142 Winter Nystroms Decision (2/2)
He nodded, then he turned to her with a pained look on his face. ”Miss Luna, did you hear what Tilly said about Lord Prescott?”
She slowly nodded. Yes, she heard Lady Nystrom a while ago. But she couldn't believe the latter part of the story. ”It looks like the duchess received a call from Lord Prescott. We can confirm it later. Right now, we should focus on Lady Nystrom and the young lord's recovery first.” She looked at him straight in the eye. ”Your Grace, I know that you're being overwhelmed right now. But you're the head of the family, aren't you? You must be strong for your wife and your newly born son. I'm not saying that you should ignore the death of Lord Prescott. I just want you to lend your strength to Lady Nystrom first. Do you understand?”
It seemed like her words had knocked some sense into the duke.
”I understand, Miss Luna,” Duke Nystrom said, his eyes clearer now. Then, he turned to Lady Nystrom. As soon as he did, his face softened up. ”I will be strong for you and our little rascal, Tilly. So please hang in there for us, too. Okay?” He kissed the top of the duchess's head. ”I love you.”
Lady Nystrom, despite her weakened state, smiled softly.
Luna's heart broke while watching Duke and Duchess Nystrom display their genuine love for each other.
I hope the thing about the ”descendants” of the Black Serpent isn't true.
Because if it was, hell would surely break loose this time.
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”CONGRATULATIONS on your rebirth, Moon Serpent,” Forrester said politely with his head hanged low before the Moon Serpent. ”I am Asher Forrester, the favored son of the sky god. On behalf of my father, I am here to atone for the mistake that he and the other gods had done in the past.”
That mistake caused the spot of the Moon Serpent in the heavens, making him a ”fallen god.”
”Don't call me that.”
He felt a chill down his spines when he heard the young boy talk to him in his mind.
When he raised his head, he saw that the baby was now awake.
Lord Winter Nystrom's golden eyes were staring back at him, wisdom clear in his beautiful glowing orbs.
”I don't want to live as a Moon Serpent or a God Slayer,” Lord Winter Nystrom said firmly. ”I am just Winter Nystrom– the only son of Kiho and Tilly Nystrom.”
Saint Forrester took a deep breath before he spoke. ”I'm sorry but it was never your destiny to live a ”normal” life, young lord.”
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LUNA stepped out of the room to take a short break, then she decided to wander around the mansion while clearing her head.
She just finished cleaning up both Lady Nystrom and the newly born young lord.
Right now, the duke and the duchess were finally spending time with their baby. They were being watched over by Saint Forrester.
I didn't see this coming.
She could usually see the major events that could change the empire's fate before it happened. But this time, she didn't see the birth of the Moon Serpent. She felt that something strange was going to happen, but she didn't expect that it would the birth of the young lord.
As far as I remember, Lady Nystrom didn't give birth prematurely in her first life.
Her thoughts were cut-off when she found Captain Denver sitting in the front porch of the mansion. He was hugging his knees close to his chest. And she noticed that his broad shoulders were shaking uncontrollably.
The sight made her nervous.
”Captain Denver?” she asked nervously. ”Is everything alright?”
Captain Denver froze for a while, then he looked up at her with tears rolling down his cheeks. ”Miss Luna, my father is gone,” he said in a cracked voice, then he clutched his chest tight. ”He passed down his emblem to me in his final moments.”
And that was when she remembered that Lord Prescott went to the North with Lord Morgan Denver.
Oh, no…
Before she knew it, she was already on her knees while hugging Captain Denver.
”I'm so sorry for hugging you without your consent,” Luna whispered, her heart breaking for the captain. ”You can push me if you want, Captain Denver. But if you need this, feel free to hug me back.”
”No,” Captain Denver said, then he hugged her back tight. ”Thank you for this, Miss Luna.”
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