Chapter 159 - Anna De Ruis
When I was ten, the first big event that I kept dreaming about happened. My sister.
When father and mother inford about a sibling on the way, the only thing I said was: ?It was ti, already.?
Mother was glad that I accepted the news without frowns. She beca even happier when I suggested a na to her.
In my past life, it had been quite a hassle. Father couldn't decide, and the baby lived unnad for almost a week.
To be sincere, I didn't do that on purpose.
I only made a casual comnt. ?When Martia is born, I'll teach her how to walk. I don't want her to trip randomly.?
?Martia?? mother asked, confused.
?My sister,? I explained, and her eyes widened.
?What if it's a brother?? she inquired, maybe worried that I would fear competition.
?Oh, it won't be. I wanted a brother to play sword, but I'll have to cope with a sister. Of course, I'll still teach her how to play with a sword. Why didn't I think of this before??
?I like the na. Martia and Xander. It sounds good. It will be a pleasure to introduce my children to people,? she giggled.
During that ti, just before my sister was born, I t a friend. It was actually the first person I didn't rember from my first life. He was interesting because of that.
Maybe, I just didn't pay any attention before.
His na was Jeffrey Wilhelm. His father was a Count, and he was supposed to beco a loyal aide for the Lord.
?You'll soon get a sibling,? he said once. ?We will all play sword together, right??
?No, we won't.? My sister wouldn't be able to even walk for so much ti. How was this person thinking she was going to fight with us?
Also, my sister was going to be very cute. What if soone jealous tried to steal her from ?
It was safer to play with her when Jeffrey wasn't around. Bertha seed safer as an option.
She's also a face that I almost forgot. Maybe because she got married and travelled far away, in my first life.
When Martia finally arrived, I could et her again. It had been hard to wait, but I've sohow made it.
?Hello, Martia,? I greeted her as soon as they let see her.
I reached out to her hand, and she gripped my finger by instinct.
?It's been so long,? I whispered.
She was so little, and she probably couldn't see well just like after birth.
While growing up, I noticed so many things about my sister that I didn't know. Like that she liked strawberries, even if she would beco all red after eating them.
She didn't like talking, like the little girl in my mories, but she could communicate so much with her expressions and eyes.
Luckily, she learned how to walk quickly. I had to hold her hand to prevent her from tripping over everything, but she could keep my pace without many problems.
?Let's go see the roses,? I said.
?Oses,? she repeated. It was one of those rare days where she would echo my words. It wasn't clear if she was learning how to talk or just trying to tease .
However, she was cute, so I couldn't get angry.
Her curls grew longer, and she resembled a bit more the sister from my last life. I couldn't rember why, but she was so sad in every image I had in my brain.
I was settled on protecting her, this ti, even though I didn't know from what.
It all happened in a single night. I was fifteen.
All of a sudden, so soldiers barged in and asked the Lord to reach the capital in a hurry. Mother and father departed imdiately, and they never ca back.
They were arrested the mont they stepped out of Kyre.
Martia cried for the whole night, and I couldn't do anything else but carry her around and promise that I would solve everything.
I had no solution, no power. Only hope.
That night, after collapsing on the sofa in Martia's room, tired from calming her, I had a dream. Or better, I rembered.
What was going to happen beca clear all of a sudden. When I opened my eyes, I packed a bag and left for the capital.
It was the first ti I ventured out of Stoneyard alone in my second life, but I already knew the road.
I rode at night, didn't have ti to stop.
I asked the Emperor to et , but he refused. I asked the Ministers' help, but they just shook their heads in distress.
I even bribed the guards to let see my parents for a minute, and I spent a night in the prisons, in the cold and with empty pockets.
They let go only after the execution.
It was too late for my parents, but I still had a chance to change Martia's fate.
I didn't have ti for funerals. I just rode back to arrive before Countess de Ruis.
I made it just in ti.
As soon as I stepped into Stoneyard, I headed to Martia's room. She ran in my arms crying and didn't part from for hours. Even while sleeping, she would surround my neck with her arms.
When Countess de Ruis approached intending to alert and start the flea, I checked if Martia was sleeping before answering.
?Soldiers are waiting for us out of the castle. Send a servant on the way if you don't believe .?
She closed her mouth and took a step back, observing .
?We shouldn't waste ti,? she replied.
?It will only take a few minutes. If your servant cos back, we'll go.?
When she walked back into the room, fifteen minutes later, she was quite alard.
?How did you know?? she asked .
?I just knew,? I shrugged.
Martia woke up in the movent and looked around, confused. I pecked her forehead and accompanied her head back on my shoulder.
?I will need your help, Countess,? I continued. It was just the beginning. ?They'll try every ans to take away Stoneyard from . I can't fight them alone; I'm too weak and inexperienced.?
?I will help you, child. But I need to know, have you heard about the soldiers waiting outside in the capital??
?Not really. It was rather obvious it would happen, though. Things will beco even more difficult. I won't be able to retain my positions alone.?
?I will help you.?
And that's how it started.
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