House Alphenhauser has its Sun and Moon.
It was a saying known to everyone in the Empire. After all, they were the heirs of a prestigious family that had produced chancellors for generations. Rumors about them circulating far and wide were not merely common, but only natural.
Yet the twins were special even among such stories.
First of all, there was the fact that not one, but two heirs were mentioned.
The Empire’s high-ranking nobles encouraged competition among their children, and those who fell behind in such an environment were destined to disappear without even leaving their names behind.
Just as House Yurdina had.
Once the next head of the family was decided, the remaining children would have to spend their entire lives hidden in that person’s shadow.
Or leave the family altogether.
Had Seria never met a certain man, she too would likely have followed a similar fate.
Even if the end of that path had been a cruel tragedy.
Exceptions to this rule were exceedingly rare.
Even for those who had been together from the moment of birth.
That was why the Alphenhauser Twins were unusual.
Normally, one of the two should have died or disappeared.
Yet the sisters had always remained together, and wherever they went, they had never once lost their trust and affection for one another.
Their sisterly bond could only be called…