Chapter 219 - If I became Queen would you.. (1/2)
”Lyn?”
”The entire time, I probably misunderstood him,” Lyn mumbled. For the longest time, Lyn felt that Allen only treated her with kindness to maintain their images as an engaged couple. Lyn knew that the Wind Kingdom people benefited from their marriage too. Allen was only trying to please her Mother and Father, not her. For the longest time, she believed that.
But, it seemed like she was wrong. That person has always been sincere to her from the very start. If she knew that sooner, then would she have the nerve to tell him her feelings? Well, it's too late for that. She's already committed herself to be with this person. Lyn rested her head on Kazuya's shoulder.
”You should eat something, Lyn.”
”In a second,” Lyn mumbled, ”Tell me Kazuya, is the Sound Kingdom Princess beautiful? Rhys is always evasive whenever I talk about it.”
Kazuya awkwardly scratched his cheek, ”I'm not really good at judging people's appearances. But you don't doubt why Rhys is acting that way?”
”I don't.”
”Rhys and Princess were engaged before.”
Wait; what? Lyn blinked in confusion, ”But what about you?”
”The thing with my engagement with the Princess was a recent thing, as in the past year. The one engaged to her since she was young was Rhys.”
”So, the engagement was nullified?”
Kazuya nodded, ”I understand that in the Mist Kingdom, it would be unusual to dispel a long term engagement. But in the Sound Kingdom, such practices are the norm.”
”I see,” Lyn mumbled, ”I wonder if Rhys felt saddened by the canceled engagement.”
”No, that guy was relieved. He never treated the Princess any differently.”
”So that's how it is, and what about you?”
”I was on a mission for the first seven months when they first decided it. When I returned, I was only in the Sound Kingdom for a month, before I came to the Mist.”
”So you two…”
”We've barely spoken,” Kazuya sighed, ”That's why I was surprised when she suddenly showed up here. Other than formal gatherings, I've never spoken a word to the Princess before.”
A relieved sigh escaped her lips, and Kazuya smiled, ”Sorry for worrying you.”
”You should have said so from the start.”
”Yeah, I should have but seeing you jealous was nice.”
At that comment, Lyn stepped on his foot, and Kazuya yelped loudly.
”Ouch…”
”Honestly, don't do such things again. I was very worried.”
Lyn raised her head from his shoulders and shifted their position, so she now sat on his lap. She caressed his face with her hands, and a content sigh passed his lips. ”Tell me something else, Kazuya.”
”What is it, my Lyn?”
”Do you desire the throne?”