Honey : The Empire's Treasure 203 Changing Directions...

Though she admits Kaze's body has nothing on Ailwin's, she knew not to flatter him too much encase he develops an inflated ego. Mika remembers that's what the magazines in her old life said, it's best to listen to the experts.

Turn away from her desk, she climbed into bed and went directly into her mind's space.

Having already absorbed a mini sphere from Analise's memories to help with communication with the spirits, she is now able to talk with them without looking like a crazy person.

The sphere she wanted to absorbed tonight, is one that will allow her to call the spirits without singing the song out loud.

Darko had already warned her that this sphere requires more of her energy and understanding to fully grasp the skill.

Mika sat down and held the tiny sphere in her hands, learning this new skill will probably take all night.

Feeling like there was no time like the present, Mika left the task of persuading her father solely on her mother's shoulders.

When Pia answered the door and saw Lord Mano standing there tensed and fatigued, the first thought that came to her mind was fish out of water.

"Lord Mano is there something I can do for you?"

"Where is Lady Lyra?" Mano didn't bother to stop his pace as he entered the courtyard. Heading straight for Lyra's bedroom, like he saw water for the first time in years.

"She in her bedroom...but you don't need me to tell you that." Pia words fell on an empty courtyard.

In her room, Lyra was sitting in front of her vanity combing her hair when Mano walked in without knocking, surprising her.

"....Mano!? W-What are you....?" Lyra didn't get to finish her question as Mano dropped to knees and laid his head on her lap.

"I just need a moment, just let me rest here for a moment, Ly..."

Seeing the bags under his eyes and his wan skin complexion, Lyra just let him be.

A few minutes later under the silent of the room and Lyra's soft hands soothing patting, Mano spoke about all that was going within the clan recently.

She let him speak and get everything off his chest without interrupting him once.

At the end of his rant, Mano realized she had no intention of discussing this matter with him.

"Sigh...Lyra, I'm sorry. But please understand that Kamryn is my daughter as well. Should I just watch as she sends herself into an early grave...?" Grasping Lyra's hands, Mano hoped Lyra could understand him.

Lyra looked at the man she chose to marry and sighed.

"Mano, you seem to have this thought in your mind that we are all just one big happy family....but only you believe that."

"Lyra..."

"No, Mano let me finish." Pressing her finger to his lips, Lyra silence Mano's protests.

Walking away from Mano, Lyra walked over to her bedroom's windows and gazed at the moon.

"You can't fight a war by yourself, Mano. Your fighting against the Holone clan, the elders and Lady Jaelah, all on the assumption that Kamryn does not want this herself... You think Kamryn doesn't know what her mother is up to, you think she is being innocent? Used? Heh..Mano, you are not this stupid. Stop blinding yourself with fatherly love, and see what is in front of you.

Kamryn will seek this marriage with or without her mother, she is not a little girl anymore..."

Mano turned away from Lyra penetrating eyes, not wanting to hear the truth in her words.

"Lyra...I can't turn away any of my children."
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"Then you have failed at being a husband, a father and as a clan leader, Mano."

The words he didn't want to hear the most were said by the woman he loves. Walking out the door, Mano didn't look back as he felt Lyra's courtyard.

Halfway towards his own courtyard, Mano stopped in his tracks as Lyra's comments stay haunting his mind.

"is Lyra right? Have I truly failed at everything...?" Holding his head, Mano stood there contemplating his choices.

Changing directions Mano walked towards, Lady Jaelah's courtyard.

Chapter end