Chapter 453 - Night Blooming Flowers Part 2 (2/2)

”How long would it take to get there?” Lyn asked curiously. 'Even though it looks like they are so close, how come they are far away?'

Rhys raised his eyes amused. ”Why do you want to know?”

”Because I would like to try going there.”

His expression changed. ”Huh, I never thought I would hear you say that. I thought you only had your precious Kingdom in mind.”

Lyn couldn't miss his bitter tone when he mentioned the Kingdom...

”I don't like not knowing,” Lyn mumbled. ”It sounds strange coming from me, I know, considering the lifestyle I lived. However, I've always felt this way. For me becoming the Queen isn't a simple goal anymore. Originally I wanted to help the people without my title and as Lyn. But the more I saw, the more I understood. This world can't change without power. There is a reason why there are those with power and those without.”

The reason why there are people like her mother and her siblings. Both sides need each other to exist and function. Despite the divide between nobility and the poor, everybody knows this.

”I want to help people. I didn't get this far on those emotions alone. Truthfully, I felt very frustrated and angry. I knew what was happening outside, but I couldn't do anything about it. I was powerless. A trapped bird in a cage. That's why when I met Silver, I decided. I would take this person's hand even if it means sacrificing something precious.”

'Since this world and all the other worlds are beautiful.' She wanted to see it, the beauty that he described, and showed her. Even if Kazuya and her have to walk on separate paths now, she still wants to see more of the world.

”Not something I was expecting to hear from a maiden like yourself.” Rhys joked.

Lyn sighed, ”Isn't it obvious that I ran away from home whenever I got the chance to?”

”Indeed, you're not a simple person.”

Lyn turned to him; he really is acting differently today, and yet there is something about it that seems normal and warm to her.

”To go to the moon, well, it probably requires the existence of something we don't have yet,” he trailed off. ”And before you ask, I won't do that. I have something else I have to do now.”

Lyn averted her gaze. 'That's right; he said it himself, the reason why he connected their fates together in the first place. To get rid of the harm that passed on from that time. Even so..' She leaned her head on his shoulders.

”I feel very tired at times, Rhys. I want it all to be over soon.”

Rhys caressed her hair. ”It will be, don't worry.”

'Is he going to do something?' Lyn already knew the answer to do that without asking. She always falls asleep first. When she wakes up at night, she sees him working on something. Soon, it seems she will no longer be able to deny it. The Sound Kingdom is the Mist Kingdom's enemy. She --will eventually have to raise her blade and hurt the two who have become so very dear to her.

”Don't think about it, Lyn,” Rhys mumbled. ”Right now, don't think about it.”

”I won't be able to hurt you two.”

”Lyn....”

Weak laughter escaped her lips. ”I know saying all this is so stupid. But it's impossible. So I will apologize in advance. In that situation, I will be useless. I can't hurt you two. You've both become so very precious to me. So even if we don't face directly. I can't hurt those who are dear to you.”