Book 8: Chapter 46
‘As opposed to saying that my anger went away, it would be more accurate to say that I randomly got brought back.’
‘Am I too young or is Mom too sly? She admitted her faults right as soon as she appeared, leaving me speechless. She then named my faults, causing me to lose momentum. She then forcefully brought me back to the outer court, and then put me under house arrest. My guard unit got sent to stay at the Valkyries’ station to go and flirt with them…’
‘They thought my relationship with Mom had gone back to the positive way it was before and felt relieved. As soon as they heard they could leave, they really left… They really did…’
‘Though I’m under house arrest, Her Majesty didn’t have her Valkyries protect me. It looks as though Mommy Elizabeth pays a lot of attention to the Valkyries now after that incident. She didn’t arrange for any guards to protect me. Instead, she had Philes and Shusia bring a few others to stay with me under the pretext of protecting me.’
‘So why did I say I was under house arrest you ask? That’s because my horse is missing! I went to the stables to look for my horse, but there wasn’t a single one there. That’s Mom’s trick to keep me here. I’m now wondering if she’s going to take my shoes away, too. I could just leave and look for a horse to leave this place; however, I do want to have a proper talk with Mom, too. Therefore, I decided to stay here for a while longer.’
‘We still need to make some preparations to transport Luna home. I can’t just carry her back the whole way. Of course, if that’s what I must resort to, then so be it. I need to prepare a better casket for her. and then transport her back to Troy City via horse carriage. She’s gone through so much, so I want to let her, at least, be able to relax on her last journey.’
I gently held Luna’s freezing hands in my hands. I sat next to the bed that she was lying on and looked at her cheeks.
‘Luna still looks so beautiful and pitiful. I’ve already done my very best to give Luna the just treatment she deserves. Besides not being able to personally avenge her, I’ve done everything that I can. But despite that, the immense guilt and sadness I feel when I hold her hands hasn’t reduced at all.’
‘It’s as though everything I did was meaningless.’