He remained after the nobles left when the meeting ended.
Leonardo's eyebrows furrowed while stroking Finesia's head who was sitting on his lap. Finesia moved his eyes on the Duke's direction before going back to Leonardo.
"What is it?" Leonardo asked.
He coughed before he spoke. "It might be very rude to ask, but what is this young lady to you your Highness? I've been with you since I was born and neither I could think that you would have your concubine."
Leonardo's lips moved before he grinned. Duke Salvador has been loyal to him since then, from his grandfather until to him.
There's no way that Duke Salvador would go against him.
"She's going to be my wife," he answered casually.
Duke Salvador flinched for a bit before he sighed. "You've been alone on your rein your Majesty so I won't barge in, but let me tell you an
━14 years before... "Mathias let me ride on your back please," I said while pouting.My feet looks swollen since we've been walking in this forest for about three hours.He stopped before he turned around wearing a bored expression. "You're becoming a child now Finesia." He turned his back from me before lowering down his body.I smiled and ride on his back. My arms were wrapped around his neck while I rest my head on his left shoulder."Where are we going?" I asked.He started walking while carrying me on his back. "We're going to find a shelter, it's getting dark," he answered.We've been like this since then, moving in each and every destination to find our food and shelter.It was for our survival, to strive hard to earn our surviv
"Get them! They aren't far away, don't let the sinners live!"The lady ran faster as she can while carrying the baby who wasn't even breathing but her eyes were opened looking at the lady's face.The people who was after them kept searching the whole forest where they last saw the lady."Don't worry Finesia, I'll keep you safe so hang in there my baby... be with mum."She felt numb on her chest and realized that she was hit by an arrow. She vomits and blood came out from her mouth but she didn't stop from running.She was only thinking of saving her baby, to not let anyone see her, the eyes of the God and a mortal, the eyes of the truth.People will kill her without even seeing the beautiful world created by her father so she, as her mother, should save her baby."Ack... " She stumbled and felt the pain from her left knee that was hit by an arrow.She starts
"Sia! Where are you?"I hid myself on the tall grass when I saw Leia trying to find me, when she was gone from the place where I am hiding, I ran faster and went to the mountain where flowers can be seen.I laughed as I lay down on the beautiful flowers. Leia would be angry if she found out that I'm in the mountain again. It's not far from the castle and this is the only place where I can run freely. The castle together with the mountain filled with flowers are hidden after the dark cave, that's what Lily told me. No man can enter our castle without walking pass to the dark cave.So I am not afraid of going out, wearing my unique eyes. My eyes are different side by side, my left eye is blue and my right eye is the color of the sun they say. When the night comes, my eyes would change and the pictures of the sun and the moon will be visible in my eyes."Sia? Is that you?!"I was about to run when I saw Lylia fled
"Is this your house my lady?" I didn't respond, I was just examining him from head to toe while holding the long broomstick. I kept my distance for about five meters away and didn't let my gaze avert from him. He awkwardly smiled and brushed off his messy hair. He was avoiding my gaze and stayed on his place without moving. After I held his hand earlier, I stomped his feet and ran away from him. "I'm not really a bad guy my lady, I was just lost. I haven't figure out a way for me to go back, I was chased by a monster and found this castle." I tilt my head like a dog and fumed my forehead. "You look like the monsters from the outside." He raised his hands and shake his head repeatedly. "I'm not a revolting monster, I'm an innocent man. I was lost... Really. " "No man can enter this castle, only the monsters so you're a monster!" I hissed and pointed the broomstick on his direction.
"Aren't you going to talk Sia? Are you just going to keep quiet until my throat will dry? How many times do I have to tell you that mountain is dangerous, that monsters can enter. What am I supposed to do with you?" she scolded.I was just sitting on the edge of the chair while playing with my fingers. Leia was the one who found me first when I was about to enter the castle, she was angry and now she's scolding me telling that I shouldn't be at ease when going to the mountain.I know and I really didn't want to escape the castle, I just want that man to leave the castle before they found out."Finesia! Are you even listening?" she fumed her forehead while glaring at me."I'm sorry Leia, I will never do it again. I promise, " I swore.She blinked emphatically before she flew back to the kitchen. She's just worried that monsters will eat me that's why I do not rebel from her scolding.
Her tears flowed like a river down her cheeks, trying to cease the bubble from disappearing—the only smell Leia left to her. Her foes shake like a field of beaten corn, and pulled her hair repeatedly trying to take away the thorn with sorrow filling her heart. Her eyes darken and the bright yellow crystal from her left eye faded as her inside filled with continues pain. Pressing her right eye while gripping her chest, a sudden vision appeared on her head. A blind desire, which on warm moonlight was used to shake like fever in the veins of the man whom she remember, is futilely plaguing a gray fellow with the gray wraiths innumerable old griefs and with small stinging memories of long-dead delights. It was the memory of someone named 'Leonardo' entered her deep sorrow into a survival. Finesia suddenly seemed to be endowed with superhuman strength, for she run the long distance forest and reached the
Mariano came back from his sister's house wearing a worried expression as he came across his friend Jake, a married man who's against the law of monarchs."What's with you? Did something happen between you and your sister?" Jake asked as he put the the firewood logs on the vacant table.He shook his head and let out a deep sigh as he remembers the appearance of the child they just brought.He didn't want to believe it but there's no way a normal human would have such peculiar eyes. Not even the wizards have the unique magical eyes."Nothing happened, it's just....nothing, don't worry about it."He was reluctant to tell his friend about the child especially when his sister spoke about 'not telling anyone about it'.Jake looks confused staring at the back of Mariano's body walking back inside his house. He knows Mariano, when something is not right, Mariano would make a worried face especially
"The Emperor of Corceigea Empire, Leonardo Kartan Crossus."Finesia flinched a bit as her lips parted, she doesn't know what Jeneva is talking about. Hearing Leonardo's name from someone's mouth makes her envious, it feels something wrong deep inside her."I don't exactly understand, who is this Emperor you're talking about?" she asked.Jeneva trembles just by saying the Emperor's name. "The Emperor who fought the Divine Dragon alone in Grisaia and tamed it. He's not just a powerful man but an immortal born from a Goddess's blood."Upon hearing the information about the Emperor, Finesia wasn't able to think straight. There's no way that the Leonardo she met is the Emperor himself, it's impossible."Is there any other information about him? Like his eyes... yes, his eyes! What's the color of it?" Finesia asked remembering the sparkling color of azure eyes of the man she met."It's like a color of an o