*UNEDITED*So is he doing it in the name of friends.h.i.+p? Rhys couldn"t say he was. He isn"t a saint or even a good person. The reason why he is doing this is for something selfish. Thankfully, Zepher didn"t pry anymore on that topic. The man brought out some more materials from his bag and placed them on his desk. Rhys examined the doc.u.ments briefly and sighed. It seems like from now on, things will continue becoming more troublesome.
"What"s Prince Ralph"s stance on this?" Zepher asked.
"If I"m not wrong. The recent gatherings Princess Lethia is holding is to gain favor with the Ichinose household. Everyone is hoping that the Ichinose household will intervene."
"The Ichinose household, huh?" Zepher mumbled. "I"m sure your well acquainted with him."
"That stupid man who is always smiling." The man he had to call master. Rhys sighed, "I do know him. But don"t expect me to ask any favours of him."
"Not at all, I"m aware of how difficult he is to handle. You just have to tell this to Lyn."
At that comment, his eyes twitched in annoyance. "Don"t use me to pa.s.s on messages to Lyn."
"Why not?" Zepher questioned innocently.
It annoyed Rhys whenever he got like this. One second he is serious then the next he is fooling around like that stupid master of his. Then again, Kazuya is the same. Why is he surrounded by people like this?
"You already know the reason why. d.a.m.n," Rhys mumbled. "Do you understand what she is doing?"
Zepher chuckled, amused. "I thought you would be pleased with this outcome. But why are you hesitating so much?"
"I think I would be happier knowing she did this of her own free will," Rhys admitted. "I don"t expect her to have feelings for me or anything. I mean, it would be great if that happened. However, with our current position, it would be difficult for me to take Lyn as my wife, anyway."
"But I"m sure you"ve had thoughts no? Abandon your mission and take Lyn away?"
"I won"t deny that since you seem to have everything figured out." Rhys nodded. "Yeah, I did have such thoughts."
"You abandoned it already?"
"More like realistically can I take Lyn away when she doesn"t want to?"
"How are you so sure she doesn"t want to?"
For a moment Rhys froze when he hears those words. Zepher sounded so certain of himself, that Rhys couldn"t help but believe him. Did Lyn say something to him? Honestly, even though Rhys kept denying it. There were times where he thought so. But whenever he thought of Lyn having genuine feelings for him, Kazuya would appear in his head.
Rhys shook his head. "Quit it. Don"t you like Lyn too? Why would you even suggest that?"
"I"ve been doing a lot of thinking, and recently I have such foolish thoughts. I do want Lyn and my feelings for her never faded over the past few years. When we met again, I realized how much I still liked her. But that wasn"t enough."
"It wasn"t?"
"Yes, because I saw how she interacted with you and that young man Kazuya."
How she interacts with Kazuya and him? Rhys understood what Zepher meant regarding Kazuya. But him? With him, Lyn is always angry and crying because he bullies her often. Before Rhys could think about it anymore.
"Rhys, do you have a moment?" A familiar voice said from the door. He immediately got up once he spotted Lyn. The girl looked over at Zepher and nodded.
Now that he thought about it, these two have not met in a while. Rhys felt very protective and walked over. He wrapped his arms around her waist. "What"s wrong?"
Didn"t she say she would be busy all day? "Did something happen? "Your health--?"
Lyn shook her head, "I figured you had something else you wanted to say to me. Did I make a mistake?"
A mistake, huh? Maybe she heard him call out to her using his magic. Since Lyn is the only one who uses dark magic around him. She most-likely heard him. Rhys placed some affectionate kisses on her neck, causing Lyn to turn red.
"I wanted you for this," Rhys admitted.
Rhys watched as Lyn traced her lips, and he bent down again. "Can you make some time for me?" he mumbled.
"When?"
"Tonight."
Lyn reached over and played with the cuff on his clothes. "Tonight," she repeated slowly. "Meet me out at the pond in the main yard?"
"Sure."
"Princess Lyn," a familiar man appeared from the doorway. It was none other than General Adrian. "Your next meeting."
"I"m coming," Lyn turned to him. "I"ll see you tonight Rhys."
"Yes."
With those words said he watched as Lyn let go of him and walked away. Rhys could not help but stare at her. Going crazy when he is in love is normal. If he doesn"t go crazy being in love then that would be unusual. Then again, Rhys quickly rushed after her and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Rhys? What"s wrong..."
"Tell them to go away, I want to kiss you."
Lyn chuckled and turned around. She brushed their forehead against one another and mumbled. "I will meet with you later, be good."
Rhys couldn"t say anything to that and just watched as the girl walked away.
Zepher started clapping. "I"m impressed, your quite bold."
"Shut up."
....
The next few days truly felt like a dream to him. While he could not cross any boundaries with the girl. They spent a lot of time together and get close. Rhys never thought it was possible for him to get close to a girl and do nothing other than cuddling. "That girl is gradually driving him crazy." He was supposed to distance himself from her, but instead it turned out this way. They keep meeting around this time every day, so Rhys knew she would eventually come here. Unknowingly, he stopped what he was doing and sat by the window.
Usually, Lyn sneaks up and surprises him. Even when he figured out her pattern, she would catch him off guard. His thoughts broke off when he spotted Lyn. She was carrying a basket in her hands. Rhys watched her struggling to drag it up the steps, causing him to chuckle.She probably brought food for him again.
Rhys watched as somebody took the basket from Lyn"s hands.
"Th-" Lyn paused and quickly s.n.a.t.c.hed it back. "Its okay, you don"t have to…"
The person who helped Lyn was none other than Kazuya. Kazuya looked at her wooridely and reached over to take it from her. "But I want to. Where are you taking this?"