CH 111

Eltia, hang in there, keep up the good work."

"Uhhhhhh .....ahhhhh ."

How much time had passed?　

Since the birth had started, Eltia had no sense of time.

She had no time to think about the pain that was coming on and on.

"I can't  stand this anymore,"

Just when she thought that, a birth cry echoed in the room.

Those who were around to help Ertia give birth shouted with joy.

She murmured quietly.

'Thank goodness ...... I was able to give birth safely ......'s.'

As she murmured, she also hoped that it was a boy.

One of the assistants gently placed the baby beside Eltia and said,

"Congratulations, Eltia, on a very healthy girl."

'...... , yes, thank you .......'

Eltia, who rarely shed tears in public, burst into tears at that one word.

She wondered if those tears were for her child who was born safe and sound.

She did not know if they were for her child who would eventually go to the empire.

However, there was only one thing that was certain in the feelings that Eltia had for her newborn child.

It was love and affection for her child, who was born safe and sound.

Eltia would make sure that she would protect her child.

She will raise her child to be strong enough to survive in another country. ......

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"I wonder if I'm getting a little too relaxed to dream about it."'

After Elias asked in the room, after a short conversation, she asked Elias to leave the room.

She was not in poor health, but it was true that she was tired.

After he left the room, it seems that Eltia herself had fallen asleep without realizing it.

At that moment, she heard the voice of a soldier outside the room.

"Miss Eltia, Princess Fara and Master Rid Bardia would like to see you. May they come?"

(Fara and Rid are here?)

Eltia let out a quiet sigh in her neck and was lost in thought as she recalled.

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When Fara was born, Eltia had immediately made up her mind.

The first thing she did was to make sure that she had enough foundation for Fara to be able to live no matter what path she would take in the future.

That is why she raised Fara strictly with a strong heart.

She told Elias about her plan to raise Fara and asked him to cooperate with her.

At first, Elias opposed Ertia's plan.

However, Eltia at that time was stubborn and would not give in.

"There is no one who can protect Fara when she marries into the empire. Therefore, I must train my mind as much as possible now. I myself have learned something from the Riverton family. If I can pass on even a little of this to Fara, it will surely benefit her in the future. I ask that you also treat Farah with a serious mind ...... ."

Elias understood that it was Eltia's enthusiasm and love in her own way.

And he left Fara's educational plan to her.

Eltia guided Farah on the premise that Farah would marry into the royal family.

In addition to the usual Renalute history and etiquette, she also taught her the history and etiquette of the empire.

Even the princes of the past did not teach this much to their children from a young age.

Those who did not know what was going on behind her back would quizzically whisper about it, but Eltia did not care.

As Eltia taught her, she was amazed at Fara's qualities.

Fara was excellent.

Eltia herself was not without anxiety that Farah might go under.

But Fara was so good at what she taught that Eltia's fears were quickly dispelled.

Eltia was inwardly happy and thrilled to see her own child's growth.

However, she was not allowed to show it.

The life of a dark elf is longer than that of a human.

If Fara went to the empire, she would never be able to step on Renalute land again.

Eltia thought that she should not make good memories in Renalute for Fara, even for a short period of her childhood.

She knows that good memories are the food for life.

But on the other hand, these memories can also bind her.

In the case of Fara, Eltia thought that there was a high possibility that she would be bound by them, and decided to treat her coldly.

While treating Farah harshly, Eltia could only hold out a faint hope that the empire would have some good things happen for her.

Rid Bardia was the one who shone a light on Eltia's faint hope.

At first, she wondered what would happen when she heard from the imperial prince that he was the son of a frontier count.

If the person was someone who would make Fara unhappy, she thought she would break it off at any cost.

However, Rid was what one would call an "unconventional prodigy."

Fara also seemed to have a fondness for him, although she did not know why.

If it was Rid, he might make Fara happy.

With the thought of entrusting him to her, Eltia planned to bring Fara and Lid together.

Because she had also received a request from Zack, she helped him to crush it.

When Zack made the request, he also heard that Rid had been admiring a painting modeled after Eltia's. From that point on, Rid was also attracted to Eltia in no small part because of her role as a model.

From that, she also expected that Rid would have a favorable impression of Fara, in no small part because of that.

The decisive factor was what Lid said to Elias after the game.

Hearing those words, Eltia made up her mind that she would let Fara marry Rid.

He would make Fara happy on her behalf, she thought.

At that moment, the soldier called out to her again.

I'm sorry, Miss Eltia," he said. What should I do with Princess Farah and Master Rid?"

Eltia regained her composure, became resolute, and spoke in her normal tone of voice:

"I understand. Let them in."

Yes, ma'am."

Shortly after the soldier's reply, a voice was heard from outside the room.

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Fara and I were now in front of Ertia's room.

From what Fara had told me and what I knew about her, I knew that she definitely did not hate Fara.

I thought that I wanted to do something about the relationship between Fara and Eltia, as well as with my mother.

This may be a bit of an afterthought, but I don't know when people become what they are.

But one never knows when things will go wrong.

Even if the marriage proposal went smoothly, Fara and Eltia would still have time to spend together.

I told Fara that I wanted to go see Ertia, hoping that it would be a good opportunity for me to do something.

Fara was puzzled, but I pushed through, saying that I really wanted to take this opportunity to say hello.

When we came to the sliding door, Fara made a trembling sound that made me a little uneasy.

"...... Mother, this is Fara, ....... May I speak with you once more?"

I said forcefully, meaning to reassure Farah as she finished.

'My name is Rid Bardia, Miss Eltia. Thank you very much for having my back and Princess Fara's back just now. I would very much like to speak with you once."

Eltia smiled when she heard their words in her room, then her expression tightened and she said.

'Please, come in, both of you."