My Mother

“Good morning, Sir Reid. It’s time to get up.”

“Morning...”

“Hmm? Is something wrong?” Danae stared at me, perplexed.

I’d been shocked by the fact that I’d opened my eyes to a woman in a maid outfit waking me up. I couldn’t tell her that I’d been enamored with her maid uniform, so I bashfully looked away. Danae just tilted her head in confusion at my behavior.

Once I got out of bed, she offered to help me get dressed. That would have been much too embarrassing, so I declined. Unfortunately, I’d never seen clothes like these before, so I didn’t know how to wear them. In the end, I had to ask her to help me after all, and my face flushed bright red.

“There’s no problem with asking for help,” Danae reassured me, but that just made me want to cry.

After getting dressed, I headed to the dining hall for breakfast, where a long table had been set. I took my seat, and one after another, dishes were brought out.Nobles live so extravagantly.

Garren, the butler who’d introduced himself yesterday, was standing off to the side. I scanned my surroundings as I ate and found that I was the only one there.

“Where is everyone else?”

“Sir Reiner is visiting the capital,” Garren responded. “I believe he will be returning in the next few days.”

My—Reid’s—father was Margrave Reiner Valdia. He governed our family’s mark, which shared borders with several neighboring countries. As the head of the household, he would visit the imperial capital from time to time to handle administrative tasks.

I nodded in acknowledgment.I see. My father’s away at the capital.

“What about mother?” I asked next.

“Lady Nanalie is feeling unwell and resting in her room.”

“In that case, I’ll go check on her later.”

“I think that will please Lady Nanalie very much.”

I continued chatting with Garren and managed to get through breakfast. I’d been worried about whether I could co