☀️ Arselia and Akonia

—I must admit, your arguments are quite sophisticated, Lord Shao. —the knight said respectfully to the spy, nodding. —To summarize the book about royal couples that we just studied, I can only wish that everyone would realize the importance of family and lineage, rather than indulging in self-deception for the sake of emotional solitude.

—You may not agree with me, but family is not always defined by blood, Lord Shao. Even if a person "missed the opportunity" or, simply, could never have children due to health problems, there is always the option of adoption. Sometimes, such families turn out to be stronger than blood relatives. In the Imperial Archive, until the recent tragedy, there was even a good example of this — the story of Gungnir von Breckenhorf and his adopted children.

—Well, maybe another opportunity will arise. As far as I understand, you will be here for a long time due to your duties.