"Little Astr... is joking, right...?" Charlotte spoke softly, but her hand resting by the silver-haired girl's waist ultimately squeezed.
No matter how one looked at it, Astrid was definitely at fault for her disrespect towards elders.
A slight punishment was in order... to stop her from being so unrestrained, even teasing her own aunt...
Besides, really, what was the point of adding an extra bed to a proper magitech research laboratory? People who didn't know better might assume the Regent Princess had brought the decadent customs of the imperial nobility into the magitech project.
Feeling Charlotte's subtle move, Astrid softly let out a low hum, her pink lips parting slightly.
"What does Lady Charlotte think?"
Hearing this, Charlotte narrowed her eyes, her gaze resting on the silver-haired beauty still seated on her lap. After a brief pause, she replied.
"...It was a joke."
