Chapitre 75: You Have a Wife Now

At Corvus Palace

"Since when did you become this carefree, Nikolai?"

Nikolai already saw this coming as soon as he and his mother reached his private study. Lazily sitting on his chair, he calmly replied, "Mother, please don't overreact. I really don't see the point of following this kind of tradition." 

He shrugged as he waved her off, "Isn't it written in the prophecy already that I'm bound to have children that will keep our kingdom safe in the first place?"

"Hah! And how many times do I have to remind you that we don't even know the exact time it will happen?" his mother retorted. "We're not even sure if your Queen right now will be the one to bear your children. For all we know, there's a high possibility that it's in the next generation of Wards to come!"