The Archmage on a House Call (6)

“What? Say that again.”

First Princess Isabella Belhart frowned and asked again.

The nobleman bowing before her trembled and repeated his report.

“Th-that... Prince Kalian has resumed his state affairs... and P-Prince Valerius has collapsed.”

“Huh? Doesn't it sound like the order got switched?”

“N-no. First Prince Kalian woke up, and Second Prince Valerius collapsed.”

“I don't think I'm stupid enough to confuse the names of my older and younger brothers.”

Isabella turned her head and looked at the knight Belus standing guard beside her.

“When you reported to me this morning, didn't you say my older brother had collapsed?”

“That's right, Your Highness. When I checked, Prince Kalian was in critical condition.”...