Chapter 235 - Have you? (2/2)
”You, I swear by the name of Goddess that I...” [Prince]
”Swear what?” [Saint Louis]
”Who's that!” [Prince]
Saint Louis snap. I can see he is holding back his anger evidence by his reddish cheek. That's scary, someone who is usually calm and nice suddenly turn all angry. Still, I'm impressed, not only because of his aura that make all of us flinched, but he actually manage to change his voice without using any magic (I guess he does that since he doesn't want the prince or the guards knowing he is here with us). Still, where did he learn that?
”I swear.. I swear that...” [Prince]
The prince becoming more and more restless. As Saint Louis approach the blindfolded prince, his usually comforting aura becomes that of the menacing. It kinda different from that of Diana, King Estel and Queen Rinz. Their aura when they're angry is that of a true royal, an authority aura that one couldn't help but respect, while here, it is more of a war veteran... No, there's more to it, something indicating of his dark past, that's the impression that I got
”Tell me, have you starve before?” [Saint Louis]
”Huh?” [Prince]
”Have you starve before?” [Saint Louis]
”Gulp... No! Only lesser worm would starve, not me” [Prince]
Saint Louis asks the same question, in a more menacing tone. Even Linda can't help but to gulp along with the prince
”Lesser worm... Have you ever starve so much that you take nearby grass and eat it raw. You know it will not bring nothing but harm but yet, you have no choice but to do so, to ease the pain of hunger?” [Saint Louis]
”...” [Alaric]
”Have you killed someone that you considered sub human, and wake up the next morning, feeling nothing but regret that you cry and cry and cry until there's no tear, but you keep on crying until you puke all over your clothes!?” [Saint Louis]
”...” [Seraph]
”Have you ever witnessed a mother, crying and begging for their child to be safe. Crying as she see in front of her eyes, the child that she raise with love being burnt put into a barrel and burn alive. Screaming mother mother until the sound was there no more” [Saint Louis]
”...” [Ash]
”Have you ever smell, the charred corpses of those innocence, stinging your nose. That smell keeps on sticking on your clothes, and you can't wash it away. So you're forced to smell it over and over and over again, and that keeps on reminding you about all those lives that want nothing but peace, being lost in war!” [Saint Louis]
”...” [Linda]
”Have you ever need to take a job, that you know is wrong, but you have to, as to fill the stomach of your siblings. Feeding them the meat you brought while you're in guilt, but have to in order for them to survive, only to see them being slaughtered while running away from all those sword and spell that barrage one house?” [Saint Louis]
”...” [Guard]
”Have you, have you ever considered what other feels like! Only thinking about your own ideal, while not caring about sacrifices of other. Have you! Have you ever go to the war! Have you ever lose someone because of war! Have you ever considered the smile loses because a wife loses her husband and son! Have you ever read or learn anything about war!” [Saint Louis]
”...” [Prince]
All of that... That's his own experience. I believe there's more to it, but I am to afraid to ask him, plus, now is not the right time
”I'll ask you once again, will you corporate with us” [Seraph]