After Tilly left the office, Roland let out a long sigh.
Obviously, talking nonsense in a serious way in front of a smart person was a very stressful thing, especially when he had to maintain an earnest and sincere expression throughout. Fortunately, Nightingale's report gave him a timely respite—Sleeping Island witches had returned to the castle, and Roland used it as an excuse to end the conversation that just past.
"How was talking to your witch younger sister? Was there a special feeling?" Nightingale turned and sat on to the table, from where she looked down on the prince.
The latter replied sulkily with a contemptuous look in his eyes. "Is feeling heavily pressured considered a special feeling?"
"I'd thought it would be an emotional reunion." She curled her lips.
"I don't have a good relationship with her." Roland sighed. "In the palace, I used to bully her often. After growing up, we became like strangers. It's an unexpected delight to me that she even came."
