Behind The Castle's

**BROTHER**

Victoria circulated her gaze from her seat which was slightly above the stage step. The clanking of glasses, cheers, the sound of laughter, the sound of enthusiastic conversation filled the entire contents of the knight camp field. Although the night was cold enough with the snow falling and the winter night wind that kept blowing did not ignite the spirit of feasting on the war heroes and knights there.

In fact, the place he was in now was not a place worthy of a Lady like her but, with all her persuasion and effect. His fiancee who was now more easily persuaded was devastated and allowed him to be in his place now. Victoria with all her diligence has a purpose to and should talk to her brother who now looks cool sipping beer and occasionally open with his friends. Much different from the circumstances and feelings of Victoria now, in fact, her fiance did not accompany her because she had to do something and do the work of her son who was chasing time to finish.

Victoria glanced at Carl and Lucas who stood faithfully behind her to be her guard but also her supervisor. Fredrick was clearly not going to leave Victoria alone in the middle of the circle of all men though, there were still maids who had to serve to give food and drink to the party owners.

For a long time Victoria kept looking at her brother, hours had passed but still, her older brother Arthur did not intend to return his gaze. Victoria smiled wryly.

"It's almost midnight My Lady"

Lucas's voice suddenly heard in the noise made Victoria turn her head and shake her head

"I still want to be here Luc"

With resignation Lucas nodded and glanced at Carl who occasionally sipped his beer glass with no self-knowledge. When on duty dare to enjoy the party? only Carl would dare to. Maybe Carl doesn't have fear and shame, that's what Lucas always thought.

Time went on and Lucas seemed to be able to guess if the dawn would break and again, for the umpteenth time reminded and invited Victoria to return. Although with all respect but also tucked kasian. Victoria with my eyes even occasionally almost dropped her head on the table still did not want to go back until

"I thought you were still here, Vic"

Victoria who was already very sleepy raised her head and looked at the owner of the voice. Fredrick shook his head as he gently rubbed Victoria's mane

"You're so sleepy, come back hhmm..."

With a stubborn Victoria shook strongly

"I still want to be here Bash"

"Just come to him, it's almost morning"

Victoria shook her head strongly. Scowl to refuse Fredrick's advice to go to his brother. Victoria hesitated, and was afraid. Afraid of being rejected, he decided to wait for his brother until Arthur returned to his room. Moreover, after hearing the news that this morning his brother would return directly to Albany and missed two more days of parties for the heroes.

Fredrick breathed a sigh of resignation and pulled up the chair to sit next to Victoria. His hand immediately grasped Victoria's hands which turned out to be cold. Fredrick's brows clutched in dislike and directly rubbed the two little hands together, hoping to channel a little warmth.

After the taste of both hands Victoria had begun to warm up, Fredrick again stood up. Victoria looked at Fredrick in confusion as Fredrick walked down the steps and approached Arthur's desk. I don't know what Fredrick said to Arthur to make Arthur immediately stand up and look at Victoria around with a cold face and then immediately step away from the table towards the outside of the field.

In the midst of her sleepiness Victoria immediately stood up to follow the direction of Arthur's steps. Fredrick who saw it immediately gave an invisible order for Carl and Lucas to follow in silence Victoria's steps.

With a little running around, Victoria chased after her sister's steps that had disappeared from her perspective. Relying on her decision, Victoria headed to the soldiers' room and quickly pulled out the spare key to her brother's room door.

The door opened and the view of Arthur who had just pulled his pants up with a pair of clothes he was wearing was lying on the floor welcoming the direction of Victoria's view. Arthur who has realized that he continues to be followed even into the room just silence without intending to turn his head and continue his activities that are now tying his ropes

"Rich..."

The cold voice again greeted Victoria's hearing, with Victoria strengthening herself stepped closer to her brother who still did not turn her head at all

"Why are you ignoring me? are you mad at me?"

With no intention of retaliating and inciting, Arthur grabbed his shirt but, Victoria quickly pulled the shirt and threw it on the floor. Arthur was upset

"Are you used to getting into the room of the guy who's even wearing his shirt?"

"You're not Archi's man"

Victoria sharply looked at her brother's denouncing gaze, even though her heart had fallen because it got a cold word and denounced her brother

"Maybe I'm not a man to you but, you must have learned to be disrespectful like this from a man right" Arthur looked at Victoria with a faint smile. "I suspect that you have committed many immoral acts and committed disgusting sins"

For the rest of her life, Victoria had never felt the pain and humiliation she was now. All the insults of various other people never hurt him but, the words of his dear man who had now folded his hands in front of his chest were very heart breaking. Victoria looked at her brother with a blurry vision

"Do you believe all those bad rumors? do I look like Archi's whore? is that why you refuse to look at me and talk to me? is that why you don't think of me as your sister anymore?"

Along with the end of the speech on her lips, Victoria's tears spilled. Victoria immediately rubbed rough onto her two cheeks while raising her head. Until a pair of big hands immediately pulled him and brought his body into a warm embrace. The man's embrace will forever be his favorite after his father's embrace.

"What makes you angry Archi? wh why? do I look as dirty as their rumors"

Without answering Arthur just gently rubbed his sister's back gently by giving a long kiss on the Victorian temple. Isakan Victoria increasingly became with both hands that returned her brother's warm embrace

"If you ignore me and don't want to consider me a sister again for what I'm living for, why am I surviving. You're the only one I have, Archi, just because you made me not give up and not end my own life, just because thinking about you I can still breathe now"

The sound of Victoria's cry grew so much that she screamed in pain in Arthur's embrace. Arthur increasingly tightened his embrace with eyes that were already sullen. Sometimes his mouth says sorry and regrets.

"I don't think you need me anymore Ri. I don't think you want me as your family anymore. It was you who dared to oppose our family and that made me conclude bad things. Forgive my attitude and fill my head for too long just revolved around the war. I'm sorry Riri"

Long Victoria cried in her brother's arms until she fell asleep. Realizing that his sister had fallen asleep in between his cries, Arthur immediately carried the body in his arms and placed Victoria on his king. Arthur glanced at the vents that had revealed sunlight, sun signs had appeared and showed off the rays. Slowly Arthur pulled the blanket over Victoria and kissed her sister on the forehead and grabbed her shirt back to walk out the door. He'll send a message to Albany. Arthur will send a message to postpone his return.

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