Eventually, Effie gave Sunny a glare and grumbled:
"I liked you more when you were Master Sunless…"
He chuckled.
"I am still the same man, though."
She sighed and leaned back, picking up a pastry from the tray.
"Well, yeah! But you are also a powerful Supreme who goes around beheading Sovereigns…"
Sunny raised an eyebrow, then shrugged nonchalantly.
"You are the world's sweetest mom, but also a Transcendent powerhouse who goes around tearing Great Nightmare Creatures apart with bare hands. A person can be more than one thing."
Effie swallowed the pastry and gave him a satisfied look.
Then, her eyes gleamed dangerously.
"More than one thing, you say? That reminds me… Princess, does he ever…"
Luckily, whatever she wanted to say was interrupted by the sound of the door opening. Cassie entered the parlor, carrying a stack of documents with her.
"Oh, you are all already here. Let us start — Nephis has to move on to the next item on her schedule in thirty-four minutes."
