*POKE!
"I taught you since childhood not to be like a normal girl. But you're so stubborn!" She lightly poked Perlend's forehead with hesitation, but Perlend only closed her eyes, expecting to be slapped.
However, Queen Pyramia was a loving mother and couldn't repeatedly slap her. Her first slap was merely a result of her shock and grief.
"You should have just told us you were getting married; our situation wouldn't be this dire now, and your father wouldn't have taken your disappearance so hard," Pyramia insisted.
"I love Xerxez... And I knew you would separate us if I told you about this back then. The truth is, I also waited for an opportunity to tell you that I left to be with Xerxez, but my worries held me back, and even in my condition, I couldn't admit the truth to him either."