Chapter 218: A New Mufasa
Agathe’s trembling fingers clutched tightly to her dress as she took a step back. With Ivan aware of all her plottings, it was like digging her own grave with her two bare hands, only to lay on it so someone would cover her up with the earth. The only people who she could run to for help now were now sons, as it has been obvious from the beginning that Ivan favored them like his true brothers.
"Alistair! Tobias!" Leaving Ivan’s side, she went to stand in front of Alistair, and her trembling hands cupped his cheeks as she took her time to scrutinize him, confirming that he was alright and well. Her son did not shy away from her touch in disgust, rather he let her touch him, and that brought immense tears to Agathe’s eyes again.
For once, she was ready to accept that she made a big mistake here.
"My son..." she began, her voice a melancholy of regrets. "Forgive your Mother’s for what she tried to do to you, for she was foolishly blinded by her will to exact revenge, she went through the lengths of offering her own son. I admit that my actions... I took them too far but even if you have the Chevalier blood running through your veins, you’re still my son, my little boy. Alistair, Tobias, I’m so sorry."
She lowered her head in shame. The hatred that had been brewing deep inside in her heart due to her treatment in the past, made her realize it wasn’t worth giving up her sons for. Back in Vesunard, she could still remember the man who ruled the Chevalier legacy, how he made her parents kneel in front of him all in the excuse that they owed him a little debt, he could have given her family more time, he had the power to do that, he had the power to be merciful on her struggling parents, but what did he do? He took her away from her family without pity, but not after rendering them homeless.
She was the only child.
He made it clear that her family should remember that they never had a daughter. It was the most tragic experience for her, and it wasn’t long after they were preparing to leave Vesunard for GreenHollow that the death of her parents reached her ears. She was too struck by grief, she hardly knew what to do, and that’s when she received the crystal.
She hardly knew where it came from, but it was right in front of her doorstep when she opened the door to join the royal family on their journey. She wanted to throw it away, gone were the times when glowing crystals excited her, but before she got a chance to do it, that’s when she heard the Crystal’s voice, and the owner of that voice had introduced himself as Marius. He had been her comforter when she lost all hopes to live, her dreams were effortlessly shattered, but as the days went by, the little time she had to indulge in a conversation with Marius made her feel better. He even promised to help her get revenge on the family who brought her this much aches, and that was how it all came to this.
"Mother." The clear voice of Alistair shook her to reality, and when she looked at the crimson eyes of her son, they did not look like eyes that bore hatred for her, and that, she felt thankful for. She knew Tobias was the unexpressive one amongst her two son, but when she looked into his eyes as well, there was no hate, but surely, they were disappointed... highly disappointed, yet, it felt like they understood.