Chapter 272: Gathering Everyone
Elin listened to Elwin as he mourned his brother.
"Even when we fought, we always came through it without any grudges or bad blood forming between us," Elwin said before pausing after taking a deep breath. "Even that time when we tried to actually kill each other because of some stupid argument I don't even remember the cause of, we eventually settled our differences without any real lasting damage."
"Did he have someone he liked?" Elin asked, half wondering if she shouldn't just listen and not ask anything.
Elwin nodded. "Yeah, he had someone he liked and who liked him back, though they hadn't quite gotten to the stage of admitting it." Elwin paused again as he started chuckling. "My love often said her sister was prickly because she didn't trust herself to be anything else. That she'd chase herself off if she could just so she wouldn't have to deal with worrying about showing concern if she got hurt herself."
"You know what you need to do about this, right?" Elin asked, not sure where this was coming from, just that it felt right.
"Make sure to return, right?" Elwin asked, nodding.
"Exactly. You can let them know how he died and what he was able to do at that time."
"Have you lost anyone close to you?" Elwin asked, surprising Elin.
She shook her head. "No, I haven't. Why? Should I have?"