"Is everything set for the announcement about our baby, honey?" Alice asked, walking lightly beside Ethan, her slender, delicate arms intertwined with his powerful, protective ones.
"Yes… the players have already delivered all the beasts, and they're now locked up in the Arena's dungeon," Ethan replied, a confident smile curling on his lips. "It's going to be a great show for our people… but we might have to delay it a little."
"Huh? Why?"
"My mother is coming, and I don't want to start anything without her here."
The moment she heard those words, Alice flinched slightly, her face immediately clouded by a shadow of anxiety. Her fingers curled a touch tighter around his arm.
Veronica, walking a step behind, showed a similar reaction, though far more restrained. As a concubine, the pressure weighing on her was considerably lighter.
