“Sound it out.” Chevalier points to the word, his index finger remains stable as he keeps it on the page, prompting you to try reading the word out loud again.

The king has his thoughts about you, but Chevalier never cared about it. His mother died a long time ago, he knew for a long time that she fell in love with another man and had you. No matter how his father feels about it and how often he reminded Chevalier not to interact with you, it hasn’t stopped him. Besides, the old man will die soon anyways.

“Speak up.” The second prince knows you’re improving little by little. It’s difficult having to learn everything from scratch especially since you haven’t been allowed social interaction, but you’re his half sister so he knows you’re capable of it.