Chapter 50 - Resemblance (1/2)

Chapter 50: Resemblance

Chatting to pass the tie experience for Nisha

Everything felt so unreal: froe herds of people, to what had happened at the teau], the place that had seen her grandpa go through so o there as well

Luthais wasn’t with theirl was in theto be her ho time

The pastries were delicious, and whenever the elvish girl wasn’t talking, one of the cakes would stealthily find itself in her hands

Thankfully – and true to the half-elf’s words – a young servant would shohen the stock of sweets was dangerously dwindling to refill it

As she was about to grab yet another one, she heard the sound of a door snapping, and suspended her motion

“Grandpa Galan, you’re here? I’m home”

Unfaroup of wo for the newcomer’s arrival

The suspense was soon ended, as a young ly around 14 or 15 years old entered the room

Only to hastily bow and greet the strangers in the salon

“I auests Do you perhaps want to speak to ret to infor business on behalf of the Crown; you will have to come back another time

In case your business with the Dharnas House is urgent, we have a very capable butler called Galan, I a, and your matter will be reexamined when the Duke comes back”

According to the protocols and rules of etiquette Annabelle had drilled into her, the young man had impeccable manners

But so her unable to pay any attention to his conduct and speech

It can’t be No, it’s not him … but he looks so much like him

Indeed the Luthais’ son’s face and frarandfather’s

He wasn’t as tall as the ed her life for the best, and his hair was showing no signs of turning white: it was golden, akin to captured sun rays; but his denize the row into; she had seen hi in front of the fireplace, the same kind smile on his face

Against all logic, for a randpa had passed away and a younger version of hi in front of the door

She was paralyzed, tempted to drown herself in the pleasant fantasy forever

Reality hit her hard; escaping the real as not the solution, she was supposed to have already went over her grandfather’s death

Refusing to acknowledge that her grandfather had been about to pass away had already cost her the opportunity to spend his last precious moments by his side back then

She wouldn’t make the same mistake twice

Unfortunately, her daydrea Eldrin with a proper introduction of her group, so her sisters stepped up

“My name is Lydia, these are my sisters Anna and Nisha, and the woman over there is Lance Corporal Hale We are friends of your grandfather Eldrin; since we just returned to [Thurgau], your father invited us to stay for dinner

Is your ht be better for us to talk to her first”

When Lydia mentioned the old elf, a happy expression flashed on the boy’s face, however the question about his mother distorted it into a more complicated one

“Mother does live here, but she doesn’t co, we can eat without her

But it’s great that father is back! His trip really carandfather? Is he doing well?”

Why does he look so strange when he talks about hishere?

Prying too h Probably ?…

“I see We have accorandfather here, but I really think we should wait until your father, yourany more Perhaps you can keep us company …”

She did not get to finish her sentence, as the young rief

Alaruish, Lydia tried to speak up again, but she didn’t get to do so as he softly whispered

“Grandfather is dead, isn’t he?”

It had been asked like a question, but there was no doubt to be found in his voice

“Indeed and you have h… I would like to apologize for your loss We can leave for the ti if you want to be alone

Or is there anything we can do?”

Annabelle was quick to regain control of her e Hale who hadn’t said anything yet, and Lydia who had still not recovered fro the situation out by himself with so little hints, after all she had only asked for his er conceal the bad news

Nisha herself ept in a wave of dread, she felt as if an iron cage was holding up her tongue, cutting off all sounds she ht have made

“No, please stay I don’t want to be alone right now

It’s your choice of words that gave it away, grandfather died

When I was a kid, I used to go on a trip witharound a moon each time He was kind to ht years old I asked randfather would ever come back to live with us here

Her response at the time -I still know the exact words- was: ‘The next time that man will come here will be to be buried’

Harsh words, but nonetheless true and over the years I learned to accept the hi your choice of words, it couldn’t be anything but that”

Despite the sorrow in his voice, the youth remained levelheaded and calh his composure

The dread Nisha had felt earlier turned into despair at this display, a thousand needles were ruthlessly stabbing her heart at once

This is randpa, but his pain is so I am to blame for

It was completely irrational to blaht she had already made peace with herself, but she lost all co what she considered as the immediate results of her bad decisions

While Annabelle and Lydia were talking about son was trying her best to sit and absolutely not start crying all of a sudden

Hale actively took part in the exchange, even laughing lightly upon hearing an especially funny story

The young man also found sorandparent, although no smile could be seen on his face

Hearing all of these happy e A tear silently escaped her eyes, rolling down her cheek

“I am sorry”

The sized to the youth was al quite alar

And once she had started, there was no holding back anymore

Why does it hurt so much I didn’t want to weep like this, I’er than that… But it’s too much…

“I am so sorry”

Unable to say anything else to the one to whorandfather, Nisha lost all control over herself and buried her head in her hands, hiding her shameful tears