82 The Line Of Anarchy Remains Uncrossed (1/2)
The door opens. I don't know how long I have been here, but I would gladly walk out of here as soon as I get the chance.
”Irium!” In Trevor's voice, my name is called.
”…” I chose to not answer. And so, the person out to visit me walk towards me as he asks,
”Are you okay?”
”No.” I answer. I do not say any extra words. Just the ones I need to give for the answer.
”I see. Come with me!” Trevor tells me so even as he faces my back. And so, I turn around and face his back and follow him as he tells me to.
And we walk. We walk. We continue to walk. We do not stop until we reach our destination, which is, the throne room. At least, looking at it from a traditional sense, that is what I would call this room.
”I have noticed something, Trevor.” I say as I see that the room is empty.
”What is that?” He asks quite courteously.
I turn to him and answer, ”You already know that.”
I turn to look everywhere and find no one in the room. No guards, no officials, no nothing. It's like the king and his second-in-command are the only ones in this castle.
”I want to know where the other officials are.” I state quite clearly, and in a voice just as clear, the answer comes immediately.
”There aren't other officials here.”
”Are you for real?” I ask, furrowing my brows, ”There is no one but the king and his second-in-command in this castle. How can you run an entire realm all by yourselves?”
Trevor smiles and says, ”That's the thing, Irium. There is no need for government in this realm.”
”I find that quite hard to believe.” I say but,
”That's because you are bound by your traditional values.” He says, ”Try to keep an open mind and take a look at the citizens of this realm once again. Tell me, where is there a need for authority?”
The citizens of this realm, huh? The people who live in so much happiness that there is no crime; the people who laugh so much that it hurts my heart; you want me to look at them, Trevor?
”There is no crime in this realm. People live with order and morality. No one cheats anyone. Everyone gets a good amount of food every day and sleeps under a roof.” Trevor goes on and on proving his point. And it's not that I don't see his point but that it's an absolutely ludicrous point.
”Tell me Irium,” he asks as he looks at me, ”What would authorities do in this kind of place other than earn a salary for sitting on their asses and doing nothing.”
”They disappointed him, didn't they?” I ask.
”… who?” Trevor does not get who I am talking about so I clear it for him.
”The authorities. Back when everything happened, back when Remedy Corporation tried to come after her?”
”…”
”He saw how his family was torn apart, starting from Grimma, but the authorities did nothing. Neither the authorities that knew about magic nor the authorities that didn't knew about them, they couldn't do anything.”
”…”