Chapter 36 - Princess Lyn P8 (1/2)
Earlier
Allen bolted out of bed as a bead of sweat trickled down his face, not just a single one but several. His face covered in cold sweat. He placed his hands on his forehead and lets out an audible sigh. Dreaming of the past now was hardly what he would call ideal. Back then, two years ago. The him of two years ago is completely different.
His drastic change was because of the case back then. Allen recalled the emotions he had then. Back when he first heard the news; he felt as though the world around him suddenly lost even more meaning. Even now he could still recall quite well, that frantic page boy from the Shio family. ' The Clan is destroyed' ' Burned down.' When he heard those words, he had a mixture of different emotions.
Usually when one hears such news one would break down. It should have done that; indeed he may have felt that doing that would have been better.
If he did that, then the emergence of this heavy feeling may not have existed. It may have disappeared much sooner. Yet the fact of the matter stands, that he had not been able to do anything about it. He had not been able to do anything about the massacre that had occurred.
The Second Prince of the Wind Kingdom recalled it quite well, receiving that message and then the next day arranged to secure the manor into his property instead. A castle being burnt down - with hardly anything left would end up being torn down. Especially with no relative left to claim it or fix it up, which is why he took it upon himself to take the manor. His family had indeed found the investment useless and a waste of money.
However, Allen reminded them exactly who Queen Orthez was and despite having knowledge of the events did not do anything. When he said those words, he saw the instant look of guilt wash on their faces. At least it shut them up and kept them silent. He did not want to hear it; he did not want to listen to it - did not want to admit that she died.
That she did, he refused to believe it even when he saw the condition of the manor. When he secured the area, Allen got rid of the annoying pest that is the public and put up a sign of no entry.
It was only a part of the castle that was burned down, and yet people immediately made assumptions of the families death. What actually happened then was Queen Orthez transported them to a temporary dimension, but Lyn remained underground. When he heard that news, Allen did not hesitate to retrieve the girl.
”Prince Allen,” he hears a knock at his door disrupting his thoughts.
”Speak.”
”King Daichi wishes to meet with you.”
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Present
Year 4014 Mist Kingdom (Shio Town)
The man that sat opposite him is the 38th King of The Mist Kingdom, Daichi. In contrast to his wife Queen Orthez, The Mist Kingdom King came from a reasonably regular background. He is also part of the elite, but his ranking in the elite circle is quite low. Because of his attitude, many people often mistook the man as a commoner. King Daichi invited him to a bar in the next town, not the central town. While the journey here was a bother, he supposes it's difficult to drink in broad daylight in the central town.
”Drink up; I hear you and Lyn have been getting along. I expect to see grandchildren soon.”
”Your daughter is only sixteen,” Allen said. ”You expect grandchildren out of her at this age?”
Daichi wore a massive grin on his face, which indicated Allen's words are correct. Allen deeply sighed.
”I shall not force myself upon your daughter.”
”I certainly hope not,” King Daichi wore his usual grin, but his tone suddenly turned menacing.
”For a family who locked their daughter away, you're very protective of her.”
King Daichi sighed, ”I think you aren't up to date with the news. It was Orthez and Andrew who decided on that. I refused and when Shaarya.
”Lethia?”
The elderly man's expression turned complicated, ”It's hard to get a read on that child,” Daichi took a drink of his sake, ”At least with Andrew, even though he is dedicated to the Kingdom. I can tell when he uses his sadistic torture methods that he's human.”
”... If you're aware of your eldest sons ways..”
Daichi laughed, ”It's okay; he resembles Orthez in that manner.”
What a crazy family. Allen, however, kept that comment to himself.
”But Lethia is another story. Sometimes I get this feeling she dislikes Lyn.”
Allen stopped drinking, for the last few minutes while the man spoke he silently took a few drinks. He always drank in a somewhat reasonable manner. But when he heard King Daichi's words, and concerns he drank more massive amounts. The observant King nodded.
”It is only natural to worry. It's never good when there's bad blood between siblings.”
”Are you certain?”