It looked like her cousin didn't even hear her at all. In fact, Tessa left her mouth open and her eyes wide open right until Nana and her brother were just two steps away, and Cessilia gave her a little nudge with her elbow, keeping her from totally embarrassing herself.
"This is my older brother, Sabael!" Proudly announced Nana, totally unaware of Tessa's reaction. "He is a guard of the Capital, like I mentioned, he will accompany us outside!"
"You're lucky I'm not on duty," retorted her brother, with an unexpectedly low voice. "Are you the Princesses she talked about?"
His eyes kept going back and forth between Cessilia and Tessa, visibly a bit unsure about the situation there. Just like everyone else, he seemed surprised by their appearance, but still tried to remain somehow polite
