Episode 130 – Life Story (2/2)

Kiel couldn’t stop the displeased frown fro his face “What does that ave him a sheepish smile “That’s a secret”

Another secret, huh? Well, he should be satisfied he et her to reveal this much

“However, I can tell you that I ae related to Gods, Aethernealto know ht Those topics had always been the greatest ofto solve for ht be able to find what you are looking for here in Muni?” Kiel probed

“Perhaps,” Elaru whispered “Muni holds the largest web of knowledge in the entire Lands under the shi+eld Currently, it’s my best bet”

Both of thehts

Kiel was once again the first one to break the silence “I’e Specifically, the knowledge relating to the Aetherneal bond” I can’t believe I’ this… “I can help you in your search”

Kiel couldn’t re help didn’t leave a sour taste in his mouth Usually, he offered assistance to people sie of a kind and helpful person

Outside of pretending, he never had the urge to help anyone He didn’t care enough to help anyone

But this ti that would benefit him too, for the topic of the search actually interested him And perhaps it was also…

…also because of Elaru

Because he wanted to understand her better Because he wanted to know her better?

As soon as his thoughts entered that dangerous territory, Kiel shook his head and diverted his attention to another tangential thought: “What about your mother? What happened to her?”

“I think this is where I’ll end h the litter of her eyes, Kiel could tell that he wouldn’t be getting anything else out of her today

Which frustrated hi how many more questions he had to ask This story of hers raised more questions than it answered, such as…

How did her father et them out of the shi+eld? The Arite faers and in rare cases, other noble faed to sneak out, taking advantage of the time when the part of the shi+eld was naturally lowered to let someone else out, but the Arite family had employed various advanced e to get out?

The Purge would never let one of their , thus her father couldn’t possibly be a Purger Other noble families would also not offer two of their expensive spots to children

Unless their presence was necessary? Perhaps they wished to use theifts? Elaru’s Aethernea would no doubt be priceless in exploring the forbidden zone

If so, did Wade possess an Aethernea as well?

Was this why Elaru’s father kept hauling the two along instead of leaving them somewhere to have a normal childhood? It sure sounded like she had plenty of relatives that could take care of her so that shouldn’t have been an issue

But then, as it that Elaru seemed to revere her father if the man used her ability when he needed it and left her to other people to take care of when he didn’t? If theher for his own a the time to raise her properly, ould she respect hi her own father?

Kiel’s father was a very capable ht about hier, not respect and love And compared to Elaru’s father, his alure

Kiel akened fro eyes that simply dripped curiosity and expectancy out of their sockets “I’ for you to share your own life story now” She pointed out

Oh no…

I have no intention to…

No, no

I’m not…

No!

Tsk! He could feel his resolve slowly cracking under her glittering eyes

Fine… it’s not like rumbled internally “It’s not much of a story I bet you could find people in a similar situation as me in every noble family”

Elaru returned hi silent while he talked “My father and Rhur’s e They never had much affection for each other and produced an heir just out of obligation”

It was a common occurrence in the noble families Most of them married for benefits instead of love In fact, those that actually refused to ned them to and instead married a person they loved were ostracized by the nobles They were viewed as traitors who had turned their backs on the family that raised thes weren’t viewed so negatively, namely the Thayn and Arten faain to begin with, so they left their members a bit more freedom about who to wed

However, no noble wanted to live like the Thayn and Arten faal life barely any different froes and cheating on their spouses were the norm in the noble circles

Still, while it was common, mistresses and bastard children were still looked upon with scorn, so no one would usually talk about being one It was a sensitive topic

Co up in the next episode:

“To keep us safe fro a mistress and a bastard child,as he could”

“Father broughtto find a good word to describe it with In the end, he settled for: “… educated”

“I’m a bastard child too, you know” Elaru added nonchalantly

“Let uess, your mother’s family didn’t approve of your father?”

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