Celine shook her head slowly, her voice thoughtful.
"I know about sibling marriages. In Divinity, Celestia, and Orthosia, such unions are also practiced among the nobility to preserve bloodlines and consolidate power."
"Oh?" Marcellus glanced up from his book, raising an eyebrow.
"If you're aware of the practice, why did you seem so surprised when you heard about them being married?"
Celine fidgeted slightly, her gaze drifting away.
"It's because… Prince Aelius and Princess Athine… don't look like siblings at all. Prince Aelius has dark brown hair, while Princess Athine has beautiful silver hair. Their features are quite different."
Aelius let out a soft laugh, and Athine raised her palm to cover her lips, her shoulders shaking with quiet laughter.
