Rina offered her an apologetic look, "So what happened next?"
"Lord Wynter. Aaron father and the lord of North part, loved his sister dearly. When he realized who his sister truly loved, he broke off her previous engagent and married her to Lord Rainier. Since then, the relationship between the two families beca even stronger. Under their reigns, the northeast beca the wealthiest, strongest, and largest territory in the kingdom."
Gwen then looked at Aaron. "Aaron must rember their wedding. It was the grandest wedding of that ti." It was her attempt to make him talk and make him feel like a part of this family.
Aaron nodded. "I do rember. I was sad to give my aunt away to soone else."
Gwen chuckled. "We still rember you crying and asking her not to go, even though she was only going to be just one wall apart."
A light smile appeared on Aaron’s lips. "She took care of more than my mother did. I used to follow her everywhere she went. I even hated Lord Rainier for marrying her and taking her away."
"But then you finally forgave Lord Rainier after Lucian was born and thanked him for giving you a brother," Gwen added.
"It was the most amazing day when I held him in my arms," Aaron added, "Finally, there was soone younger than , and I could be a big brother. I was so happy to have a younger brother."
Seeing Aaron talk normally about the past, Nathaniel and Arthur felt relieved, especially after witnessing him cry just a few hours earlier. Having family around truly made a difference.
Nathaniel looked at Rina and said, "I truly like you, young lady. Will you be my sister as well?"
"Of course. I don’t mind having another wealthy brother," she replied with a grin. "So now I have three brothers. I’m sure I won’t have to worry about anything and can spend my life rolling in wealth."
"You’re becoming greedy," Gwen interrupted her.
"What’s wrong with that?" Rina asked innocently. "It’s just my good fortune to have wealthy brothers, and one should never deny their destiny."
"This girl," Gwen sighed.
"Mother, stop worrying about and worry about your son," Rina said, turning her attention to Lucian. "I see Lord Rainier was smart when it ca to won, but your son is a blockhead. He wouldn’t even realize if a woman liked him, even if she stood right in front of him."
"Stop spouting nonsense and focus on your al," Gwen scolded, then looked at Lucian. "Ignore her."
As usual, Lucian remained calm, as if nothing could shake him.
"Rina, what kind of woman would suit your other brother, Aaron?" Nathaniel asked with a teasing smile.
"What’s there to ask about? Isn’t he already engaged to the best woman?" Rina replied. "There’s no one better than Lady Erin, of course other than Oriana." As she spoke, she glanced at Lucian, but he remained impassive. Internally, she wanted to scream at him and pull his ear for being so dense.
Nathaniel, sitting next to Aaron, nudged him. "See? Rina and I share the sa opinion. You and Erin would make a perfect pair. She’s the companion you truly need in life."
In response, Aaron simply humd and said, "Talk less and eat more. We have to leave for the military base."
"I’m coming as well," Lucian, who had been quiet until now, finally spoke up.
Aaron nodded, understanding that the pursuit of justice and revenge wasn’t his alone—Lucian deserved to punish those responsible as well.
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After riding for half an hour, they reached the military base. Everyone bowed to the new lords of the territory.
Under Arthur’s lead, they were guided straight to the prison cells. "I’ll take you directly to the section reserved for our most elite guests," Arthur explained, especially to Lucian. "Elites are those who have crossed all boundaries of cri and deserve the most creative and brutal punishnt."
They walked through long corridors lined with small cells holding captives. The farthest section was larger, with various arrangents for punishnt.
As they reached this part, Aaron spotted his targets locked inside the cells. The anger he felt upon seeing Luis and Elrod surged within him, and all he could think about was how to make them suffer in the worst ways possible.
He glanced at Lucian, who was also looking at them. Lucian’s deanor was calm, but Aaron could sense that behind those calm, kind-looking eyes, there was sothing darker. Just like Aaron, Lucian wanted to tear them apart.
But on the other hand, Aaron was relieved that Lucian had been a baby at the ti and had no mories of what had happened back then. If he did, Aaron was certain that Lucian’s heart would be as dark as his own. He was glad Lucian had been spared those horrific mories.
Elrod and Luis looked at them but said nothing, fully aware of what awaited them. anwhile, Grace was curled up in a corner, trying to hide in fear.
Aaron turned to Lucian. "I’ll leave Elrod for you once I’m done with him."
Elrod was the one who had killed Colin Rainier while Luis had dealt with the Wynters. Aaron first needed to settle the score with Elord for what he did with his mother and sister.
Lucian nodded, understanding Aaron and his emotions all too well.
Aaron stepped into Elrod’s cell, finding a man who looked back at him with the sa arrogance in his eyes that had been there years ago, though now aged. There was no fear of death in his gaze.
Aaron looked down at him. "It’s good that you’re not so old yet. It ans I can make you suffer for as long as I want without letting you die."
Elrod chuckled. "You want to make suffer? Do you want to tell you what real pain is?"
Aaron remained calm and composed, though his eyes betrayed the anger simring beneath the surface. "No need. I’ll find out soon enough after I experint with my thods on you. I won’t keep you waiting long, rest assured."
As Aaron turned to leave, he heard Elrod speak again. "True suffering is what your sister went through. Don’t you want to know how she died in just one night?"
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