Chapter 500 - Red Stained Memories Part 7 (2/2)
”Allen does?”
Rhys looked troubled but nodded. ”Yeah, he does. This is the reason why he is the heir to his family and not his brothers. It is because he has proved that he is capable.”
So that is how things work in the Wind Kingdom huh? The one who is more capable takes the throne. ”I wonder if anything would change if we do that.”
”Well if you do you would lose the throne to your eldest brother.”
Lyn sighed when she heard those words.”I suppose that is true.” No matter how experienced she is now, she will still lose out to her brother at the end of the day. She picked up her drink and took a sip. ”Sweet?��
”The water in this place is flavored. Do you want a normal drink? It isn't hard to find.”
She shook her head. ”This is fine.”
Lyn scanned the room, not too many people were eating here today. But since she woke up earlier, she noticed how loud it was outside. Everybody must be at the festival already.
To think there is still a place like this in the Mist Kingdom that is unaffected by everything that is happening. When they return they have to address the issue with the Stone Kingdom properly. Also her mother's health| worries her. People say the Queen is locking herself up because she is planning something large. But Lyn knew that was not the case.
All that poison she ingested over the past few years and the effects of the temporary cure are wearing off now. No matter how strong her mother is, after being poisoned so many times, the body will break down. Her mother's health has deteriorated since the First King passed away but this was something different.
Her gaze fell towards Rhys. Initially she got close to this person to find out if he could help her mother. But at some point those feelings changed and she genuinely developed feelings for him. By now she has learned that Rhys can indeed help her mother. But another problem has arisen, the scar mother caused Rhys.
Rhys hates my mother more than anybody.
He only tolerates my mother because of me.
I can't possibly ask him to help now.
”By the way the guy that is looking at us isnt a bad guy.” Rhys suddenly said. She raised her eyebrows at this.
”Not a bad guy?”
”He is a Rain Kingdom official.”
Ah? The Rain Kingdom sent somebody like that here? ”Is this because of my sisters engagement?”
”Yeah.”
Since earlier Rhys seemed oddly quiet, she thought the tension had disappeared now. But it seems like that is not the case here, Rhys still has something troubling him. Lyn thought about what to do for a moment before she leaned forward and kissed his lips.
”Mm?”
”W--well..” Lyn looked down. She had no explanation for kissing him just now.
”Apologise for making you uneasy.” Rhys trailed off. ”Hey Lyn, if something bad happened to somebody you considered a friend, would you take revenge?”
She blinked at this unexpected question. Revenge? A fri--- Lyn paused in mid-thought when she recalled something Silver told her not too long ago. Now that she thought about it, did that guy not say something? The grudge Rhys has towards her mother is because somebody got killed. The person who died must be Rhys acquaintance.
From his reaction, it does not seem to be an old lover. Then just a good friend? That theory seems to work the most.
”I want to help you,” Lyn mumbled.
”You can.”
”I can?” She did not expect him to respond so quickly. Lyn thought he would think it through more. No matter how close they are to one another, it does not change who her mother is. For Rhys to say something like this, he must be very desperate. Lyn wondered if if was okay for her.
She belongs to Rhys but at the same time, she is the Second Princess. She needs to separate her personal affairs. But it is indeed impossible for her to go against Kazuya or Rhys.
These days it does not seem like her family treats Kazuya or Rhys with hostility anymore. Unlike before something has changed, could she hope for a better future?