Chapter 25: Let’s Keep Him
It was early in the morning when Dimitri woke up. The Sun hadn’t fully come out yet. Though he had something to eat last night, he felt hungry. It was the kind of hunger that wouldn’t go away so easily.
Without making any sounds, he carefully stepped out of the room and walked down the hall. He didn’t know where anything was. He could see a garden out the window, and there were a few trees there. Maybe he could have some fruit, he thought.
He was too nervous to ask anyone. He didn’t want to offend anyone and get kicked out. This was the first time in a while he slept peacefully. He knew it would be selfish of him, but he wanted to stay here... Would it be too much to wish for?
Around the same time the Marquess woke up. He had a good night’s sleep after a very long time. He was able to get closer to his children and attempted to make up for the time lost, it felt like a burden was off his shoulders.
What he didn’t count on was his children committing crimes in the dead of the night, and their ringleader being his youngest child! Ignorance is bliss... But that bliss did not last too long.
He went to the garden, he actually wanted to sit on the swing and watch the sunrise just like he did when his wife was still alive. He didn’t know there would be an unknown boy there.
’Was he a servant’s child?’ He thought. His doubts were reasonable enough.
The servants had their own quarters and school where their children received basic education. It was unusual for them to bring their kids over here, but it wasn’t fully impossible.
He watched as the young boy jumped and tried to reach for the apple that hung near him.
Perhaps because the boy had blond hair, it reminded him of his sons. He instinctively went over to help the boy get the apple he wanted.
Dimitri immediately bit into the apple, he didn’t think of saying thanks, he was too hungry. Only after taking a few bites, he realised that the man was just looking at him. He wiped his mouth and thanked him immediately.