56 The Farhawk Family (2/2)
Uncle Kil pointed between himself and Jonathan, who could only smile wryly.
”...” The little kitten didn't know whether she should laugh or cry. How competitive was this uncle over his own Nephew?!
In the end, Lexa chose to stay mum as Andria giggled.
Soon after, the soft steps of the girl could be heard ascending the inn's stairs, heading to one of the rooms upstairs.
”Now then, was that really all you found out?” Jonathan asked, turning his attention back to his father and uncle.
”For the most part. Only, we have a strong inkling that it is related to them...” Uncle Kil answered solemnly, his eyes scanned the room and only finished his sentence when he noticed that the Wilderwolf family had long cleared the inn of everyone else. Even the inn's bartender was nowhere to be seen.
”You think it has something to do with those Farhawk's?” Alexander's eyes turned viscous at the thought.
”All we know is that our family has encountered a series of incidents lately that seemed to have a hostile party behind them, with this incident only being one of many. These incidents have been getting progressively worse, the worst being the one before this one, where the second young master, Peter was attacked during an Academy event. Luckily, he was able to recover from those wounds.” Uncle Kil explained.
”Thankfully, Peter was saved by Julie, who was able to see through the illusive barrier that shielded the attack of his assailants. It didn't stop those bastards from running off though.” Alexander found it harder and harder to hold back his anger when he thought on this. His second son had nearly lost his life that day, how could he not hold an uncontrollable anger?
”Calm down father, we need to keep a calm head if we want to tackle this issue.” Jonathan coaxed him. Alexander was usually cool headed and didn't take long to calm down, sending his son a thankful smile and quickly apologizing for his temper.
”It was in that incident where we got our biggest clue however. If your little daughter's words are right, Julie said that when she broke through the barrier and saved Peter, she overheard one of the attacker's talking over a Calling Stone, mentioning the Farhawk's name by accident.” Uncle Kil continued. ”Whether this was truly an accident or a setup, that is yet to be seen but its currently our biggest clue at the moment.”
”I just can't see it being Ronan Farhawk... While we have always been rivals, with him being the Right Hand of the King and Queen, while me being the Left Hand, he has never resorted to such underhanded tactics like this before... And things have been pretty peaceful between the two of us as of late, I just don't see what motive he would have...” Alexander pondered aloud, shaking his head helplessly as his thoughts took him nowhere.
”Our family is pretty small, consisting of only grandfather, us two brothers and sister, and finally your four children. But the Farhawk family is rather large, consisting of several siblings and cousins. Not all of them are going to agree on the same methods or uphold the same morals. We can't simply cut off the possibility of it actually being one of them just yet.” Uncle Kil narrowed his eyes.
”Ah, we're never going to end up with any results at this rate.” Alexander waved his sleeves dismissively with a sigh. ”Lets talk about your side of the coin instead. I hear you have been planning on heading out of Falcio for the rest of Jonathan's coming of age adventure, brother?”
”That was what I was working on before this whole mess.” Uncle Kil's mood lightened a little after their serious talk and he was now talking with a smile. ”We're going to buy Magical Beast's and head around the Northern Mountain's and beyond, with the goal being the Claw Reverence Empire. Maybe run into Sister-in-Law if we're lucky.”
”We'll probably not have the time though. Since the new year, the start of my coming of age adventure, nine months have passed, meaning that there is only three months left.” Jonathan sighed solemnly. It had been a long time since he had seen his mother, not to mention his aunt and grandfather too. His solemn eyes turned even more so when he thought of another issue. 'It looks like it's not only father and sis that I'll be saying goodbye too soon... It would seem I'll have to say farewell to the little lass as well...'