Chapter 23 Her Words Were Sugar and Steel

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  Celestia felt a little weird, but she held her tongue and just listened with a calm face.   "You know, Jareth is my brother-in-law," Isabelle suddenly said.   Celestia glanced at her, unsure why she brought that up out of nowhere, but politely replied, "Yeah, I know. I heard from-Mom said something about it." She caught herself mid-sentence, remembering her conversation with Victoria and figuring she might as well get used to calling her that.   The moment the word "Mom" came out, Isabelle's smile faltered just a bit. She quickly covered it up with another polite smile, though the stiffness in her expression didn't go unnoticed.   "Celestia, you must be really worried about Jareth these days, huh?" Isabelle said softly, her tone gentle, her expression looking completely harmless.   

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