As if he had been waiting for that word, Assisi raises his head. This time, Caitel avoided his gaze. Assisi drops his heads down, staring at the back of Caitel returns to his throne.
âI will be waiting for that day to come, My Lord.â
after that greet, he left the royal audience hall. Only the noise of the thick door closing fills the royal audience hall. Caitelâs expression of looking at the throne was as cool as the winter.
âso heâs still like that, is he?â
What? This familiar voice isâ¦! It was Ferdel who was standing next to me. Why is he standing here? And since when? I was so surprised and hold my breath grabbing my chest. I almost had a heart attack. Looking down at me, Ferdel just smiled brightly and winked.
âThatâs his nature.â
Caitelâs eyes are looking at this side. I was surprised when he found me. Oh, no!
âHeâs kind. And foolish. And an idiot.â
His eyes sink deep.
ââ¦Unlike me.â
âYou just realized that now?â
Ferdel just shrugged. And pass me by and approach Caitel.
I was embarrassed. Uh, what should I do? Itâs useless to run since Iâve been spotted. Besides, Iâm sure Ferdel knows that I was secretly listening. Of course, he wonât do me any harm.
âPapa!â
Oh, whatever. I had to be cute at a time like this.
Come on, hurry up and hug me, Dad! I was nervous, but his eyes looking at me down were the same as usual. The same red eyes as usual.
âI thought I told you to wait.â
âI wanted to see papa so much.â
Even I donât believe the words coming out of my mouth. Caitel looked at me like he couldnât believe what he heard. His gaze is the same as usual. Itâs hard to believe theyâre the same eyes that were looking at Assis earlier.
âShall we go for a walk?â
His question stops my hand from touching his eyes. A fairly sweet voice. Of course, his voice was still dry and cold to others, but it sounded strangely gentle to my ears. Did I get brainwashed? Maybe Iâm delusional?
âYes! I like going on walks!â
It was bittersweet, but I try to hide that bitter feeling and laugh. As I nodded, Caitel smiled small. I look at the Caitel smiling.
âI want to go to waâ¦ugh!â
Ferdel, who tried to step in, was stopped right away by one hand of Caitel. Holding his own shoulder to the sudden attack, Ferdel runs on the spot.
Tsk, thatâs why you shouldnât try to butt in on a family walk.
âHey, thereâs a pile of papers you need to go through!â
âIâll do it afterward.â