Chapter 211: A messenger
Nathan had already wrapped up his discussions with his confidants inside the secret room. Soon enough, everyone of them left one by one till he and Davin were the only ones left inside.
"You should send her back along with the rest," Davin suggested. "You do know that’s the only way we can get those kids back from Marcus in time." Based on his tone, it was clear that he disagreed with how Nathan was handling the situation in a way to keep Raine with him.
Hearing the suggestion, Nathan’s face darkened as he simply and firmly stated, "I will not let her go back to him."
Davin crossed his arms together as he looked at Nathan with a frown. "Did you even ask her what she wants to do? Have you even told her the truth yet on how her father’s currently holding two innocent children captive as bargaining tools to negotiate for her life and release?"
As Nathan refused to comment, so did the frown on Davin’s forehead deepened as he wryly scorned, "Then I suppose you’re willing to sacrifice everything just for her, regardless of how many innocent lives would be involved." He scoffed, "Now, I truly believe you when you said that ruling isn’t for you..."
"It’s always easy for you to judge and say these things since you haven’t experienced what I’ve been going through right now..." Nathan trailed off with a whisper.
While he knew that his decisions might not have been for the best, he was still a hundred percent sure that they were all aligned with what his heart desired. Like he said, the throne, and everything that he currently had all amounted to nothing if he wouldn’t be able to save the one thing that was most important in his life.
"I guess it’s a good thing that my heart’s no longer beating then. After all, I wouldn’t want to experience this so-called chaos that you’re going through right now," Davin scoffed as he continued. "Don’t act on impulse. At the very least, keep your rationality intact, Nathan. Don’t sacrifice so many innocent lives just for the sake of one person..."
With his words, Davin tried to reason with the irrational king. However, he felt as if he was facing a completely different person from what he knew of the man. No longer was he the Nathan that he once knew; the Nathan who had been burning in anger and fury in a bid to kill Marcus and all his followers, all of the people responsible for his family’s death. Now, he saw a man hopelessly in love that he couldn’t think of anything except keeping and protecting the woman that he loved.