Zepher thought he could crush these feelings before they grew too large. He thought he was crazy for one. What was he thinking crus.h.i.+ng on such a young girl? "I thought that for the last few years, you"ve been living your life in even more isolated circ.u.mstances."While Lyn did not do anything wrong, Zepher knew that people would bring up their connection with each other. It wouldn"t surprise him if people suspected Lyn to be co-conspiring with him or something.
"But?"
"But, it isn"t like that," Zepher mumbled. From that brief talk, he had with the man named Rhys. It seems like Lyn has gone through quite a bit. Things normal people wouldn"t go through. "I don"t quite understand. If you found a way to escape the palace a long time ago. Why did you return?"
Lyn discovered a way to escape Queen Orthez and Andrew"s barrier. If she is capable of doing something like that, surely she is strong enough now? At least strong enough to leave and fend for herself. Strong enough to find him.
"I"d answer that, but that"s not what you wanted to ask me, right?"
"Why..why did you never try to look for me?"
If Lyn tried to search for him, he would have found out. No such information would have failed to pa.s.s his ears. But not only did he not find out, he had to wait so long to see her.
"So, you wanted me to come find you, brother?"
"...Uh yeah."
Lyn whipped her head around and looked at him angrily. "Wasn"t that supposed to be your job? Once you"ve settled down, I thought you"d come back to me. The reason why I didn"t leave the castle despite having the means to do so is because of you, Brother Zepher. I thought if I left, you wouldn"t be able to find me. At least if I stayed put in the castle, you would know where I was."
Zepher"s eyes widened when he registered the girl"s words. "Did you like me or something?"
"Stupid!! How would I know?"
Of course, she wouldn"t know the answer to that. For the longest time, he left her for so long all by herself. Zepher got up despite the weak feeling in his body and hugged the girl. "I"m sorry, I"ll work things out. Just bear with me. I"ll make sure you go back, Lyn, if that"s what you want. Just give me a chance, will you? I"ll show you I"m sincere."
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Mist Kingdom Main Castle
A certain man with golden blonde hair held up a cup of red wine. He couldn"t fall asleep at all. Zepher and Lyn - honestly, if they weren"t raised as siblings. He wouldn"t be surprised if an arranged marriage happened between them. If the two were raised in normal circ.u.mstances. Zepher as a Prince from his hometown. Lyn as the second Princess, then something would have happened.
Zepher isn"t a bad person. But it"s just that there are certain times where it feels like the man is possessed. If it weren"t for that maniac side of him on the battlefield then… No, there is no use in thinking of what if"s, what"s done is done. Zepher is a criminal now. If he even thinks of stepping on Mist Kingdom soil again. He will be dead in an instance.
The alarms would catch him immediately.
"Now, this is a fine night to go flirting, but unfortunately, my eldest doesn"t act like a normal man," a familiar famine voice said from beside him.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.
A deep sigh escaped his lips as he turned to the right; there stood none other than his mother — the Queen of the Mist Kingdom, Orthez.
"And what is the Queen doing out of her hibernation."
Orthez laughed, "Now son. You know I"d love to hide away forever. But my King is awfully persistent."
"Do not give Uncle so many problems."
"Indeed, I cause him quite a headache. So, I heard about it. Lyn is with him now?"
Andrew sighed, "I apologize about this mother. It seems like we"ve been quite lax with Lyn lately."
She shook her head, "Even if you didn"t take those actions to give her more freedom. I would have eventually. Lyn is no longer a child. In terms of Mist Kingdom laws, she will be an adult next year. The legal age to marry."
"But until then…"
"..until then we must protect her. However, I"m growing tired of the throne."
"...Mother."
Orthez sighed, "After your father died. I wondered to myself how long I could keep doing this. I lasted longer than I thought. But, I wish for it to end. Daichi was never suited to be the King. He only did so, so Lethia"s father wouldn"t take it."
Naturally, after the death of your first husband, it would go to the second... But it didn"t; the order was skipped. That"s why many are against the man named Daichi.
"What do you plan to do? Do you think you can retire in peace?" Even as he speaks, many are after Mother"s head. Many who wish to see her dead. Many who want to see the world turned upside down.