"The royals wanted him so badly that they decided he needed to be tied to the royal family somehow. So they sent every unmarried lady with royal blood to him, hoping he'd eventually fall in love with at least one of them."
I imagined a parade of noble ladies showing up at my father's doorstep.
"Hello, we're here to seduce you."
Honestly, I could already see why he'd have problems.
"Your mother was included."
"Nya?"
Translation: What?
My head snapped towards Gavin so quickly that I nearly gave myself whiplash.
"She was also one of the noble ladies sent to him," Gavin continued. "Except your mother genuinely liked your father. And because she liked him so much, she personally made sure every other woman who came after him left crying."
'Well.... that was surprising.'
"Did Mom succeed?" Gawain asked.
"Yes, but she didn't give Hephan to the royals. She never even told them that she had married him."
