LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 8: VASILY HEMSWORTH
[Heavens, could this lady just stop yapping? And, she's just so pretty.]
Aristia thought in frustration.
Right now, she was in the drawing room designated for some of her classes with her tutors. A young female tutor was sitting on a chair in front of her with a desk in between them and a large book on top of it.
Beautiful, had straight dark blue hair, azure eyes and a strict expression even though her eyes were currently shining for reasons known only to her— the young woman in front of her was none other than Viscountess Vasily Hemsworth, the youngest female tutor or governess in the Kingdom of Amberale at the age of seventeen, now she was nineteen.
[Vasily Hemsworth, known to be the best tutor in the Kingdom and the first choice of every noble household, but she only accepts a limited amount of children to tutor. Being able to be chosen as her pupil was considered honorary and was something her pupils flaunted. She was also Aristia's tutor in the book but aside from their student-teacher relationship, they weren't at all close. She seems weird to me, though. She was staring at me earlier with eyes sparkling like those of an anime character.] She summarized.
From what Vasily yapped about earlier, Aristia found out that there were two continents; Yosanda and Altunia. Amberale was located in the continent Yosanda. The Capital of Amberale was Belonmusk.
Alright, she wasn't really yapping. She was quite calm and collected as she explained.
She wasn't speedy nor was she talking nonstop. It just felt like she was giving a long, boring lecture.
"Just like the previous kings of old, the Father King Melvin Amberale was a brave King who always led our Kingdom to victory in order to become the great kingdom it is today, even more powerful than in previous centuries, conquering many lands and defeating our enemies during his reign." She paused, looking to see if Aristia was paying attention.
Aristia, of course, had to pay attention. She really did. It wasn't very easy to ignore a person who was in front of you and speaking, when the room was quiet and there wasn't anyone in the room.
[Who am I kidding? It's super easy. What's difficult is trying not to ignore a person who was in front of you and giving a lecture, when the room was quiet and there wasn't anyone in the room.]
"His wife, the Mother Queen Melissa Amberale was a brilliant queen who cared very much for the welfare of her people. Thanks to them, our Kingdom has not experienced any wars in the recent years."
Vasily continued, "His son, our beloved ruler, Fedor Amberale has also contributed greatly in making our Kingdom the best in the continent of Yosanda ever since he ascended the throne eight years ago with his wife, her majesty, Queen Rowaine, due to the policies he has set up. King Fedor is a good King who cares for the people and who has caused Amberale to prosper and flourish, and Queen Rowaine is a kind Queen who cares about the well-being of her people." Vasily spoke about the King and Queen with deep respect in her blue eyes.
[Doesn't she need to drink something after that summary to moisten her throat or prevent her mouth from going dry?] Aristia thought.
Just as she had that thought, a maid knocked twice before entering the room with a tray.
"Princess, Your Ladyship," she bowed lightly, setting the tray down on the table between the two. She poured tea into both teacups before bowing to leave.
Vasily nodded at her as she left, before picking up her teacup and taking a sip.
Then she turned to Aristia.
"Did you understand what I said?" Vasily asked.
"I did. King Melvin was a great king and warrior who brought peace to the people and conquered many lands, while his son is also a good king who set up beneficial policies and caused the Kingdom to flourish." She answered a bit uninterestedly, holding back a yawn.
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Vasily stared at the child who was listening half-heartedly with a bored expression as she spoke about their Kingdom— an attitude she had never witnessed and never thought she would witness before ever since she began to tutor the children of nobility who were very eager to have her as their tutor. She had introduced herself to this new pupil of hers when she came in earlier.
She had heard rumours about the child. The first was that Aristia Amberale was bratty and arrogant. But her husband had said otherwise. She had met her earlier this year, albeit from afar in her wedding, but she hadn't come into close contact with her.
Another rumour was that she was extremely adorable and pretty. She had thought it was an exaggeration but today, she found out it wasn't a rumour. Those two words were not even enough to describe how adorable the child was.
Only her lovely husband knew how she almost couldn't resist cute things so she tried her best to hold back from squeezing the child's cheeks.
It would also be disrespectful and against the laws of nobility and etiquette to do so. But she had a feeling she had made a good decision by accepting the Grand Duke's request to tutor his daughter, not that she could refuse anyway.
'Well, apart from accepting my husband's marriage proposal.' She blushed. Her eyes sparkled with glee as she stared at the child while still talking about the Kingdom.
"But it wasn't only the former King and the current king who contributed to the wellness of the Kingdom. The Grand Duke has also helped greatly with his policies and advice to the King. He is the King's personal Chief Advisor." While Aristia was wrapping her head around her words, the Viscountess continued.
"The king and queen are blessed with three children, our beloved Prince Ivan and beloved Princesses Beatrix and Serina. Prince Ivan is seven years old while Princess Beatrix and Princess Serina, being twins, are both six years old." Vasily said even though she didn't see the need to say all these to the child in front of her.
"The Prince and the Princesses are all under my tutelage." She informed. She was about to continue but was unintentionally interrupted by Aristia.
*Yawn*