[ For all she knows, he could have been babysitting! 'Yours' was a loose term, but easily mistakable for questioning whether they are his biological children or not. She's more focused on how Frederick seems fond of the idea, which tickles her heart somehow, and now the conversational spotlight is on her own childrearing prospects. ]

I have always anticipated that, someday, in the future, I would bear the future ruler of my empire.

[ It comes out easily, like it was never a question with her. But something is a bit different now, and her future seems a lot less scripted out. ]

...Of course, there is no future for the Vers Empire anymore, but that doesn't mean there won't be a future for any children I have.