My Wolf Prince

Claudia, are you okay?

It was his third brother, Ralph, who had visited Claudia back in his room.

Claudia has three brothers. Ralph is sometimes the closest of them all.

And Ralph was close to Alexis and Isaac, his age.

"It's okay. 'Cause I'm calm now."

Being alone and crying for a moment, Claudia was regaining her calm. I just finished sitting on my bench and drinking the chamomile tea my servant gave me.

"You know everything, don't you, brother? And what I don't know."

"Well, maybe so."

Laughing, Ralph sat in the chair in front of Claudia.

"The reception room was supposed to be amazing, but is Isaac safe?"

"You've made up your mind. My hair's a little burnt."

Ralph shimmered his face to Claudia, who turned his back to hide the wickedness of the stiffness.

"That's Isaac. No man can accept your magic."

"Don't be ridiculous"

Even if you stare, Ralph doesn't move at all.

I think Isaac would be perfect for you.

"... do you want to tell Mr. Alexis that it didn't work?

When Claudia said grudgingly, Ralph laughed bitterly.

"Though not. Alec thought of you like a sister. We've been together too long."

Claudia strayed from her gaze and sighed.

"I never thought Master Alexis would be like my brothers. Alexis wasn't mean like his brothers, and he was always nice to me."

"Say what. Aren't I always nice?"

"Master Alexis didn't hide important books, magically surprise me, keep me out of company, make fun of me persistently, or do such childish things"

"... too good a memory is also a problem, sister"

"It was always like Alexis who comforted me crying"

Claudia closed her eyes and thought of Alexis again.

Then take a slow, deep breath. I think I've shed enough tears. I told myself that.

Besides, he told me it was Isaac. I wish I was on my own.

"But that's enough."

Claudia opens her eyes, with a somewhat neat look, and looks at Ralph.

"It's how people feel. I can't help it."

Ralph had his eyes peeled small as surprised, but eventually gave him a grinning, nostalgic smile.

"It's great, Claudia. That's my sister."

"... though I'm really sad to see you again. Even your brother, isn't he?

"Right. But he's not dead. With the edge, I'm sure I'll see you again."

"... right"

"There will be many difficulties, but it is Alec's chosen path. I want to support you from afar. Making you cry is hard to forgive when it comes to hard to forgive. You have me and Isaac. So, it's okay."

Claudia, with that being said, still has a little bit of this left, but smalls her mouth open. It's alright. I repeated it again in my mind.

Then Claudia decided to ask what she cared about.

"... nevertheless. When did you really find out about Master Alexis? We're supposed to be returning today, but we didn't even put together a new engagement that day, did we?

Oh, and Ralph laughed bitterly.

"Three days ago. I kept it from you, but it was a fuss, actually. Not just my house, but the whole royal family."

In this Roenberg kingdom there are nine kings. Lord Rosenheim, father of Claudia and Ralph, and Lord Kirsch, father of Alexis, and Lord Lampertz, father of Isaac, are among them.

"... I didn't realize that at all. Something well hidden. I usually went to college. No one told me that."

"I'm glad you don't have many friends"

Ha ha, and returns an icy glance at Ralph, who laughs brightly, before Claudia casts her biggest doubt.

"So, why Isaac? Not the others."

"Of course there were other stories. Naturally, but every house wants your magic."

In this country, man with magic is, for the most part, noble. And the royal family is a clan whose power is particularly excellent among the nobles. The royal family maintains a stable position in this country as a royal family because its magic has brought many benefits to the country.

So it is usually normal to marry royalty or to marry a noble nobleman after royalty. Because preserving the higher magic of the lineage leads directly to the power of the house.

Still, from time to time, people like Alexis appear. That also gives birth to humans with magic among the civilian population, many of whom serve nobility or serve in cathedrals. Depending on its power, it may sometimes be called the Virgin.

"But as a family, I'm not gonna let you marry another family."

Claudia had lost her mother when she was seven. Then that thing, Claudia, the only girl in the man family, it was taken care of. Normally it is normal to go to another house for a wife, but both my father and my brothers wanted son-in-law. So that Claudia can still live in this Rosenheim mansion after marriage.

"To enter my son-in-law's house. Isaac was the only one who met that condition?

"No, there were many candidates. That's what Lord Kirsch came to say about Alexis' brother and bowed his head."

Remembering his brother, who looked very much like Alexis, Claudia glanced at him.

"You're only six, aren't you? It's just pitiful to have an older fiancée..."

"Of course, Father said no. Just because you know how it feels enough. Lord Kirsch is the most involved in this case. They weren't willing to blame me any more for letting me destroy the engagement here"

Alexis is not the eldest son, but he lost one of his precious sons. The shock of the Kirsch family would be more than Claudia.

"Then I recommended Isaac because Father and Brother Improvement had come up with the idea."

"Why? Isaac would be my oldest son."

"The Lamperts have decided that Isaac's brother will take over the throne. You know how complicated he is, don't you?

"... yeah"

Because of his appearance and behavior, Isaac, reputed to be a wolf-like impression, was often actually referred to as a "wolf prince".

Claudia knows that the language used to include contempt as well. It was due to Isaac's background.

"He's hard to tell because he's crude and not honest, but he's a good person. I'm sure he'll take care of you."

"But Isaac always said he wouldn't get married. So you haven't even had a fiancée before, have you? Didn't you force yourself?

"If you don't like that guy, I'll say no, just like before. I took it because it wasn't. Good for you."

…………

Ralph's words were unexpected to Claudia.

(So you didn't hate me, did you?

At the same time as I'm surprised, there are a number of questionmarks floating around in my head.

"What's up? Look at me like that."

"... because. Your brother would know, wouldn't he? Me and Isaac are dogs and monkeys."

"In your case, it would mean we're close enough to fight"

"How do I look at it and it will be!? Isaac, I always had a cold attitude, and sometimes I wonder if I've spoken, just say mean and angry"

"You said it back unbeaten."

"That's right. Because of that, I was told by people around me that I was scared or that I was feeling strong..."

"You're not wrong."

Claudia glances at Ralph, who replies delightfully, and then frowns at her grumpy roots.

I didn't forgive you for Isaac.

"Forgive me? Is something wrong?

"... I don't want to say it. It's not enough to tell people."

But with them, Claudia remembers the old days.

(I can't believe you stick to that old thing. I don't give a shit. But, uh, something...)

"When I remembered, I was getting angry"

They even leaked magic at the same time as the voice of their hearts. Ralph left the room in a hurry when he saw Claudia's hair flinch upside down.