Chapter 39 - Princess Lyn P11 (2/2)

So Kazuya's past is also blurred for him? She wonders how that feels; he's actually conscious of it. Lyn never thought much about her losing her memories. Though it would be nice if she recalled things. At the same time, she felt this was okay.

When she is with this person, she feels safe. A safety she hasn't felt in a long time.

”Lyn, do you like reading?”

”Ah, yes.”

Kazuya smiled, he let's go of her for a moment and pulled out some books from the corner. She looked at the first one Kazuya pulled out.

”Heart of darkness?” Lyn murmured.

Kazuya nodded, ”The novel is about a sailor who goes on a business expedition to the Congo and becomes stranded after his only mode of transportation gets destroyed. He travels from a civilized city to a new world. But during his travels, he changes after witnessing the cruelty of the world. His experiences shaped who he is as a person since it taught him about the things he often overlooked and dismissed before. Humans can cause chaos to the point where they disregard social values and moral standards. In the end, nobody had a choice when it came to choosing since both sides were evil. Choosing the lesser of the two evil was still considered evil.”

Lyn looked at the book curiosity; this was the first time she saw such a book before. Then again, half the books she has on her shelves are matters regarding politics. She seldom had any actual stories. Eldest Brother chose all the books she had. Previously there were no stories

Kazuya passed the book to her, and she flicked open the page. Kazuya more or less summed up the story, but she still wanted to read. However, after reading the first line, her vision blurred. Kazuya noticed and took it from her.

”You have a fever, I'll read it for you,” Kazuya offered.

Lila nodded, as Kazuya started.

Kazuya's voice was quite soothing to listen to.

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The end of the story felt quite lacking to her. The sailor returned to civilization - after all the turbulent trials he faced to pursue knowledge and truth. Kazuya chuckled, ”Did you want him to continue facing more trails? The book would get boring then.”

”It's more like; I thought he would try to do something with the knowledge he gained.”

”But didn't he? He recited his version of the truth, based on the experiences he saw.”

Lyn didn't respond and continued to frown. What a complicated situation. Maybe because for her the truth was hard to swallow. For her, that meant adjusting to the reality of her situation.

She looked at the other books in the pile Kazuya brought out.

W. Somerset Maugham's Of Human Bondage.

Charles Perrault's Sleeping Beauty. The maiden in the castle of thorns who slept for a hundred years.

Proust Swann's Way.

The third one she was familiar with, the narrator tells the story of a past love affair that had taken place before his birth.

Before she could pick up the book; however, Kazuya gently laid her back down.

”Now, go back to resting.”

”Kazuya, I want to chat some more.”

Lyn just realized that he completely shifted the topic with the books and frowned. Does he not want her to learn more about him? Or for Kazuya is there something so painful regarding the past, or even his current situation that he doesn't want to mention? During the second day, she got to know him quite well. He told her a lot of stories. But after a few weeks went by. Lyn noticed that he always evaded talking about himself.

All Kazuya's stories are regarding his friends in the Sound Kingdom; half of them were about Rhys. Back when he first told her the stories, Lyn thought nothing about it. For her, everything that came out of Kazuya's mouth was new and exciting. A whole new world, stories about people and a world beyond the place she lived in for the past sixteen years.

Kazuya looked troubled, but she continued to ask, ”Please?”

He leaned forward and brushed his lips against hers. ”You really are stubborn huh Lyn? But what can I do, I guess I'll tell you. But I wonder. Will you still look at me the same way?”