Chapter 127 - Fear (2/2)
Before Lyn could take a step forward, somebody grabbed her hand, ”You're as frightening as always. The young daughter of Orthez,” there stood a man with grey hair and azure-colored eyes.
”Shioka.”
”Put down you're blade, and the rest of you go back to your business.”
”Y--yes, sir.”
Lyn glared at him, ”What are you doing?”
”No need to get your hands dirtied, when you're attending such a grand ball tonight.”
Lyn deeply sighed, seems like he already knows everything, ”Buy me some food. I'm getting hungry.”
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The two of them sat in the bar counter, and Lyn played with the straw of the drink in her hands.
This man called Shioka is an information broker that her eldest brother introduced her too during the camp. Though she seldom met with him when her brother stopped training her. Once in a while, Lyn would receive letters from him.
To conduct their business in the very same place where she had just threatened to kill them all if they were to go near Kazuya again; hardly seemed appropriate. Even now, she can still feel it. A deep fear has been engraved in her skin, the fear of everyone in this room. The words of a princess can truly shake the world. Even if she hadn't been born this way, she is sure that this fear would still be engraved into people since her very presence brings fear. That is something that will never change.
”I hear my wife has been causing you problems, my apologies. ” Shioka said, pouring the bottle of wine, the red color immediately drew her attention; and yet she takes a sip.
”Aside from clinging to Kazuya, she doesn't do anything too extreme. So I hardly noticed it.”
”I see. Swinging your cursed blade around like that though, is it wise?”
Lyn sighed, ”The guardian blade and the cursed one seemed to fuse, and merge with the rose scythe.”
”Oho? That's why there are butterflies now. But that's interesting; your guardian blade made such a choice? Even though she's as stubborn as you.”
”You'll be surprised how much she's changed. ” She must have been doing a lot of thinking in the years Lyn didn't activate it, ”I'm happy they don't know about Shaarya.”
Shaarya was her sister, the Third Princess of the Mist Kingdom.
”So you say, but take today's example. They hurt Kazuya, so, now you have an excuse to attack them. ”
”Your wrong Shioka, I don't need an excuse. This isn't the first place I've gone to, to threaten them. By now they should all be receiving it. 'Don't lay a hand on or complain to Kazuya. ' I went around to so many people threatening them with these words. After all, there are too many huge idiots out there, who won't understand that I'm furious unless I say so.”
”How frightening. But indeed, that is what makes you interesting,” Shioka reached over and cupped her cheek. ”A pure Princess like you that has been raised in complete isolation since you were younger; and yet you paved your own path from that point onwards and were exposed to the light.” His fingers brush across the nape of her neck, ”Tell me, you who have been exposed to the light now is fighting for the light or darkness? Which one do you prefer? ”
”Neither. I shall fight for both. For the light and darkness to co-exist is something that will still take a long time.”
”You don't have to worry about the after-effects, it most likely won't happen in our generation. One huge battle is enough.”
”War between other Kingdoms is still possible when my brother rules.”
Shioka sighed, ”This talk always bothers me. Andrew is a great guy, and all. But are you not interested in the throne at all?”
”No, I'm not,” Lyn immediately replied. There is no need for her to think about this at all. She genuinely isn't interested in the throne. She didn't need it at all.