Chapter 286 - 278. Invitation
Zein had never seen someone look so happy and miserable at the same time.
He had no idea what it felt like, to fall in love with someone for decades, falling so deep that even with all the fighting and separation, that feeling did not wane. In a sense, he was envious; to have that much faith in one’s own feeling that even misery couldn’t erase it.
But he certainly did not envy the way those two went about their relationship.
Zein sighed as he let go of the summoner’s hand. Why did he have to get stressed over someone else’s relationship anyway?
"Just so you know, you should never use us as a model," Radia said with a chuckle, taking out another stick of golden needle and putting it in his mouth. "Even I know how messy we are."
"I do think I can take some points," Zein shrugged, standing up to take a bottle of water from Radia’s mini fridge.
"Like what?"
"Like not acting like the both of you," Zein answered cheekily, smirking as he cracked the bottle open.
"Pfft--quite right," Radia lit up the golden needle and took a long drag, leaning back to let the mana smoke swirl inside his system. "Well, Bassena is too pure for that. He’s not deceptive enough to act like me, let alone Joon," he looked at the guide with a fond smile; a brother smile. "He only knows one way to love someone, and that is to do it sincerely."
"I know that," Zein muttered. Bassena never hid his feelings, the man couldn’t try even if he wanted to. Everything shown on his face; the affection, the jealousy.
Sometimes Zein was envious of that. He wanted to be able to firmly express his feelings too. He wanted to be brave enough to keep no secrets from his partner.