Chapter 53: ssenger
We rushed to the mayor’s mansion.
It’s been quite so ti since I’ve co to this town. The people in this town were friendly to since the beginning, and they were furious when they found out that Amy and I had nearly been kidnapped. They even added that I was an important child of this town. Once they found out that I was also helping people increase their magic power with Alistair, they were thankful and decided that they wouldn’t treat in a special way.
They treated like any other child in their town.
It’s been a while since I’ve co to this town, I grew a lot in the ti I spent here, and I could control my body better. I couldn’t run yet, but I could walk to the mayor’s mansion without getting tired.
I walked fast to the mayor’s mansion in the afternoons while holding Alistair’s hand.
“Say, Bart,” the butler, who ca with us, kept glancing at . “I think we should hurry.”
“Oh, ah. Let them wait. It’s important for kids to walk by themselves. And-.”
“And?”
“Nah, it’s nothing.”
Bart was focused on the wrong thing. Now, we’re at the edge of town. We’re almost at the mayor’s mansion. Fuu.
“Well, it’s fine for her to walk by herself. But it’s not as cute as tottering.”
“Oh boy, I didn’t say that alright?” Bart muttered his excuse. I stopped and turned around.
“Noth thoththering!”
“Oh, oh? Sorry. Yeah, you’re not tottering. You’re walking fast.”
That’s fine. For so reason, everyone was laughing really hard, and Alistair and I reached the mayor’s mansion. The butler opened the door and led us to the parlour as a servant who knew the way.
When he got to the parlour, he looked at Bart as if he wanted to say sothing, but held it down in the end and knocked on the door.
“Co in.”
It was exactly like the ti with the previous ssengers. I felt weird and glanced up at Alistair. He looked forward with serious eyes.
When the butler opened the door, Bart went in first, then Kyaro and Clyde, then Alistair and I, and Mill was behind us as if he was defending our backs. Like the other ti, the mayor sat on the sofa in the back, and a ssenger sat opposite him. They were gracefully holding their teacups. There was a servant behind the mayor and two people, who I didn’t know, next to the wall. They’re probably the ssenger’s guards.
“You’re here?” The ssenger stood up after the mayor said that and looked at us.
“Otousyama...”
“Lei?” Alistair heard my quiet mutter. Alistair, Bart and the others froze for a second because they were surprised.
“I’m wong.”
That’s right. That person is probably around 20 years old. He had lighter hair than the mayor, but darker than mine; his blonde hair was tied in a ponytail to the back. He had a good posture and dark violet eyes.
Yeah, there’s no way for him to be my father since his age, hair and eyes are all different. Father is taller than him, and I can never tell what he’s thinking from looking at him. The man’s face distorted a little as he gently said, “Lei.” He never looked at with such dark and cold eyes.
“Uoah.”
“Lei?”
I want to go ho. I want to go ho. I want to go back to where father is. I love Bart and Alistair, but I want to go back to where father and brother are.
“Uoooaaah.”
Alistair let go off my hand when I burst out into tears. Mill picked up while Alistair was panicking.
“Miww noth Otousyama, go ho.”
“Oh, is that so? Yeah, it’s okay.”
Mill couldn’t understand what I was saying at all, but he gently swayed while holding my head to his chest. I’ve endured it all this ti, but I couldn’t hold it in anymore when I saw soone who looked like father. I couldn’t stop crying.
“This baby doesn’t know anything,” The ssenger said in disappointnt.
“There’s a rumour going around saying that she’s really smart.”
“I’m surprised that they sent a ssenger who would intimidate and make a baby cry,” Bart growled.
“Bart.” The mayor’s voice didn’t sound as energetic as it usually did.
“What is it, mayor?”
“This person ca from the capital.”
“I’ve heard.”
“His na is Hubert Wester.”
Bart looked as if he was searching through his mories.
“Hubert... Gilbert, Hubert... Hubert!” Then he looked as if he realised sothing and the mayor said in a worn-out tone, “Yes. The 2nd Prince of Wester.”
My tears stopped. I’ve never seen a prince in this life or my previous one. I rubbed my face on Mill’s clothes, and he gently patted my back.
No, I just saw one.
“*SNIFF*.”
I lifted my face off Mill’s chest and looked at him. His gentle brown eyes were looking at just like they always are.
Yeah. So what if he’s a prince? I just got a little upset because he looked like father, but father is way more handso than him and brother is also handso even though he’s small right now. And they don’t have such a nasty look in their eyes.
Well, father generally has a poker-face... But at least he doesn’t have a nasty look in his eye.
I rubbed my eyes on my sleeves and looked at Mill. He looked at questioningly and seed to have noticed sothing. He wiped away the tear marks on my cheeks with his sleeve.
“Miww chu shhouwd hab a handwerchief.”
“My bad, I forgot about it.”
I laughed a little when I saw Mill smiling wryly.
“Miww, thhanwsh. Doww.”
“You’re alright now?”
“Ai.”
I asked Mill to put down and turned around to look at Alistair. Alistair’s face was stiff, and he looked at in worry and gently wiped the remaining tears from the corner of my eyes.
“Awishthair hand.”
We held hands, and I turned to look at the ssenger.
“Oh.”
It’s not ‘oh’. I can’t be easy-going just because he looks a little like father!
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