Sword of Dawnbreaker

”Today must be the most exhausting banquet in their lives,” Veronica turned, smiling as she spoke to Gawain and Amber approaching her, lightly nodding to Pittman walking behind them in greeting, ”They’ve encountered the most unconventional royal family member.”

”Nobles are always accustomed to expending too much energy in unproductive areas, which is why they live so tiredly,” Gawain said casually, ”Of course, Rebecca’s education is also an issue.”

Veronica smiled slightly, ”I rather like the child’s personality...reminds me somewhat of myself back then.”

”...Completely unimaginable.”

”Time changes many things, you should deeply feel this,” Veronica remarked, ”Now, for the empire’s emperor to avoid appearing at the banquet and instead come to find me, the awkward former princess of the previous dynasty, is there a particular matter?”

Gawain came straight to the point: ”Do you know the Shadow Fortress?”

”...I know, it was a project abandoned by my own hands.”