Princess Lyn: Fleeting Dreams Chapter 36

Earlier

Allen bolted out of bed as a bead of sweat trickled down his face, not just a single one but several . His face covered in cold sweat . He placed his hands on his forehead and lets out an audible sigh . Dreaming of the past now was hardly what he would call ideal . Back then, two years ago . The him of two years ago is completely different .

His drastic change was because of the case back then . Allen recalled the emotions he had then . Back when he first heard the news; he felt as though the world around him suddenly lost even more meaning . Even now he could still recall quite well, that frantic page boy from the Shio family . ' The Clan is destroyed' ' Burned down . ' When he heard those words, he had a mixture of different emotions .

Usually when one hears such news one would break down . It should have done that; indeed he may have felt that doing that would have been better .

If he did that, then the emergence of this heavy feeling may not have existed . It may have disappeared much sooner . Yet the fact of the matter stands, that he had not been able to do anything about it . He had not been able to do anything about the massacre that had occurred .

The Second Prince of the Wind Kingdom recalled it quite well, receiving that message and then the next day arranged to secure the manor into his property instead . A castle being burnt down - with hardly anything left would end up being torn down . Especially with no relative left to claim it or fix it up, which is why he took it upon himself to take the manor . His family had indeed found the investment useless and a waste of money .

However, Allen reminded them exactly who Queen Orthez was and despite having knowledge of the events did not do anything . When he said those words, he saw the instant look of guilt wash on their faces . At least it shut them up and kept them silent . He did not want to hear it; he did not want to listen to it - did not want to admit that she died .

That she did, he refused to believe it even when he saw the condition of the manor . When he secured the area, Allen got rid of the annoying pest that is the public and put up a sign of no entry .

It was only a part of the castle that was burned down, and yet people immediately made assumptions of the families death . What actually happened then was Queen Orthez transported them to a temporary dimension, but Lyn remained underground . When he heard that news, Allen did not hesitate to retrieve the girl .

"Prince Allen," he hears a knock at his door disrupting his thoughts .

"Speak . "

"King Daichi wishes to meet with you . "

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Present
Year 4014 Mist Kingdom (Shio Town)

The man that sat opposite him is the 38th King of The Mist Kingdom, Daichi . In contrast to his wife Queen Orthez, The Mist Kingdom King came from a reasonably regular background . He is also part of the elite, but his ranking in the elite circle is quite low . Because of his attitude, many people often mistook the man as a commoner . King Daichi invited him to a bar in the next town, not the central town . While the journey here was a bother, he supposes it's difficult to drink in broad daylight in the central town .

"Drink up; I hear you and Lyn have been getting along . I expect to see grandchildren soon . "

"Your daughter is only sixteen," Allen said . "You expect grandchildren out of her at this age?"

Daichi wore a massive grin on his face, which indicated Allen's words are correct . Allen deeply sighed .

"I shall not force myself upon your daughter . "

"I certainly hope not," King Daichi wore his usual grin, but his tone suddenly turned menacing .

"For a family who locked their daughter away, you're very protective of her . "

King Daichi sighed, "I think you aren't up to date with the news . It was Orthez and Andrew who decided on that . I refused and when Shaarya .

"Lethia?"

The elderly man's expression turned complicated, "It's hard to get a read on that child," Daichi took a drink of his sake, "At least with Andrew, even though he is dedicated to the Kingdom . I can tell when he uses his sadistic torture methods that he's human . "

" . . . If you're aware of your eldest sons ways . . "

Daichi laughed, "It's okay; he resembles Orthez in that manner . "

What a crazy family . Allen, however, kept that comment to himself .

"But Lethia is another story . Sometimes I get this feeling she dislikes Lyn . "

Allen stopped drinking, for the last few minutes while the man spoke he silently took a few drinks . He always drank in a somewhat reasonable manner . But when he heard King Daichi's words, and concerns he drank more massive amounts . The observant King nodded .

"It is only natural to worry . It's never good when there's bad blood between siblings . "

"Are you certain?"

"Recently somebody was trying to steal the item right? The one that helps with Lyn's condition?"

Allen nodded; he immediately put two and two together . His eyes widened in alarm, "Are you telling me . . ?"

"I'm not certain, but the people that Andrew interrogated all said that they met with Lethia . Of course, word of mouth is not completely trustworthy . Many wish to create a discord between family members . However, Lyn's case is different; only a few people knew her existence . It's easy to narrow it down . "

"Did you do a scan?"

Daichi nodded, "Orthez will personally do it . Though Andrew tried to keep the matter under wraps, nothing passes her ears . She was livid that nobody told her sooner, but she didn't get angry and instead said she would deal with the matter . "

Lyn's situation is genuinely complicated . This is why Allen wished to marry the girl as quickly as possible . The sooner he marries her, the sooner he could take her away from this place . Allen observed how even though the girl is quite reserved in front of his relatives . There is something different; there's light in her eyes . She laughs and smiles more — a smile benefiting a young girl of her age .

"I understand what you're thinking Allen . But this situation won't last long . "

"You plan to reveal her identity?"

"Part of the reason is yes I agree with what your thinking about her getting married to you as quick as possible . I don't want Lyn to be here when things go astray," King Daichi paused . His expression grew grim, "The anti fraction is causing quite the casualties lately . Orthez is having a difficult time dealing with it alongside her usual work . And amongst the Empire Council, there's a traitor . "

The first half didn't surprise him, in every Kingdom, there are anti groups that cause problems for the people . But the second, "Do you need help? I can ask my father to . . "

King Daichi shook his head, "No, don't . If you do, the Wind Kingdom will get caught in this mess . Then it would be meaningless for Lyn to become your wife, you knew right? Part of the reason why we pushed for this alliance aside from the mark . "

"I'm aware . But sixteen years have passed already, and no signs of real conflict have occurred . So I thought," Allen paused when he saw the man's expression, "Forgive me, I do understand the situation . But with the way things are lately, I wonder if you are not better of making an alliance with the Sound Kingdom . "

Allen did not mean to seem bitter, but at the memory of Lyn hugging that man in front of him bothered him greatly .

"The Sound Kingdom eh, you mean the young lad named Kazuya?"

Allen nodded .

"You see, that's actually not a bad idea . "

" . . . . "

The King laughed at his reaction, "Calm down; I just said it's not a bad idea . You and Lyn have been engaged since birth, no matter what happens . Nobody can change that . "

At least not quickly, Allen wanted to say but kept his mouth shut . The doors to the restaurant opened, Allen recognized the people who just entered which prevented him from responding to the King .

Though him and the King sat in a secluded area hidden by some curtains, Allen saw her immediately . She wore a cloak covering her hair, as she clung to Kazuya's arm .

"We're eating here?"

Kazuya smiled, "Relax, I come here all the time . It's safe . "

Lyn nodded .

"Hey Master, the usual table please . "

"Right this way . "

It surprised Allen when he saw them, and he turned to the King who noticed too, "Oh? What a coincidence . Maybe we should join them . "

Allen's eyes widened in alarm, what?

Before he could get a word in edge-wise and voice his thoughts, King Daichi already called out, "My dear daughter . " It was not loud enough to expose her identity, but loud enough for the girl to hear .

Lyn's eyes lit up immediately when she saw her father, "Daddy---" the girl's tone changed when she saw him . Lyn awkwardly looked down at her feet, "Allen too . "

Kazuya bent down and whispered something in Lyn's ear which made her laugh, "Okay! Um Daddy, Allen . Can we eat with you?"

"Sure . "

Just like that, it was decided .

Chapter end