Eight Child lost for a man 29

Eight Child lost for a man 29

Elara burned my sick little cat to ashes and placed them in my coffin

My father came to take me

He had resigned from his post as the 

I have no noble ideals. In the past, I fought on the battlefield, lost an eye and a handdoes it hurt? Yes. Was I afraid? Yes. But I thought, if I suffered a little more, my daughter would earn the respect of the king. She was a stubborn gifl, always digging herself into a hole. I was afraid she wouldn’t get the love she deserved, and it would break her heart. I wanted her to live happily and peacefully, growing old in safety, but she’s gone nowShe’s gone, and I’m left with nothing but an old, useless man! They talk about protecting the country, but my daughter is dead. What use is there for me to protect anyone else’s land or crown?” 

ke of the Realm. He no longer wished to serve as the protector of the northern borders for the kingdom

Alaric clung tightly to the edge of the coffin, stumbling after my father, his nails bloodied

Whoever dares take my Sera away, I will kill them!” 

No, no, I was wrong. Don’t take her. Don’t take her, old general, have mercy on me‘ 

Several lords stepped forward to stop him, whispering, Your Majesty, let the Lady rest in peace.” 

I got my wish, I followed my father back to the frontier

There, in a place far from the reach of civilization, he kept large herds of cattle and sheep

Every day, they bleated in front of my grave, and my little sick cat ran wild with them across the plains. Watching it, I felt an immense sense of peace

Within two years, my brother faked his death on the battlefield and secretly came to join us

Among all the brave warriors of the kingdom, only my father and I my brother remained. Beyond that, there was not a single capable soldier left. Five years later, the northern borders fell

Two years after that, the royal capital was sacked

When invaders found Alaric, he curled around a bloodstained pouch in my abandoned chambers

They pried the rings from his rigormortised gripflattened them for scrap gold

Just as he deserved

 

Eight Child lost for a man

Eight Child lost for a man

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