"What's the Atlantean continent like?" asked Mars with interest. He actually really wanted to one day go on an adventure like Emlyn to other continents, but unfortunately, his freedom was very limited.
Since he had no siblings, all the burdens of being the king's successor fell on his shoulders.
His father could not possibly have allowed him to venture out on his own to a distant place and would likely be unable to provide news for a long ti.
If anything happened to him on the way, there would be political unrest and a power struggle in the capital. Even if he was actually okay, there might be people with malicious intentions spreading bad news about Mars and provoking riots.
Emlyn frowned, trying to rember. "Hmm ... the continent of Atlantea, according to the book I read, written by Marco The Adventurer, is bigger than Terra. There is a vast desert in the middle of that continent, and so areas are quite harsh. Like.. they were real wilderness with so many wild animals and dragons. I've only explored a few kingdoms, so the rest, I read from his book."
"Have you ever been to Sumria?" asked Mars. "I heard it's the largest kingdom on that continent."
Emlyn shook her head. "I've never been there. Sumria is a bit in the middle of the continent. I didn't travel that far inland," said Emlyn. "But Maxim is from Sumria and he said the country is terrible and super boring. That's why he left."
Mars frowned at Emlyn ntioning Maxim's na again. Especially considering that Emlyn had said that the man was more handso than Gewen.
"You haven't explained who Maxim is ..." said Mars again.
"What is there to explain? Maxim is just my traveling companion. We were both caught stealing wine from an evil rchant and then had to escape together. He was a very fun guy, and we got along very well. We ended up traveling together when my teacher had so problems back ho and returned to his hotown in Sorbee."
"How long were you traveling together?" asked Mars. His tone was investigative.
"Uhmm ... I don't know ... maybe four months," said Emlyn. "I left Antlantea when I heard the news about Winterre being attacked and decided to go ho ..."
Emlyn then fell silent. She didn't like to talk about the events when Draec invaded her country. It would only ignite the resentnt and hatred in her heart.
Mars also realized the sa thing. He coughed a little and tried to distract Emlyn from the topic just now. The man stretched his body and took a deep breath.
"I'm so tired after riding one day and one night. I want to rest first. Do you want to co?" he asked, getting up from the chair.
He thought it was better to end the conversation here and keep the talk about Sumria and Maxim for another ti.
After all .. why would he be jealous of soone who was so far away across the ocean?
Maxim was from Atlantea, very far from here, even farther than Winterre.
It seed Emlyn also didn't know his news after they separated when Emlyn returned to Terra continent to get her revenge.
Emlyn pursed her lips and shook her head. She was still upset because she rembered that Mars and his army attacked her country last year.
"No. You can rest on your own," the girl said curtly.
Mars took a deep breath.
This was the Emlyn that he was used to. This Emlyn was always talking curtly to him, and she acted like she didn't care about him.
Mars actually regretted the fact that their conversation earlier brought up old wounds. If he could turn back ti, he wouldn't have made Emlyn talk about her life before she ca to Draec, to avoid rubbing salt on old wounds.
He hoped that, over ti, Emlyn would get used to living here with him, accepting him and his family, and forgetting the grudges between them.
He promised to make up for everything that Emlyn had lost... many tis over.
However, he knew their journey would be long and far from easy.
"Alright ..." the man ruffled Emlyn's hair and walked out of the dining room. "See you later."
Emlyn did not look at Mars at all as the man walked away from her and then disappeared behind the door.
After Mars left the dining room, Emlyn took a deep breath and threw her gaze out the window. She then walked out and approached the small pond next to the dining room, filled with fish of several colors.
She then decided to sit in the doorway and stare at the fish swimming in the pond. For so reason, seeing them swim quietly gave her a feeling of peace.
Emlyn didn't go up to their chamber until two hours later, and it made Mars start feeling restless.
His body lay restlessly on the bed. He couldn't help but toss and turn, thinking about how Emlyn had been after their conversation.
Finally, two hours later, he decided to go downstairs and look for the girl. Mars found her enjoying dinner in the dining room. The girl's face looked normal. Not sad nor upset.
Ahh ... apparently, his worry was groundless. Emlyn looked all right. She enjoyed her al with gusto as usual.
Mars approached the girl and sat beside her. For so reason, there seed to be an anticlimax in his longing for Emlyn.
Previously, while still on the road, he had imagined that he would hug and kiss her and vent his longing to her by making love all through the night.
But things didn't go the way he thought. They got into a conversation, which made the atmosphere a little awkward because Emlyn was reminded of her revenge. They didn't even have dinner together.
Earlier, Mars was eating alone, and Emlyn just sat down to accompany him. Now, Emlyn also ate her al without him.
"How's your rest?" asked Emlyn without turning her head. She was busy concentrating on eating her food.
"Not bad. I've been resting for two hours. Your bed is very soft. I missed it while I was in Southberry," Mars confessed.
In fact, it wasn't just the bed that he missed, but the soft and smooth-skinned figure that was always sleeping beside him on the sa bed. But Mars didn't say it.
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