Chapter 296 - Visit (1/2)
What something? What would there be?
”I'm still mad at you; you were gone too long.”
While Lyn knew that it would take a long time to reach the shops, surely it wouldn't take that long? Indeed she was right, Arthur managed to get there in five minutes and finish in fifteen. However, ”The people who are after me are in town...” Arthur sighed. He looked very troubled.
The people who are after him?
”You were um, attacked?”
Lyn looked at the injury in his arm; it still pained her whenever she saw his injuries. She would remember that day in the snow. Arthur smiled and reached over to pat her hair. But Lyn still looked worried, so he told her to come over. Lyn sat down on his lap, and Arthur laughed.
”Really, you have your childish moments, huh?”
”What were you doing running around and reopening your wounds?”
Arthur's grin grew wider, ”You even noticed that.”
Of course, she did. When they met up earlier, she noticed that his movements were strange. While he wasn't able to walk correctly before, it wasn't that obvious that he was in pain.
”Don't worry, Lyn, I'll get treated.”
”Why didn't you do so right away?”
”Then, we would get found out.”
Lyn bit her lip, ”I keep some medical supplies,” she trailed off. ”Wait, I'll get it.”
Arthur nodded. ”That would do.”
She quickly scurried off his lap and fetched her medical supplies. Lyn made her way back and noticed that Arthur had pulled out a pipe. He was looking up at the skies with a sad and lonely look in his eyes. Perhaps he misses his hometown? It must be difficult for him staying in an unfamiliar land like this.
Lyn dropped the box at the edge of the couch before she sat down on his lap again. She wrapped his arms around him.
”Say, Arthur?”
”Yes?”
”You'll go back soon too?” Lyn mumbled. It seems like all the people she meets and gets to know end up leaving sooner or later.
”Not for a while... Hey Lyn, I have something I want to ask you. Could you answer me?”
”Um, sure.”
”Can you tell me which family you belong to?”
At that comment, Lyn froze. Ah... This is the one question she can't answer. Just as Lyn was about to answer his question,
”Lyn, come quickly. Your brother arrived!”
”Eh, eldest brother?”
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A certain blonde-haired man sat in the waiting room impatiently. The only reason why he came here was because of what that stupid Ralph said.
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Earlier
”All of you are useless,” Andrew exclaimed. ”You still can't find him?”
”Sir were sorry, but he got away...”
How frustrating, why is it so hard to find one man? ”That man is the leader of the rebellion; if we don't find him, then the Rain Kingdom will fall. I don't care if it was just a single subject's rebellion. They will pay for not watching their people carefully.”
How is it possible for a single man to gather so many forces? That was the one thing that remained in his head. But Andrew knew better than to focus on it. It's possible for anybody - even a commoner can gather up a lot of people using the right words. As long as that person has charisma, anybody can be a leader.