Chapter 331: Blind Faith (1/2)
AH, THEY hate me.
Kalel could feel it in his bones that Soleil's Keepers hated him.
A while ago, while he and his wife were in the middle of embracing each other tight, those children suddenly appeared while calling Soleil. And when they saw him, the Keepers glared at him. The kids also didn't bother to hide their hate towards him.
”Wong, you don't have to guard outside our tent,” Soleil said to the leader of the Keepers, the one who seemed to hate him the most. ”My husband and I need to talk.”
”Master, can we really trust him?” 'Wong' asked while glaring at him. He seemed to be the group's spokesperson because the other Keepers behind him were quiet. ”He might have been sent by Auro Moonchester.”
Kalel clenched his hands but he couldn't blame the child for thinking that way. Thus, he did his best to stay calm and respond like the adult that he was. ”I already cut my ties with Auro,” he said firmly. ”I no longer consider him as my brother.”
His wife turned to him with a gentle smile on her face.
He loved her smile but he was sad when he realized that Soleil really lost weight. Now he hated himself even more for leaving her. Especially when she needed him the most.
I will make it up to you, Soleil.
”I understand, Master,” Wong said. Then, he gave him one last warning look before he turned to Soleil. The kid's face softened up while talking to his 'master.' ”If he does anything funny, don't hesitate to call us.”
He wanted to comment on that but he just lightly bit his tongue.
They are Soleil's precious Keepers.
”I'll do that,” Soleil said to Wong with a soft smile on her face. ”Thank you, Wong.”
Wong nodded, then he politely bowed to Soleil before he finally left the tent.
”They are so protective of you, Soleil.”
His wife turned to him with a smile. ”Those children were born from my brother's love and flame.”
”Ah, it makes sense why they seem to hate me.”
”They saw how miserable I was because you left me,” she reminded him softly. ”You can't blame them for hating you, Lord Kalel.”
He nodded as an acknowledgment of his worthlessness.
Soleil smiled sympathetically at him, then she held his hand and pulled him to the sofa inside the tent. When she sat, she pulled him with her until he was sitting next to her. ”Kalel, where have you been for the past few weeks?”
He turned to his wife and watched her beautiful face while thinking.
To be honest, before he went to meet Soleil, he was summoned by Luna who, for some reason, had gone into hiding. The Moon Priestess was currently using an old temple as her hideout. She didn't even show her face to him.
Anyway…
He talked to Luna and told him about his plan. He also told the Moon Priestess about his plan to keep everything from Soleil a secret. But Luna told him that he shouldn't keep secrets from his wife especially if it concerned her.
”Soleil, I'm currently working with Winchell,” he said. ”I know that he hasn't told you yet but it was the two of us who found the women that Auro experimented on.”
His wife flinched. ”So, you were the 'servant' that my brother talked about?”
”It seems so,” he said with a sigh. ”He keeps on asking me to do things for him ever since we began working together.”
She smiled and touched his face. ”Thank you for protecting the survivors, my lord.”
His heart ached when he saw that genuine smile.
How can you forgive me so easily, Soleil?
”You're the sunshine of my life, Soleil.”
His wife smiled and blushed. ”Really?”
He nodded. ”You bring color to my life, Soleil. I don't know how to live without you now.”
Her smile grew wider. ”If I'm your sunshine, then you're my gray cloud.”
”That sounds a little gloomy but I guess it suits me.”
She laughed softly before she explained. ”You're my gray cloud because you're the only person in my life who didn't spoil me. You showed me the reality of life. Thanks to you, I didn't stay as the ignorant little girl that I was in the past.”
”How can you turn something negative into a positive thing?”
She smiled and shrugged, which was an adorable gesture of hers. ”Is there anything else that you'd like to report to me?”