A few more years passed.
No news of Zenith's discovery arrived, and Claire remembered the days with her grandchildren.
Her grandchildren from her eldest son and daughter reached adulthood one after another.
They were all raised to be fine Milis nobles that wouldn't bring shame to their family no matter where they were to be shown.
Already, there were no children to be found in her surroundings, and her grandchildren have all become independent.
Norn and Aisha.
The two of them should be reaching adulthood soon.
"I wonder what happened to them.
Thinking back, only those two turned out differently than what I wanted.
As expected of Zenith's daughters.
I wonder what kind of education Zenith was giving them..."
While thinking that, Claire immediately halted her train of thought.
After all, Zenith had no chance to educate her daughters.
Almost immediately after they were born, when they were still only one or two years old, the teleportation incident happened.[5]
Zenith was never given the chance to provide education to her daughters once they had become aware of their surroundings.
Norn was raised only by her father.
Aisha as well, because of the teleportation incident, was never given a proper education and taught to be respectful to the daughter of the legal wife.
Whatever else Zenith was, she was diligent in her studies.
At one point she was even called the ideal daughter of Milis, a splendid lady.
"Even if she became an adventurer, had she been able to teach them properly..."
The truth is, Claire missed Zenith very much.
She wanted to meet her.
She was sure that even if they met, only words of rebuke would come to mind, and Zenith would find her a nuisance, but even so, she wanted to meet her.
She got a chance to do so.
News of Zenith's rescue arrived from Rudeus.
News that Zenith had lost her memories and had effectively become a cripple, but even so, was still alive.
The contents of the letter were brief, stating where she was found and what happened there in a concise writing style.
In an excessively concise manner, it stated the matter of Paul's death.
It declared his intent to find a cure, but it made no mention of bringing her back.
Claire replied to the letter immediately.
No matter what, she wanted to see Zenith again.