Chapter 195 - Stay by my side (1/2)
”So, it's confirmed that the recent events are because of him?” Allen asked. Ever since Lyn left to go to the Snow Kingdom, bad things after the other keep happening to her. Even if it is Princess Lethia, she wouldn't be this bold to attack in public. But, hiring somebody else to do the dirty work
Shiki nodded, ”He was working with somebody.”
”Princess Lethia.”
”An internal strife, huh? It seems complicated. I'd advise you not to get involved. But, it seems like you already are.”
”Rest assured. My involvement towards the matter is limited to the discussions I've had with the King,” Allen trailed off. If the King himself didn't talk to him about it, would he actually have realized that something was wrong?
”Do you resent oka-san....for everything? It was bad of us asking for her to raise you regardless of Lady Cathia's feelings.”
Resent...
Indeed, after hearing that, most people would end up thinking ' ah so it was all a lie' 'that person lied to me.' Yet Allen wasn't like most people. After he realized his position in life was only to be second to his brothers, along the way, he found himself riding of many things that were deemed not helpful to them, including his emotions.
But upon meeting her. Those things he locked away broke. He ought to resent, that's the most sensible decision. Yet even now Allen could not dislike that person. After all, she never once lied. That's right, whenever he called her ' Mother,' she told him with a smile.
' It's Martha. I wish for you to call me by my name '. Allen didn't understand it well, and even as he grew up, he realized it was odd. Especially since the other two could call her oka-san. Yet he never once questioned her on that. ” No...I cannot. Lady Martha raised me and treated me like her own son, and yet she never confirmed herself to be my mother. In doing so, she confirmed my mother's last wishes, which is why I cannot resent her.”
The auburn colored haired boy smiles, ” I see. That's good. Due to the damages of the fight - were being left responsible for the repairing... and in the process, the elders who assisted Sean are being questioned. We're swamped here...but I managed to get some time to apologize to your fiance.”
So that's it. Well, it's only natural for them too.... take responsibility.
But hold on a second, Allen realized a second too late what he said. As he reached over and grabbed his brothers head, a menacing aura surrounds him almost automatically. ” What was that, brother?”
”Eeep. Wait time out, though I'm happy to hear you call me brother after such a long time. You're crushing my head.”
Allen merely sighs as he let's go, ”What do you mean by apologies?”
”The reason why I couldn't meet with you earlier was because I was speaking with her. There was quite a lot to discuss, and I ended up apologizing quite a bit. After all, the reason why she got dragged into such a mess was partly because of our family.”
His thoughts broke off when he hears familiar laughter at the door, ”Um, can I come in now?”
”Yes, yes, please do.”
Lyn clung to his arm, ”Allen, don't fight with your brother.”
”When did you speak with him?”
”Earlier, you weren't paying attention to me, so you didn't realize.”
Is she sulking?
”I apologize.”
”Good,” Lyn trailed off and placed a small box down on his brother's desk, ”This is what you want, can we go now?”