195 Aurora
Leon hoped he had merely misunderstood.
By the time they reached the dining room, Moon was already devouring old man’s offerings—or should we say the most divine steaks—with great enthusiasm. Eating the finest steak during the loveliest part of the day—morning—was truly one of life’s greatest joys.
Noia sat next to her younger sister and quietly reminded her not to scatter the crumbs outside the plate or it would cause the maids trouble when cleaning up afterwards.
Moon nodded obediently.
The couple took their respective seats.
After a fulfilling and invigorating morning, it was indeed appropriate to enjoy a hearty breakfast to replenish their energy.
At the table, Leon mentioned,
“Oh, by the way, Noia, Moon, while your mom and I were out these few days, we happened to come up with a name for little sister.”
Hearing this, the two little dragon girls’ eyes lit up.
Moon, gripping her fork and kn*fe, asked excitedly, “What name, what name?”
“Aurora.”
Roswiser said, “It’s a phonetic variation of Aurora, symbolizing the ‘aurora’ and ‘dawn.’”
Noia and Moon didn’t feel upset at all that their parents had not chosen ‘Blayzer’ or ‘Star.’ On the contrary, they both thought Aurora suited their little sister perfectly.
“So nice a name, was it thought of by dad or mom?” Noia asked.
At these words, General Leon suddenly woke up.
Good girl, daddy just announced that you’re the best support player of the season!
Thereupon, Leon proudly puffed his chest and said with satisfaction,
“Of course it was your old man who came up with it. In terms of literary talent and poetic depth, your mom still falls short compared to me.”
The little dragon girls cast admiring glances at their father, their big eyes brimming with admiration.
Yes, yes, just the right expression.
Leon’s lifelong pursuit was only for two types of looks: one, admiration from his daughters; the other, disdain from the mother dragon.
Now with admiration already secured, as for disdain…
He could barely suppress his grin, slowly turning to Roswiser on the other side of the table.
The Silver Dragon Queen, with her legs crossed, chin resting on one hand, and fork in the other, was leisurely savoring the bacon in her plate.
Seeing Leon looking at her, the queen arched a brow and then rolled her eyes helplessly.
Ah~
Exactly this kind of disdain, how refreshing~
Leon happily withdrew his gaze, continuing with his breakfast while inwardly sighing, what a fulfilling morning.
“Ah… Ah… rora……” Moon tried to correctly pronounce her little sister’s name.
Noia corrected her from the side, “Aurora.”
Moon (..•˘_˘•..): “Or…Norah……”
Noia: “Ohr, ra.”
Moon(๑•́ ₃ •̀): “Ohr Noruā.”
Noia: “Ohr, ra, ru, la.”
Moon(˘•灬•˘): “Ohr Gwā.”
Noia drew in a sharp breath, raising her hand to pat her younger sister’s head, “It’s not your fault, Moon, let’s eat.”
Moon: TAT
“Mommy, daddy, let’s give little sister a cute name,” Noia suggested.
Moon nodded enthusiastically, practically waving all four limbs and her little tail to show support for Sister’s suggestion.
After all, for her, this formal name was a bit hard to pronounce.
The couple exchanged glances, naturally seeing no problem with it.
Roswiser looked at Leon and smiled, “Honey, you said you were better at literature. So, please give our baby a cute name right here.”
“Eh, you—”
“Come on, dad, a cute name must be easier than a full name, right~”
“Uh…”
Seeing Leon’s embarassed predicament as if he were forced onto a stage, Roswiser hid her smile behind her hand.
What literary talent and poetic depth you mentioned? Just because the moment was perfect when we were parting, you came up with a great name for our little daughter in a sudden inspiration.
Now you try, and fail, won’t you? Won’t you?
Silence fell over the dining table, until Roswiser finally spoke,
“Our baby’s cute name will be ‘Little Light,’ corresponding perfectly with ‘aurora’.”
Moon had no objections, “It’s a good name, Little Light~”
Any name she could pronounce smoothly was a good name!
Noia, of course, had no objections either.
Thus, the formal and cute names for their baby girl were decided, and the couple felt a big weight lifted off their shoulders.
After breakfast, Sherry brought the baby over.
After a few days apart, Little Light’s eyes appeared more animated, and her gestures became more varied.
As she saw Leon and Roswiser, she started babbling in baby talk, reaching out with her little hands toward mom and dad.
Her pink little tail wriggled adorably behind her.
Roswiser quickly took her in her arms.
Once safe in her mother’s embrace, Little Light settled down, clutching Roswiser’s hair, gazing at her with her beautiful big eyes.
After so many days of birth, Little Light’s pupil color had become clearer.
This indicated her growth and development were on track.
However, the couple seemed a little disheartened.
Leon stared at those pale pink pupils and furrowed his brow, stroking his chin thoughtfully,
“Never mind the hair and tail resembling you, why even the pupil color resembles your sister so much…”
Roswiser pinched Little Light’s chubby cheeks, “Not too bad, my sister’s pure red, and Little Light is more on the pink side, right, Little Light~ Hmm?”
Communicating with a infant who couldn’t yet respond normally, Leon always thought such a flood of maternal affection was exclusive only to first-time moms.
Who knew even Roswiser was like this?
So now this dragon slayer suspects strongly the entire dragon race’s nature of being combative is simply because they haven’t given birth enough.
Therefore, the solution to subdue the Silver Dragon Race without shedding a single drop of bl**d is to ask their queen for a third child as soon as possible…
Leon shook his head, dispersing his random thoughts.
Just then, Noia and Moon took Little Light out to play.
“Be safe and don’t fall,” Roswiser reminded them.
“Understood, Mom~”
With the daughters gone to play, the couple returned to Roswiser’s room.
Anna had been helping ventilate and clean the Queen’s room these past few days, so it was spotless with no unpleasant smells.
Roswiser took off her shoes, walking barefoot to the wardrobe, and tossed Leon a few items of clothing, “Go change in the restroom.”
Leon skillfully caught the clothes, “Okay.”
For goodness’ sake, some couples—despite already having three children—still avoided seeing each other when changing clothes.
What a mystery.
After Leon went into the restroom, Roswiser also took out a clean set of everyday wear to change into.
Not changing clothes for five days was almost unbearable for her, who suffered from slight obsessive cleanliness.
During these five days, she had stayed in a forest outside the empire, surviving on the elements, with the stars and moon for companions.
While sleeping at night, she had to be on guard against dragon-killing patrols, not out of fear of confrontation with those humans, but because if she were discovered, she wouldn’t be able to wait for Leon there any longer.
Recalling her past two hundred years of life, who was it worth her lowering her high standards to treat in such regard?
A mere captive, yet he managed to hold so much importance—what a reversal of fortune.
“Hmph, Leon Casmod, this time you’re back, don’t even think of leaving casually!”
XX
Another chapter today.
