Chapter 71: I Was Never Leaving
[TAMIKO]
"What do you say, uhh... sorry, I don’t know your name," the king said and Tamiko sighed.
"I’m Tamiko, but Uncle calls me Hinata. I think it fits with the lycan culture even more," Tamiko said proudly as he looked at Lord Sadako who wasn’t even sure what to expect from the father and son anymore. He was losing his mind even as he tried to manage a smile.
The situation was staring at him and he had to decide whether to get through this or go on his knees again.
What would he do anyway?
"A name fit for a mother’s little prince and a ray of sunshine," King Zaffuto said softly and wishfully. He looked like he was already thinking back to his last name, a name so common in Kawai, but a name he was hoping would belong to his son.
All these years he had held on to whatever hope was left. He knew that time was going by so fast and he was worried about whether he would get the truth. Each day that passed was a reminder for the king that he needed to be ready to call off the investigations on his own.
But then none of the people Sadako had sent looking had ever come with a better answer. Now that he looked at the young lycan before him, the lycan king couldn’t help but wish there was a way to understand the situation.
Granted, he was without an heir, but perhaps if he interacted with Tamiko, who was almost the same age as his son, he would be ready for when he met his little boy.