"Your dad, Paul... He's not real."
"What?"
All three of the kids voiced their confusion at the same time, all looking dumbfounded at what she meant by it.
"Mom, what are you saying? What do you mean Dad is not real?" Sophia immediately questioned back.
"He's... How do I put this? He's not human... I mean, he is as human as someone can be, but he's not a real human being."
Seeing Katherine struggling to explain it, with all three of the kids looking just as confused, Amelia chose to intervene.
"Your mom's husband is a golem created by the guardian. Actually, no, he's not even a golem.
He's actually a sophisticated spell she devised in the form of a human to help Katherine escape from the emperor's grasp.
But as you all know, your mom accidentally fell in love with him, and his death was actually just him running out of mana."
The bombshell news shocked all three of the kids, especially Alex, who knew the whole backstory from the beginning.
