Book 14: Chapter 15
“Miss Freya…”
Freya turned around to look at Gerald. With a smile, she asked, “What’s wrong, Gerald?”
Gerald wore a distressed expression. Freya’s eyes were totally different to how they were in the past. Her eyes used to be eccentric and mischievous, but they contained madness and ruthlessness ever since Troy left. He took in a deep breath and, in a firm tone, answered, “Miss Freya, I think there is a problem with what you are doing. I know you are very sad about His Majesty’s passing, but you should not do something that would ruin this empire because of that. His Majesty gave everything he had to establish this empire. This is where he wanted to realise his dream. How can you do this?
Killing the nobles and forcefully collecting taxes might be acceptable at Troy City, but the North lacks any savings. Furthermore, you conscripted a large number of males and forced them to construct this park with the statue. How are the denizens of the North supposed to develop if you rob them? The original inhabitants of the North thought decently of us until now, because you are destroying this place with what you are doing. Moreover, what are we going to do about Karana and Nara? We have to repay our loans.”
Freya berated Gerald with a smile. She walked up to him and grabbed his shirt where his chest was. She gently touched his abdomen and softly asked, “Gerald, how is your wound? If you’ve recovered, do you want to try again?”
“No… I… I… What I meant was… You… you should calm down… You cannot destroy the entire North! This is His Majesty’s North! This is the inheritance His Majesty left behind! How are you going to face him if you destroy it?! You must come to your senses!”
Freya belted, “His Majesty is already dead!!!!! My brother is no longer here! This is what he left me! Shouldn’t my brother be remembered? Since this empire belongs to my brother, this empire’s gold, treasures and the lives of its people, consequently, all belong to him! Since my brother is no longer here, what right to they have to enjoy all of this?! Let it be destroyed! I developed the North to provide my brother with a nice place so that his family could have a peaceful home, but look at it now. My brother is no longer here, so what’s the point of me developing the North? Gerald, I don’t want to hear any criticisms of what I’ve done. They’re not me.
You keep prattling about how you can understand me, but can you really?! Can you people truly understand how much I’m hurting?! You don’t understand me! You’re not me; you can’t understand me!!! I don’t have any family. My only family was my brother; sadly, he’s no longer here. I have nobody left. What do I need to care about when I no longer have a family? Gerald, if I hear you criticise what I’m doing again, I’ll have you killed, as well. There’s nothing that I can or can’t do anymore. It no longer matters to me what I do.”
Freya walked off, leaving a dumbfounded Gerald standing there. Gerald blankly watched Freya leave. He didn’t dare to utter another word. Freya was serious; she really could kill him. She no longer cared about anybody. She could most certainly kill anybody she wanted, including Gerald. Freya’s gaze didn’t contain a tinge of emotion. It was as though she died along with Troy.