"Shasha, did I do right?"
"You were amazing, master. No one your age would have been able to do that so smoothly."
"Well, it was your practice that helped me. Thank you."
"Please, master, I am nothing but a maid in your duty. I was following Lord Thorne's instructions."
"Don't say that. You are my love and will be my priority, no matter how many girls I marry. (Master, I love you; just come of age so that we can finally become one.)"
"By the way, when can I meet father?"
"Ah, yes. I came to tell you that the lord is waiting in his room."
"Are there any plans after my meeting with father?"
"There is. You have a history class, and as there were no lords, everyone sent a representative, so except Viscount Clinton, you don't have anyone to meet."
"Well, I don't want to meet him, but sure, I will meet him tomorrow."
Knock, knock.
"Father, can I come in?"
"Yes, please come."
"It's nice to see you recovering smoothly."
"Recovering, huh? Well, come, sit. How was the party? Did everything go smoothly?"
"Please don't worry, father. Everything was fine, and everyone was praising me. With the practice I did with Shasha, there was nothing to be worried about."
"Haha, it's nice. But hey, listen. The doctor said I don't have much time left, probably 4-5 years, and that too if I don't do anything and just be a statue in a room."
"Father, please don't say that. After mother, I don't want to lose you too. If you have the mental strength, I am sure you can overcome this."
"Child, frankly speaking, I don't want to live anymore after Isabella died. I have only one purpose in life, and that is to make you a suitable head and pass the barony to you. Remember, you have only 4-5 years. Become as strong as you can. Not only you being strong won't do; the barony has to be strong too."
"Father, I-I will do my utmost to have our family legacy continue."
"Cedric, I think it's enough for today. I have to sleep now. Go and have your lessons now."
"Yes, father. Goodbye."
As Shasha was waiting in front of the room, hoping to see a cheerful Cedric return, what she saw was him crying. She instinctively knew that the lord had said something bad to Cedric for him to cry like this.
"Master, are you okay?"
"Sha-Shasha, yo-you won't ever leave me, will you?"
"No master I won't I swear I will never leave you"
"E-even if I lost everything"
"Yes mater I love you you are my everything"
"I see I feel a little better lets go now I have history lesson dont I"
"Yes sir julius have been waiting for you he must have been very angry at you"
"Hey dont scare me but how good is he to cost a gold coin per session"
"Well.. From what the head maid told me he was the one who thought Her Highness Princess Catherine"
"Whoa really to teach the crown Princess he must be really good at what he do"
"Yes but the most surprising thing is that he chose to teach you rather thank to continue teaching the Princess is astonishing"
"Oh about that the Princess is already 7 isin't she so her history syllabus is already completes"
"My lord do you think a person like that can teach only one subject?"
"N-no I was just testing if you know it or not haha"
"Hehe its really fun to tease you well we are already here so then can we go in"
"Will you come too"
"Yes as your maid I will have to study too"
"I see very well then lets go"