I Love You, Miss Genius

Harold and the rest of the Shepard family exchanged bewildered looks, not understanding the situation.

Gresham was the first to react, stepping forward to question the guard. "The Knight family is hosting a grand banquet today, and nearly everyone of note in Pyralis is here. Our Shepard family is no different. Why are you stopping us but letting everyone else in?

"Even if we were to be turned away, we deserve to know the reason for this treatment. Are we being singled out?"

The guard responded, "We have orders from above: no one from the Shepard family is allowed to enter."

Gresham immediately asked, "Why?"

The guard replied, "We only follow orders. We don't know anything beyond that."

to say next. He returned

Shepard family members behind him. "Have any of you caused trouble recently to offend

and Trina quickly

been very well-behaved. I haven't caused any trouble at all," Fernanda said, glancing at Trina. "As for some people, I wouldn't

turned

in Fernanda's

looked at Harold with a weak

dedicating my time to improving

any contact with the Knight

her: "That's right, Dad. Trina has been working so hard recently and focusing solely on her research. She's aiming to join Ms. Bonita's institute and hasn't had

bit. "It's good that you haven't caused any

grew. If no one in their family had offended the Knight family, why

figure it out. He glanced at Briggs standing nearby, thinking he might know something. He approached Briggs with this