Wells said, "Guy's letter says that Lady Jie Lin is truly pregnant."
"Yes," La nodded.
The pregnancy was real. When the child in her belly was born, they would become the heir to Longship Castle, regardless of gender.
La said, "But Guy isn't certain if the child is Baron Wado's."
"That means he doesn't have complete control over Lady Jie Lin." Wells's sagging, old face strained to pull itself into a smile. A minor surprise like this didn't feel wrong to him; on the contrary, it made things feel more normal.
'If things go too smoothly, you start to feel a sense of crisis. But it's different when there's a small, manageable surprise.'
Wells said, "COUGH COUGH, whether it's Baron Wado's child or not, that child must be real."
'Right now, we control all of Longship Castle. We can take whatever benefits we want without even notifying the Baroness. Is there anything more comfortable than this?'
They wanted peace in Waterfall Land more than anyone.
