No matter whether or not it was all a misunderstanding, Seira questioned what he meant. However she additionally had issues that she needed to get solutions too. If it was the temple that instigated the late Emperor Laud, what would their objective be? Why did he do this to her?

‘May I discover out by means of Calrad?’ she questioned silently.

Seira glanced up at him and his blue eyes have been mounted at her. They have been chilly, however unusually they’ve softened immediately.

She thought she may attempt to negotiate no less than as soon as now.

“Your Majesty, should you actually need to resolve the misunderstanding with me, I would really like you to make one promise.”

“Promise?”

“Sure. From the primary time we have been reunited, His Majesty solely wished me to obey. He didn’t even take into consideration wanting again at my distress and the agony the imperial household had made me undergo.”

“That…”

So as to not blame him immediately, Seira introduced up her resentment in direction of the imperial household, not Calrad himself. Now was the time to proceed the dialog and get what she wished with out offending him as a lot as doable.

“His Majesty is nothing however a fearful existence to me. If that’s what you need, His Majesty has succeeded.”

“…you understand very properly it’s not like that.”

“Then, I don’t find out about the rest, however please don’t power me to imprint. Until my coronary heart really belongs to you, it’s ineffective anyway. I don’t need to wreck our relationship like that.”

Seira regarded straight at Calrad and waited for him to reply. Opposite to the calmness of her eyes and expression, her thoughts was a nervous wreck.

‘Please, Calrad…’

After some time, he opened his mouth and replied.

“Alright, I promise. As an alternative, I need you to provide me a particular reply, too. That you simply received’t keep away from me.”

Seira didn’t suppose that Calrad knew she had been avoiding him with all her may, however she replied openly, “Why would I keep away from His Majesty?”

He checked out her gently and nodded as he stared at her, “Is that so?”

His gaze, which started to maneuver once more, appeared to really feel like the times which they couldn’t attain for now.

“Properly, I’m sufficiently old to get drained enjoying tag and hide-and-seek.”

Though it will’ve been a good time for the 2 of them to mature as full-fledged man and lady, Calrad’s angle towards her remained the identical. It’s as in the event that they spent their days collectively day-after-day.

Seira gazed out the window with a sigh.

It appeared the identical right here on the imperial palace because the years handed. Seeing that each surroundings that got here into sight hasn’t modified.

* * *

After Calrad and Seira left the convention room and the opposite nobles left one after the other, all that remained within the room have been Aven, Louis, and Baron.

Baron, who was looking at Aven with difficult eyes, requested, “Why didn’t you inform Seira first? She appeared very shocked. It will’ve been good should you’ve given her a heads up.”

“…”

Aven simply stood nonetheless with out answering. Baron couldn’t query him additional seeing that he couldn’t see pleasure in him rising as the subsequent inheritor to the throne.

Baron heaved a protracted sigh in frustration, and paused as he tried to brush his hair backwards. Contemplating their subsequent schedule, he shouldn’t wreck how he look seeing because it took hours to complete.

“Don’t you know the way a lot Seira cares about you? You’d higher clarify the state of affairs as a substitute of creating an excuse since you’re late. It’s not like she wouldn’t perceive.”

Although he thought it wasn’t wanted, Baron didn’t need him to overlook his recommendation. It was for each Seira and Aven, as colleagues who ceaselessly left with him for the battlefield.

“Then I’ll see you on the dinner, Your Majesty the Crown Prince.”

Baron bid farewell to Aven politely in his personal manner, and went out first. Solely then did Louis open his mouth.

“Is it that unhealthy?”

Initially, Aven usually didn’t present his feelings, so many of the nobles simply thought he was silent as a result of he felt awkward with the change of standing. Nonetheless, Louis noticed by means of with out problem that Aven was low and was able to dig into the bottom.

“There should be a couple of or two individuals who want to sit in that throne.”

Even Louis, who stated that, didn’t point out the facility he may take pleasure in when he coaxed Aven. That was not how he may transfer him.

‘You may give again all the pieces that Seira had. You may totally help the restoration of Askan, or supply up the place of a noble empress.’

‘How lengthy are you going to get damage and wander the battlefield? You don’t actually imagine that’s what she needs.’

By the point Aven’s eyes modified little by little, Louis hit the wedge to fully lodge his beliefs into him.

‘ what? Seira is overdoing it. Each time I take advantage of my powers, my bodily situation deteriorates quickly. She received’t final lengthy at this fee. When and the place will that life finish…’

When Louis stated that, he nearly died by the hands of Aven.

For Aven, leaving Seira alone and in ache could be hell. Subsequently, one other approach to name the nice anger that he felt at that second was despair.

Louis, who was wanting into Aven’s eyes that turned vibrant crimson instantly, lastly realized. The hope of all of the brothers, wandering within the darkness and ready for the day of liberation, has lastly come.