[This is the start of giving chapter dedication for my readers. Today, I would like to dedicate this chapter to Jyojiko for being the first person to give a gift for this newly-contracted book. Thank you so much!]
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When I went back to the castle after Ariella and I got our supplies for our upcoming magical experint, I happen to pass by the captain of the magic army as soon as I was done dressing as the prince and master wizard.
Just when did he get back here?!
He was sulking in the lobby, absorbed in his own deep thoughts, as he quietly sits on the sofa. I rember my goal of apologizing to him for what happened yesterday, but seeing like this makes want to back out now.
Yet, I know I have to.
Gathering all my courage, I heaved out a sigh before proceeding to walk towards the lad. He wasn't able to feel my presence until I sat beside him.
"What are you doing here?" he said, his tone emitting so coldness in it as usual.
"I saw you sulking here, so I decided to co here and see if you e okay," I stated, which he only responded with the clicking of his tongue.
"You're not the prince, dummy," he stated it as a matter of fact in a hushed voice.
Sohow it hurts my ego knowing that he really didn't think of as one of his friends in the first place. But I let it slide and tried to shove these negative thoughts away.
"I'm here as your friend, idiot." I shot back. "You know, when sothing bothers you that much, don't you think it is best to confide it with soone you trust just to ease your pain? Even if it's not , for example Lucas or Lancelot."
"They wouldn't understand," he imdiately replied. "No one does."
"Then try ," His head went up when I suddenly challenged him. "You'll never know."
There was a long mont of silence after my last statent, that it now questions if he really wanted to talk to right now or not. Anyway, I decided to interrupt it by taking this opportunity to do my goal.
Letting out a sigh, I turned to look at him once more and said, "I'm sorry by the way for you know ddling with things that I don't have any idea about."
That made his eyes went up from spending too much ti looking at the ground, like it's the most fascinating thing he had seen for today.
"I know it's kind of rude to ask, and for that I really apologize."
His head then went back to et my gaze, with his eyes squinting at .
"Tell , why are you so nice to ? Even after all the things I've done to you previously, you're still like that,"
I was surprised to hear him getting pissed with my current attitude. I an, what's wrong with that? My parents taught to be nice even to those people who are not doing the sa thing to .
"Let's say my parents taught how to be like that," I replied, smiling all of a sudden upon rembering my childhood mories with them while my father is still alive.
"And besides, I'm already used to your indifferent attitude so it's really not a big deal to anymore." I quickly added. A light chuckle escaped his lips.
After that brief conversation I had with him there was another round of heavy and awkward silence that made felt uncomfortable. Should I be the one to start another topic for the second ti around?!
"I didn't abandon my troops"
I was a little bit surprised when I heard him talked all of a sudden, finally breaking the silence between us. But his eyes avoided having minimal eye contact with and focused his gaze on nothing as he continued with his narration.
Smiling, I proceeded with listening to his story--- to let him know that there is soone who is so willing to listen to all of his problems.
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-ALEX-
"I didn't abandon my troops I managed to bring the remaining of them back here, but I was the only one left alive from the five of us."
While staring into nothing, I decided to finally open up this topic that I thought I wouldn't find myself sharing with anyone else other than Prince Arthur himself.
Well, technically speaking, this girl sitting beside is in the prince's outfit, so I would just like to assu that she is indeed the prince.
I don't know what kind of magic does she have, but she lets feel comfortable when I'm around her.
Like I could be just without trying to please anybody or act tough around other people.
Going back with my reminiscing I can still clearly rember the day when the war in Sodor broke out in the borderlines of Gilead and that country as if it just happened yesterday.
Every night, it would still occasionally haunt in my dreams.
I could still clearly picture myself out in the midst of explosions and the severe exchanges of magic attacks from both sides.
Sodor is the closest country next to Gilead, yet its forr monarch leader: King Esmond II treated our country as a rival in terms of production and magic prowess. Thus it occurred to him to invade our place.
Prince Arthur at that ti was at a quest, if I could still rember it. That is why the king took this opportunity to invade our country.
My eyes started to sting as soon as I saw many of my n were already dead from their fatal attacks. We haven't anticipated that the enemy side would be this strong as we originally thought.
Before the war officially broke out, we were already ambushed by several Sodorians which killed almost one-fourth of my n with their magic weapons Only a few of us have already left.
"Keep your guards up!" I declared, eyeing the whole place. We are in the midst of Misty Forest-- which stands in the middle of the borders of the two countries.
As we press forward, more soldiers from Sodor kept coming towards us, camouflaging themselves at first so that we weren't able to see them imdiately.
More of my n got killed, but so of us-- including -- also killed hundreds of them as well.
Until such ti that there are only five of us left standing in the area. I was blaming myself at that ti for being an incompetent and inexperienced leader of the magic army.
"C-Captain Alex." I shifted my gaze to the lad who called out my na while we hide from the enemies for a while
I could still clearly rember his na. He was one of my n whom I ca to be close with.
Peter. Peter Vandall.
His hands were shaky when he suddenly reached out a white envelope at . He is one of my n left who is seriously injured right now. One of us is desperately trying to heal his wounds.
My forehead wrinkled after seeing him reaching out sothing like this.
"What is this?" I asked, pertaining to his purpose of giving this to .
"If I can't make it out alive here, I would like you to give this to my childhood friend back at Gilead. I wasn't able to send her this last ti, and I'm sure she is waiting for my letters every month." His eyes are pleading as he looked at .
"Please give it to her."
My brows snapped together.
"No! I will make sure to bring all of you back int Gilead alive!"
But then his hands suddenly dropped and his eyes permanently closed all of a sudden in the middle of our conversation. His lips were already pale and his skin as well, like life was just sucked out of him.
Yet still, I did not give up. All of my n remaining are getting weak as ti passes by. Instead of proceeding to fight, I decided to begin chanting the teleportation spell to teleport us all back to Gilead
Upon arriving, I was carrying all five of them with at the back when I suddenly lost consciousness.
And the mont I opened my eyes once again, both great and devastating news was the first one to greet and was also surprised to see Prince Arthur already sitting beside in a bedroom chair when I thought he was still out for his quest.
He then told that he was able to stop Sodor from totally entering the country, but the news ca out next from his mouth that all of the n I brought wasn't able to survive with their severe wounds and internal bleeding caused by our enemies.
Since then, I started to avoid everyone so that I could avoid the subject being talked about as well.
Snapping my thoughts back to the present ti, I heard the girl spoke beside .
"Have you already given the letter to Peter's best friend?"
"No" I said and made a long, pronounced sigh. "Prince Arthur strictly prohibited to go near the soldiers' family and loved ones. He said it would be best if I won't be seeing them and have myself bla for all that happened back there."
"But you still have it with you, right?"
My forehead puckered as I turned to look at her.
"Yes. Why do you ask?"
This girl only smiled as her response. Sotis I don't get her if she is acting like this.
"I may have an idea who is Peter's best friend, and if you are not allowed to bring the letter to her then there's no harm if I would do the job for you, right?" she said while grinning at widely.
*Badump badump*
I felt my chest pound loudly just now the mont I saw her smile at like that. My cheeks are also burning as well.
What is wrong with ?!
Shaking these thoughts away, I suddenly stood up from my seat and stated that I'm off for a while to get the letter she wants to have. She only nodded as her response.
Yet before totally leaving here, I decided to glance over my shoulder-- as if rembering sothing that I should say to her all of a sudden.
"I would also like to apologize for how I acted yesterday" I awkwardly said. To be honest, I am not really used to say such things.
"... and thank you, for being here with today. I feel great after having this aningful conversation with you."
Okay, enough of these small pep talks!
Before I could utter any other nonsense words here, I hastily left the lobby just like that.
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