FOUR MONTHS LATER
"Ahh... we are almost ho. Ti flies," Gewen comnted. "I don't understand why but the journey to go ho always feels quicker than the journey to leave ho. Do you feel that way too?"
They were standing on the ship's dock, enjoying the view of the sun slowly going down on the horizon. They had traveled for months and were now finally getting close to ho. Well, not super close because they were still on the sea connecting the Atlantea and Terra continents.
But after such a long journey from Castilse, passing through kingdom after kingdom and finally crossing the sea, the sight of Winterre on the horizon felt like they were almost ho.
Well... for Emlyn, that was almost true. Winterre was her holand. Her heart was filled with warmth when she realized they almost reached Winterre.
She had asked Mars to make a stop in her family's graves and visit Duke Bellevar whom she called Grandpa Leroy.? Her husband, of course, responded positively to her request.
It was his wish too, to bring Emlyn to visit her family and her holand, together with Harlow. He had planned this since the first ti he realized he was in love with her.
However, so many things happened between then and now. Mars could only bring Emlyn to Winterre in this condition.
Well... it was better now than never, he thought.
"I don't feel that way," Kira comnted. "To , it's always the sa. Going out away or going back."
Gewen looked at her with interest. He asked Kira, "Where is your ho?"
The girl shrugged. "Nowhere. I was born in Asguy but I spent most of my ti going around places with my father."
"Oh... well, no wonder the journeys always feel the sa you. It's because you don't really have a place you call ho," said Gewen.
He added, "I bet once you have a place you call ho, you will understand the feeling. I think it's psychological. People always long for their hos. So, when they travel in the direction where their heart is, they would feel like the journey seems shorter."
The pirate princess rolled her eyes at the man and clicked her tongue. "You are too sentintal, Lord Gewen. The conventional wisdom is the trip back seems shorter because it's more familiar, so people recognize landmarks. And that might help to increase the feeling of speed, of how fast you travel."
The man didn't understand why Kira always looked uninterested when he said sothing and often refuted his words. All the other won always listened to his every word with a sparkle in their eyes. However... this woman was... different.
This realization made Gewen feel dejected.? The man started questioning himself if he was interested in Kira because the girl was the only woman who didn't show any interest in him?
Maybe this was what they said by people always want what they can't have. Was that what happened to him now?
Was he interested in Kira only because he couldn't have her?
Well... this was not healthy.
"Excuse , Miss Kira. I need so air," the man muttered and then walked away from Kira. The girl furrowed her brows and watched Gewen's back view until the man disappeared behind the mast.
"We are already outside," she said to herself. "Where else would he get air from?"
Emlyn who saw their interaction ca to approach Kira with Harlow in her arms. After spending months together on the road, the bond between mother and daughter had developed so well.
Now Harlow loved being around Emlyn and acted possessively toward her too, not just her father. She also liked Kira and imdiately smiled so broadly when they reached the pirate princess.
"What were you guys talking about?" Emlyn asked Kira.
The pirate princess just shrugged, "Nothing important."
"Oh... but I could see Gewen looked upset," Emlyn chuckled. "You shouldn't be too harsh on him."
"I didn't do anything. I swear!" Kira replied. "He said sothing about the journey ho always seems shorter and I told him it's because people are seeing familiar things as they headed ho. That is why the journey seems shorter. I'm not wrong, aren't I?"
"No, but I don't think Gewen was wrong either. He was talking about feelings but you shot him down with logic," Emlyn said patiently. "I think he was upset because he likes you but you don't seem to like him back and everything he said seems wrong or stupid in your eyes."
"Huh?" Kira looked at Emlyn with bulged eyes. "What did you say just now?"
"Which one? That Gewen likes you?"
Kira nodded. "Yes. That one."
"Well... Gewen likes you, Kira," Emlyn repeated her words. "I thought you knew."
"Gewen likes you, Kira," Harlow repeated Emlyn's words and laughed adorably. Both won turned to her and gave her a surprised look.
"Harlow... you shouldn't keep copying other people's words," Emlyn said to her daughter. "And they are Uncle Gewen and Auntie Kira to you. Don't call older people by their first nas."
"Ahh... it's okay, I don't mind." Kira brushed it off. "Harlow is so cute. She could do whatever cri and she will be forgiven... hehehe."
"No, don't say that. Harlow must understand that she doesn't get a free pass just because everyone loves her or that she is a princess," Emlyn said. She pinched Harlow's nose and looked at her sternly. "You should call them Uncle Gewen and Auntie Kira. Understood?"
Harlow pouted but she finally muttered, "Auntie Kira."
"Good."
"She is growing up before our eyes," Kira comnted. "This is crazy. She can walk around now without falling."
"Well, she is 15 months old now. She is a big girl," Emlyn said proudly. "I am just glad to see she is healthy and happy."
"She is happy for sure. Everyone around her dotes on her," Kira comnted. "And she has an amazing mother. She will grow up to be an amazing young lady too."
"Ahh.. you are too kind, Kira.. Thank you," Emlyn smiled sweetly at Kira's words.
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