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Like in a matter of seconds, days passed by quickly, and it was the final day that Calus would be with Herena.

Certainly, he was in mixed emotions.

However, as the future bearer of the crown, even if he was treated as a mere puppet, Calus knew he shouldn't portray any emotions.

That's what has been in the past and will surely be in the present. It was what the officials wanted him to do, to put up a mask. It was for a facade.

That was what he needed to do

However, he couldn't also deny the intensity and impact of the baby that had been around with him for a few days.

He had learned a lot of things. Perhaps, he even considered himself one of the little one's brother

But then, the old man's words back in the festival would always creep into Calus' mind.

It was because he had been in constant exposure with the baby that he couldn't help but imagine the time she would undoubtedly grow up