"He thought I was pregnant because I ate a lot more than usual," Arabella said since the others could not hear them with Alwin’s barrier anyway.

"I did not mean anything rude by that. I was just worried since Clarisse always eats more than usual when she’s showing signs," Raymond quickly clarified.

"Yes, of course. I understand," Arabella smiled. "Now that you mention it, how is Clarrise doing these days?"

Arabella hadn’t had the time to visit because of all the work she had to do.

A single day she would have spent going out when Ferdinand was not around meant more work would be sent to Raymond’s office so Arabella worked instead. That way, Raymond was at least able to go home after work.

"Her pregnancy this time is more sensitive than the others. I told her to stay in Estrella instead since the ample mana there would help, but she did not want to be apart from the kids," Raymond looked worried.

"Ah, that must be difficult. She would miss them a lot if she stayed there. They would likely miss her too. Do they still want her to tuck them in bed?" Arabella inquired.

Raymond and Ferdinand stared at Arabella due to her question.

[Her Majesty really like kids. She even knows about that too even though she hasn’t had her own child yet.] Raymond thought.

[Does she want to have children now? But pregnancy is difficult and dangerous. I don’t want Arabella to experience a lot of difficulties due to it. Raymond was troubled a lot about it too every time his wife got pregnant.] Ferdinand wondered.

[Is she missing the young master? She must be remembering him.] Alwin was the one who got it right.

She would never forget how Fermin loved to be tucked in by her.

Fermin even loved having her sleep beside him so she often slept in his room. But after some time, the headmaid prohibited it so Arabella only tucked him in and returned to her room after he was asleep.

Who would have known it was because they had to bring Fermin in Estrella so that his mana could be released freely and not remain pent up? Or else, he could accidentally harm her and others in the palace.

Arabella only learned about it after Alwin told her the last time they talked about it. Fermin had accidentally turned to his dragon form at a young age so they had to keep bringing him to Estrella.

"Yes. Alice, especially. She likes the thought of having a new sibling soon but as if feeling that her younger sibling would soon have most of her mother’s attention, she has wanted more attention on her lately," Raymond chuckled at the thought as he imagined how his little one was often following her mother around.

"Isn’t even Raymart the same? He refused to go to his sword lessons again, didn’t he?" Alwin commented.

"He was getting jealous of his sister so he wanted to be with their mother too," Raymond clarified.

He truly needed his vacation so that he could help Clarisse with the kids since even the maids of their parents could not help when the two got emotional.

"What if we introduce Raymart to Dimo? Dimo is five years older but at least they could be playmates. They could have sword lessons together. Dimo is trying to learn it too," Arabella recalled Dimo who did not have other kids to speak with.

"Oh, that might be a good idea. Raymart might even get interested in magic if Dimo would tell him stories about it or show him some of what he had learned," Raymond nodded his head.

[Ah, indeed. As a dragon’s son, Raymart also needed to learn magic. He might show signs earlier if he got interested in it.] Alwin thought.

"Then, I will visit your residence with Dimo in the following days then."

Arabella needed to go with Dimo since he was still scared of meeting new people or going to places he had never been to before.

"Clarisse and the kids would love that, Your Majesty," Raymond easily agreed.

"Does she still have a supply of tea, or should I bring her some more?"

Arabella was referring to the teas for pregnant women that she had been sending to Clarisse.

Raymond thought about it and said, "I think she had two boxes left."

"Oh, that would likely run out in a few weeks. I’ll bring more with me then when I visit," Arabella glanced at Alwin and smiled.

Alwin rolled his eyes but did not comment knowing that he was the one who would be sent on an errand to get the tea from Lobelius.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

[Drinking is a habit for Clarisse so it’s difficult for her to stop.

After giving birth to our children, the first thing she asked for was tea.

Now that she could drink tea while pregnant, at least, she was not as moody as before.

But our new little one takes a lot more out of her. She also had a lot of cravings. Just yesterday-]

"Oh, right!" Raymond seemed to have recalled something. He looked at Arabella and said, "Your Majesty, I had been meaning to ask you something."

"Yes?" Arabella was surprised at the way he asked her. His eyes were shining like she was his last ray of hope.

"Clarisse was craving Lobelian fruits recently.

I sent Zion to purchase some.

But when my wife ate them, she said they tasted different from the ones you gave her last time.

I made Zion return several times to buy from other shops but Clarisse still said it was still different.

She wanted the taste of the fruits from last time," Raymond was visibly confused.

Arabella thought about it and those were the fruits that Aletha brought for her when she arrived from Lobelius. Arabella shared some with Clarisse when she visited her since the fruits were preserved with a magic tool so they remained fresh.

Those were from Elder Satara’s private farm.

"Ah, I see. Those fruits that Aletha brought with her were from a private farm of an elder royal advisor. You cannot buy those fruits from the markets in Lobelius. You have to order in advance since it is usually sold out immediately," Arabella clarified.

"Oh, then could we order it now? How long do we have to wait? Or would it be likely sold out with not a fruit left?" Raymond asked nervously.