She walked beneath the floor-to-ceiling windows of the library under the admiring gazes of everyone. This was the temporary podium of the Love Tutoring Class.
Actually, though it was called a tutoring class, it wasn't very strict.
It was more of a mutual support group.
Rossweise gave a brief opening speech, then smoothly led the topic into the aspect of "respecting each other's boundaries" in relationships.
Leon's words last night had greatly inspired her.
She had organized and expanded on them, and today she was here to explain to everyone what love was all about, it wasn't too hard after all.
The Silver Dragons sat attentively in their seats, some even took out notebooks to carefully record every golden quote from Her Majesty.
About twenty minutes later, Leon quietly arrived at the library entrance.
Rossweise was engrossed in her speech, and the clan members below were equally focused on listening, so no one noticed Leon's appearance.
Leon wasn't in a hurry to show his face either. He had both hands in his pockets, leaning casually against the library's door frame. His gaze passed over the shelves, tables, chairs, and people, and landed precisely on that silver-haired beauty surrounded by adoring eyes.
"There is a natural impulse in the bones of the Dragon race. When emotions are stirred, this impulse becomes uncontrollable."
"And after the impulse, someone often gets hurt."
"Maybe it's the enemy, maybe it's oneself."
"But when we invest in a relationship, this impulse ends up hurting the one you care about the most, and who also cares the most about you."
"We are swayed by emotions, say the most hurtful words, or do things that are misunderstood."
"This is very normal."
"But normal doesn't mean right."
"Your Prince and I used to argue several times for various reasons. Each time, I wished I could use the sharpest words to hurt his heart, to let him know what kind of consequences he'd face for angering me."
"But I later realized that doing so only hurt the both of us."
"Fortunately, during those few domestic conflicts, we both instinctively left each other a little room to breathe, so our relationship didn't truly break."
"If we keep pushing the other person, thinking that as long as we drive them into a corner with no way out, we can declare victory, then I can only say, that's not a victory. It's a true defeat."
"What we need to do is solve the problem, not treat the other person as the problem to be solved."
"At the same time, respecting each other and hitting the brakes before stepping over the other's boundaries is also a good way to maintain a relationship."
"..."
She shared her thoughts and insights with her clan members without holding anything back.
Leon quietly listened at the door.
As he listened, he scratched the tip of his nose and smiled smugly.
He didn't smile because Rossweise had spoken right to his heart.
After all, all the sweet nothings that needed to be said had already been said last night. Aside from various unknown fluids on the bed, there were only the goosebumps they shed together.
Leon smiled because of how Rossweise had referred to him in front of the clan members just now, "Your Prince."
Leon felt this title was more formal than "my husband," and more relatable than "my spouse."
It also clearly let the Prince himself feel that little bit of pride she had when she said it.
No, he had to get the big mama dragon to show off their love in front of the clan more often in the future.
That way, he could hear more "Your Prince."
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Another hour passed, and Rossweise had almost finished everything she had to say.
Next came the Q&A session.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! I read in a book that marriage is the grave of love. How should we understand this saying?"
Rossweise pondered briefly, then replied with a smile, "I won't refute the meaning of that sentence, but personally, I think marriage isn't the grave of love, it's the beginning of the next stage."
"The beginning of the next stage?"
"Mm. If you're not ready to step into marriage with your beloved, then naturally it's a cold grave; but if you are ready, then it's love's rebirth."
Leon: 'Our love didn't have a first or second stage, we started off pregnant.'
'Kids, don't imitate us~'
"Your Majesty, over here~ I want to ask, is having a baby a scary thing?"
"Mm... it's a tiring thing, but not exactly scary."
"Your Majesty~ Your Majesty~ Will the Prince get jealous because you spend too much time on the princesses?"
"No, because clearly, he spends way more time on the kids than I do. I should be the one getting jealous."
"Then will the Prince coax you?"
"I'll make him coax me, and he'll obediently do it."
"..."
The Q&A continued.
The final question was a bit explosive.
"Your Majesty, when was the last time you and the Prince kissed?"
At those words, the Queen, who had just been answering fluently, suddenly froze.
Then her pretty face blushed.
What to do?
Should she say they just kissed this morning?
Would that make it seem like she and the Prince were too lovey-dovey?
Though it was a love tutoring class, wasn't this kind of tutoring... a bit too much?
As Rossweise's brain was storming, she heard the voice of the dog man nearby, "Your Majesty probably doesn't remember, after all, we don't kiss that often."
"Prince!"
"Oh oh~ Her Majesty and the Prince are appearing together again~"
Amid the playful teasing, Leon walked to Rossweise's side.
Rossweise looked at him and lowered her voice, "Have you thought about how to answer? Don't mess with me!"
"Relax, I've thought it through," Leon replied.
Then, he took Rossweise's hand and smiled at the onlooking maids and clan members, "But I do remember when we last kissed."
"When was it?", the maid Milan asked excitedly below.
Rossweise also looked at him, curious whether he'd tell the truth or—
But before the Queen could react, she felt a warm, soft sensation on her lips.
In an instant, her pupils trembled, her tail curled up, and she did the classic penguin hand-clench.
When she came back to her senses, she only heard the man beside her proudly say, "Our last kiss was just now."
[T/N: You've been hit by a smooth criminal]
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After the Love Tutoring Class ended, the development of the Silver Dragons' relationships could be summed up in one word: Steamed!
Steamed as in "rising and thriving."
Everyone also realized that casting aside part of their outdated traditional thinking and following their hearts to bravely take that step could bring so much happiness.
At this pace, in just a few years, the Silver Dragons could raise a new generation of hatchlings without losing much of their combat power.
The secret collusion between the Human Empire and some dragons meant that this age-old war had entered a new stage.
Who was an ally, and who was the enemy, was no longer a certainty.
So before the next crisis arrived, Rossweise had to continue strengthening her clan as much as possible.
To protect the honor and fireseed of the Silver Dragons in this chaotic world,
And to keep this family going.
The Silver Dragons were back on the right track, and Rossweise got busy again.
Leon tactfully didn't disturb her. Each day, he simply spent time with his daughters.
Teaching Noah magic, cuddling with Luna, then having a close encounter of uppercuts and chins with Little Light.
Today, he came to Rossweise's private library. As usual, Little Light was reading here.
She always got absorbed while reading, so she didn't notice Leon approaching.
Leon quietly stood behind her and saw that the little girl had buried her face in the book again.
The old father sighed silently, then reached out and lightly tapped Little Light's shoulder, "Chest out, chin up, don't lean so close, it's bad for your eyes, Little Light."
The tiny body trembled slightly, and Little Light immediately sat up straight.
She pinched both sides of the book, her little legs swinging on the chair, muttering, "Dragons don't get nearsighted... Daddy really underestimates me."
"...", Leon was momentarily speechless.
Pure-blooded dragons truly didn't get nearsighted, their bloodline said it all, no denying it;
'But baby, you're a human-dragon hybrid. If you don't pay attention to daily habits, you can still get nearsighted like a human.'
Future Little Light wore a pair of black-framed glasses.
Not that it didn't look good, the glasses actually added to her scholarly vibe.
It's just that back when the reversal array was activated, future Little Light told Leon she had to make her younger self develop good reading habits because she didn't want to become nearsighted.
So ever since Leon returned, he had been paying attention to Little Light's posture when she read.
Most of the time, Little Light was obedient. Only occasionally would she stick her face that close.
"What are you reading?", Leon changed the subject.
"The Cradle of Warriors: Saint Heath Academy."
Little Light said, "There are many short personal biographies of excellent graduates in here, and also the development history of the academy. It's quite interesting."
Leon's thoughts stirred. He asked, "Is Little Light thinking of going to school?"
She was only a little over one year old now, but thinking back, Noah wasn't much older when she enrolled.
Although the two daughters had different development paths on their talent trees, they both essentially belonged to the "genius little girl" category.
So with Little Light's current learning ability and cognitive level, enrollment shouldn't be an issue.
"Mm... not really," Little Light said, "Right now I'm just in the learning phase."
Leon nodded.
That did match Little Light's study habits. No matter the type of book, she always had to get a general understanding first before deciding how to approach it.
'My little daughter is just too steady.'
"Speaking of which, the academy holiday is about to end, big sis will be going back to school."
Little Light put down the book and turned to look at Daddy, "Will you all go send her off then?"
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