Reborn as a Mind-Reading Empress

Ferdinand preferred it like this too since he did not like her calling him by his title.

"Please do not fret. I’m sure you have heard a lot of scary stories about him. But my husband is kind and sweet," Arabella smiled at her siblings and they looked at her like she was not the sister they knew.

[Huh? Just several months ago though, she repeatedly tried to kill herself because she did not want to marry him.]

[She ran away with Prince Andrew when she heard she was engaged to this emperor though.]

[Didn’t she cry a lot and did not eat for days and nights when Mother and Father did not change their mind about her marriage with him?]

Nicholas, Eloisa, and Lorelei doubted Arabella’s words because of her actions in the past.

’Haha. Right. I did do those things. It’s still just recently for them while it felt so long ago for me.’

"We brought some gifts for everyone," Ferdinand said and gestured to Alwin. Alwin then teleported the gifts prepared for Arabella’s siblings.

There were a lot of boxes but the ones on top were the main gifts.

"Magic?!" Eloisa and Lorelei gasped Nicholas was able to stop his.

"Yes. This man is my husband’s magician. He is the Master of the Magic Tower. His identity is top secret so he cannot reveal his face," Arabella explained since her siblings curiosities were captured by Alwin.

"G-greetings to Your Eminence."

Arabella’s siblings greeted Alwin respectfully. Since Arabella was wed to Ferdinand, her siblings had read the basic information they could learn about him so they know that the Master of the Magic Tower was a very powerful person who was regarded as the Best Magician in Eliora.

"Please pay me no heed and proceed as usual," Alwin replied and took a step back. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Her siblings were still curious about Alwin but did not ask anything anymore since Alwin’s identity was indeed a mystery even to Valerians. They glanced at the gifts. The ones on top were in color-coded boxes according to their favorite colors so they already knew what was for them.

"Elder Brother, why won’t you open yours first?" Arabella suggested since their younger siblings were hesitant.

"Alright," Benjamin could not refuse since he was the eldest. He glanced at the golden-colored box and picked it up. He gently opened it. "Oh, a golden magic pen!"

Arabella knew her brother was doing a lot of work so a magic pen was the best gift for him at the moment. Especially since her brother could be clumsy at times and ends up having ink on his clothes when he was not careful.

Her brother could afford to buy several magic pens but this one was special.

"That magic pen is one of the first ones to be made. And it is already imbued with a high-level magic stone so you likely won’t need to buy a new one for the next ten years or more," Arabella explained and Benjamin’s eyes sparkled.

"Is that true?" Benjamin glanced at Alwin who was the magician here.

"Yes, Your Highness," Alwin verified.

"Then, isn’t this an artifact?" Benjamin blinked repeatedly.

"It’s not. You may use it as you please," Arabella assured her brother.

Benjamin gently held the pen and examined it, "Wonderful. Then, I will make good use of it."

"Thank you for this gift," Benjamin smiled. He put it back in the box and handed it to his butler.

[I’m glad he liked it. I thought it was too simple a gift but Arabella was right.] Ferdinand was relieved that Benjamin was not disappointed.

"Nicholas, come open the one for you," Arabella invited next.

Nicholas was amazed at the gift Benjamin received his eyes sparkled with expectation as he walked to pick up the gift for him.

The box for Nicholas was black. He gently opened it and was wide-eyed when he saw a black sword inside the box.

Arabella knew that since Nicholas knew Benjamin would be the King, he focused on his military training instead since he wanted to support Benjamin as a knight. Moreover, Nicholas was better with the sword than with his studies.

This was why their parents panicked when they heard Benjamin was almost assassinated. Nicholas had always prepared to be a knight, not as a king so Benjamin needed to be the king no matter what.

"It’s such a beautiful sword," Nicholas gazed at his gift and hesitatingly picked up the sword. "Wow, it’s lightweight too, and just right for my height."

Nicholas was just fourteen but he was taller than his peers since he had been training swordsmanship since he was a child and trained much more than the others as well.

Nicholas sliced through the air as if he was cutting something and it made a sharp cutting sound.

[Wow! That sound. I can tell it’s of the best quality.]

Benjamin eyed the sword with envious eyes. He wanted a sword of that caliber too. But for now, he needed the magic pen with a long lifespan more than a sword.

Ferdinand was the one who explained about the sword this time since Arabella did not know what to say about it.

Her husband had explained it to her while they were in Valeria but she feared making a mistake and putting Nicholas in danger so she asked Ferdinand to be the one to explain it instead.

And with the looks of it, Nicholas was very much delighted with his gift.

Once Nicholas had taken his gift and thanked Ferdinand, Eloisa and Lorelei excitedly stepped forward to open the gifts for them.

Eloisa received a book about the basics of the ancient language used in magic. Eloisa loved learning about old languages so the language used in casting old magic spells intrigued her a lot.

But books about such could not be found anywhere since magicians and some royals were monopolizing it for themselves to attract magicians to come to them. Thus, Eloisa was over the moon at the gift she received.

"You cannot tell anyone else nor allow others to read this book though since as you already know, it would attract trouble. Thus, this has a magic spell on it and only the person whose name was engraved on it can open it."

Arabella warned Eloisa so that the latter would not be careless with the book.