follows the concept of love, you know? Most unions are arranged—based on well-analyzed profit and whatnot."
I remained silent, watching as my mother explained.
"It was the same case for your father and I. Our family needed the Leonard's influence, and the Leonard family needed to produce a Mage.
Other families preferred not to take the risk of sullying their bloodline of Mages, but our household was ready to take the chance…"
I slowly began to understand my mother's position.
"I had to produce an heir that could use Magic. The results weren't guaranteed, but I did my best."
Fortunately, I came along.
'I've often wondered what would happen to this family if I hadn't reincarnated…'
