Chapter 66 - The Ark Of Oh! Susanna (1/2)

”Excuse me, what?” asked Mavislin, shocked.

”Play me a tune. I'm bored. This silence is deafening,” complained Marquess Dalles.

”I only know one song on the piano,” whispered Mavislin, in reluctance.

”Then play me that one. Sing it if you can.”

”For such a childish man, you sure know how to boss people around,” murmured Mavislin.

”What's that, darling?” asked Minwoo.

”Nothing. I'll start playing, Marquess Dalles,” replied Mavislin, stretching out her fingers.

With a deep breath, she began to play a simple tune. And the Valkyrie started to sing. It was a simple tune, yet the singing in every verse had various meanings. The room seemed to liven up slightly as the Valkyrie played heer childhood song based on what she could remember.

When Valokia was still there. When her family had been broken. When the War had not come.

”Oh, I come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee,

I'm goin' to Lousianna, for my true love to see.

Oh, Sus-anna! Now, don't you cry for me.

For I come from Alabama.

With a banjo on my knee,” sang Mavislin as she continued playing.

The Marquess gave a smile as he read through more reports on the recent Umbra cases. The reports were mostly grotesque, descriptions of how the victims were terrorized by the rogue shadows. Reports of people's shadow 'bringing them to the dark side'.

Both Viscountess Ling, Earl Yan, and Duchess Midford had been notified by the recent Umbra attacks. The only one out of the Five Kings that had not been alerted was Gab, a baron that was a skilled poison master, posing as a barista. He was currently somewhere else, so getting to him would be a problem.

”It rained all night, the day I left.

The weather, it was dry.

The sun so hot, I froze to death.

Susanna, don't you cry...”

Minwoo stifled a laugh as he stamped another approval. He found it amusing, how could the weather be dry and the area was raining? Or the fact someone could freeze by the sheer force of sun's rays?

”I had a dream, the other night.

Where everything was still.

I thought I saw, Susanna-dear,

a-coming down the hill.