"No." Lumi answered directly. "I understand your confusion, but the Empress is not just a woman."
Lena raised a finger. "But the word Empress carries the meaning of female with it?"
"Ha! Hehe.." Despite being mid explanation, Lumi couldn't help but laugh at Lena's straightforward statement. "What I meant is that she is not born of a man and woman. Her lineage is half-divine, and thus each Empress is carefully cultivated from immeasurable divine and holy prowess."
"She's a god!?" Lena exclaimed. "Holy shit!?" She looked between Lumi and the castle. "Wait there's a princess! There's two gods!"
"Not exactly, but I shouldn't say more."
"?" Lena thought for a bit and didn't pry, and instead continued. "What's the Princess's name?"
"Princess Aurora." Lumi replied.
"Ah, okie, okie." Lena nodded. "She's um. How old is she? She's not like six or some-"
"She's twelve. Why?" Lumi replied once more.
"Ah."
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