A Cold Start

Ethan had just closed his eyes when he heard a girl voice behind him while the door was in front of him. He jumped on his feet and stood up only to see that it was a young girl around her age who was greeting him as brother.

She had an amiable smile on her face that made her cold expression soften. She had dark golden hair and green eyes giving her a slight resemblance to him.

"You are my sister?" staring awkwardly at her, he did not know what else to say since it was his first time meeting a person who was not hostile to him but he could not be sure about her intentions.

"Were you the family mistress you were talking about?" Adele lowered her head when she felt the stern look of Eli hearing the word mistress.

"You are higher in rank from the princess of a fallen empire who had lost her noble rights and was nothing more than a hostage. You shouldn't call anyone as your master and mistress carelessly.