Novel & Cerita Romanos 12 19

They said it was the sign that showed the ancestors had accepted the blood of the goat that was slaughtered to appease them. No one knew what Romeo was thinking. He could not even say a word. Those who knew him very well were beginning to be uncomfortable around him. At the same time they did not want to leave him alone, incase he hurt himself. The royal helpers had a duty to make sure that he was always looked after. Sometimes they would take him for a walk just to make him clear his mind. He became a zombie that just stared in the space without uttering a word. His mother did not stop to mention her son's name during the prayer sessions in the church. She even asked Reverend Busang to visi

“That doesn’t make him useless. It makes him connected.” “Or expendable,” Enzo smiled without humor. “Expendable men don’t escape cells and come back,” I replied calmly. I said calmly, and something clicked in my mind. “Think about it.” I leaned forward. “Romano had a foothold; he knew about the hidden passages, the weak security points. He broke out twice.” “Three times,” Romeo muttered. “Exactly. He had a dozen chances to escape.” I looked at Adrian. “But he always came back—“

“Is that all you’ve got?” “Stay—” PUNCH. “Away—” PUNCH. “From—” PUNCH. “My—” PUNCH. “Pet.” “She was never yours to begin with Vaffanculo!,” Romano spits, though his voice is broken, his face already a ruined mess beneath Rafaele’s fists.

Standing in front of it was Roman. His long, brown hair fell past his shoulders and he wore a black suit. He had a large, signet ring with the letter E engraved on it in gold. His back was turned to her. “You’re running,” he said, and his voice echoed off the chapel walls as he spoke. Nora shivered, strangely cold even though she wasn’t sure that what was happening was real or inside her head. “How can I be running when I don’t even know what I’m running from?”

"Romulus—" "The encounter with the Ozeths won't go well, Master Ashworth, if you truly want to hear what the oracles have to say." Romulus declared, his voice dropping into something more solemn, heavier than before. "It will result in an all-out war. The kind that will..." He paused mid-sentence, a tricky grin curling at the edge of his lips, something knowing and withheld behind his eyes. "Too far. What's the point going all the way there? That's as far as we go for now."

Roman replied then he started the song with a melody voice so low and sweet to hear. "🎼 The journey is so long..., that no one can predict.... but all that matters is love..., till death do us part....., Let us love(chorus)( 3*) even if we don't know where the journey will end... let us love, even if we have lost so many of all our loved ones... let us love.....(3*)🎼. Every one of them were thinking about those they have lost and waters started falling on they're cheeks. Then everyone take the chorus and sing along with Roman, while heading to the south.

“Their safety. Their failures. Their survival?” Ellie’s face flashed through Roman’s mind—her eyes, her strength, her quiet courage. “I accept.” Silver light bloomed beneath his feet, threading through the stone like veins waking from sleep. “Do you swear to lead with judgment, not impulse?” Marcus pressed. “To wield strength in service, not dominance?” Roman’s hand brushed the folded paper tucked close to his heart—the letter Ellie had written him. The reminder of why he stood here. “I swear.” The vow settled.

Picking up on Romans scent I followed it to the chapel. Peering through the glass door Roman sat on his own, his head in his hands as his shoulders lifted and dropped. Slowly opening the door, I stepped inside. The creaking of the door alerted Roman to my entrance as he turned to face me. His eyes red and puffy as he wiped the tears on the sleeve of his shirt.

I run back to the den. I run back to where I am supposed to be. I run back to where I must be. Romulus is waiting for me.

A pause. Roman exhaled softly, reverently. "Understood." "I want you to give him a push in signing the papers.”