Chapter 205 Raghnalls Story 2 (2/2)

But staying in this world, despite her wishes, she can feel her mind slowly yet unconsciously being reconstructed into a numb killing machine who's only goal is self-preservation.

And she felt that the longer she stayed, the faster she'll be changing into something she doesn't want to be.

Seeing the increasing ghastly look on her face, Raghnall was lost on what else to do.

She didn't seem to be listening, probably too absorbed in her own thoughts. So, he could only attempt to comfort her with a small side hug. He then placed his cheek on top of her head as he comfortingly caressed her arm with gentle circles.

His other hand reached inside his own spatial bag to pull out a handkerchief. Then, with it, he gently wiped Inna's tears.

After a long stretch of time, Inna finally calmed down. The last of her tears were caught in Raghnall's handkerchief as she breathed out her last sob.

Then, rubbing her eyes, she looked at Raghnall with a soft yet tired gaze.

”Hey, I've always been wondering but… why?”

Raghnall furrowed his brows as he stared at her with confusion.

”Why, what?”

Still tired, Inna leaned her head on his shoulder as she replied.

”This… all this... Why are you doing all this for me? Why do you care so much about me? You've stuck to me since day one in the academy. But why?”

Raghnall raised an eyebrow at her question.

How was he supposed to answer such a question?

But, still dwelling on her words, he looked towards the direction of the pond. And his eyes landed on the beautiful white marble statue in its center. With a soft yet sad smile, he asked her.

”Do you see the statue by the pond?”

Despite the confusion Inna felt from the sudden change of topic, she felt her curiosity take over her and so, she followed his eyes. She looked at the direction where he was looking and nearly gasped at the beautiful sight of the garden.

She'd never seen such a great array of colorful flowers in one place!

She didn't even notice it before since she was preoccupied with her thoughts. But now that she finally calmed down, she realized that the place she was in was actually really beautiful!

But then, she remembered that he talked about a statue in a pond so she looked a bit further.

And she audibly gasped at the beauty of the statue. The beauty of the woman looked ethereal, like a goddess. Her body stood tall and proud as she held a long staff with a big sphere in its topmost part. The sphere held three rings that looked like orbits on a planet. In her other hand, she held an open book. It looked like it had something on top of it but because of the distance, Inna couldn't clearly make out what it was.

Then, while Inna was busy admiring the statue, Raghnall continued to ask her.

”Is she… beautiful?”

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Inna immediately replied with no hesitation.

”Very. She's very beautiful.”

Then, without even so much as a warning, Raghnall changed the topic again.

”I… Although I can't imagine what you must be feeling right now, whether it came from the effects of the wine or your true feelings, I can somehow understand. The first time I... killed… someone was… indirectly done. He… he was my friend and I… I was…”

Raghnall swallowed the lump in his throat as he tried to suppress the urge to stop talking. He didn't like talking about it. He didn't like opening up old wounds. But if it meant making her feel better and for him to find even a small amount of closure in retelling the story, then he'd willingly recall the memory he so badly wanted to forget.