My sister got divorced.
"Are you alright?"
"...I'm sorry. And thank you for allowing it."
"There's nothing to be sorry about. It's the family elders who made things difficult for you."
Our youngest, despite becoming a proper Grand Duchess, is still as delicate as ever.
Rather than my stuffy room, I made a spot with Olga on the refreshing garden lawn.
Olga had married the Duke of Oldenburg through introductions from our mother and relatives, but it seems she wasn't very happy.
Having returned to the palace, Olga was still suffering from guilt and depression.
Looking at the gloomy Olga, I brought up a different topic.
"Do you love him? Kulikovsky?"
"H-how did you know, brother?"
"How could I not notice when you've kept him close for two years? If anything, Director Sekerenskiy had a hard time hiding that fact."
An unwanted marriage.
And finding new love during marriage.