Spinoff Chapter 9
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The first snow fell late that year.
“Kaen, there’s so much snow piled up!”
“Your Imperial Highness, please, walk slowly!”
Kaen hurried over and quickly supported Sez.
“If you fall, it’d be a disaster.”
Sez wobbled awkwardly and laughed sheepishly. Despite the irreverence, there was something so endearing and lovable about it that Kaen ended up laughing along.
The gaunt, shadowy-faced young princess of the past was nowhere to be seen.
Sez had gained a fair amount of weight, and her expression was always as bright as the spring sun. Her once slender belly had begun to swell as the months passed.
Sometimes, Kaen found herself feeling proud whenever she saw Sez’s modestly protruding belly. She was so proud of her.
“Look, there’s a heap of snow over there too.”
