Story of Season: Winter

Chapter 22's

"Dad is no more." Crystal started the conversation.

Delphy nodded, waiting for Crystal to speak again.

"Now there is only my mother who is my advisor and you return to be my bodyguard."

Delphy looked at Crystal. "I don't know what you were thinking before. But even if you throw me away, if I'm not around you even though I'll keep you up at all times."

"Why? Is it because I look weak?"

Delphy shook his head softly, "Because that's my promise to dad."

They're speechless. Just looked at the lake and felt the air growing colder. That's when the first snow came.

Delphy put his hand down. Autumn is just beginning, but winter is coming. The year will soon change. At least they still feel the winter this year.

"This year's change of season is really weird." Crystal then enjoyed a touch of snow falling onto her palm.

"Are you right, Your Majesty, because it was not this Kingdom that had experienced a food crisis? " Ed came out of nowhere. With his haughty style he walked closer to the edge of the lake.

"But thanks to you, the food crisis can be overcome. Thanks for the help."

"No problem, it's my duty." Erd sat down next to Crystal while embracing his shoulder.

Delphy stared strangely at Erd. The man looked different. Her hair color looks different. Previously Erd had black hair, now looked like brownish yellow.

Aware of Delphy's gaze, Erd held onto his hair while explaining. "Ahhh, you feel weird huh. It's my real hair color, before I just covered it. But I think now there's no need to do it because not only am I here with a different hair color."

"I didn't ask anything." Reply Delphy seemed unconcerned, then he looked at Crystal "There's something I still want to talk to you about." Afterwards the white haired girl stepped away leaving behind two people who currently looked like lovers.

Crystal just stared at Delphy's strange departure. However it seems clear that Delphy does not like Erd.

"Sister-in-law!!" Call Erd to Delphy who has gone far enough. "If you don't understand at least control your emotions."

Although not responding to anything, Delphy can actually hear clearly said Erd, only he did not really understand. Delphy so cursed himself who sometimes slow in understanding the word.

Delphy's current goal is Frost. Delphy did not feel good to leave Frost alone even though the man was far away here to accompany him.

Delphy walked through the settlement of residents who now began to be covered in snow. People still wear black clothes, as well as themselves. Seeing her reminded Delphy of returning in a mourning mood, her father had left her for good. I think time is passing too quickly.

Delphy arrives at a bar located not so far from the Palace but needs to enter a small alley to reach it. I don't know where Frost knows this bar.

As Delphy enters the bar, Frost is seen chatting with other visitors while drinking beer.

"It's so bad he's chatting." Delphy muttered then approached Frost and patted him on the shoulder.

"Oh you've come, sit down." Frost shifted a little, making room for Delphy to sit down.

Delphy sat right next to Frost. In front of Delphy was seen a young man who was familiar to him. But Delphy just harbored his curiosity.

Frost offered Delphy a glass of beer, "Drink."

Delphy's sparkling eyes when he saw a glass of beer can not be covered anymore. After saying thank you he immediately downed the beer until half was left.

"When the feeling of being crushed drinking beer is right." Delphy.

The young man before Delphy stood up shortly afterwards, "I am first yes, there is still something I have to do." The pump then leaves after Frost agrees.

Now that Frost turned to look at Delphy, his gaze looked quite serious. "You know about the darkness, don't you?"

Delphy nodded.

"How do you know that?"

"Prince Erd was the fall of the summer god, which resulted in a longer summer in the land. In other countries, all seasons are normal. He shouldn't be able to interrupt the changing of seasons, but it seems he can do it because of the help of the dark magic and because you don't know your powers."

Delphy stared in disbelief, a discussion he wanted to forget but Frost again discussed it when he himself was still trying to accept the departure of his father.

"Can we talk about it later? Season guard or season god drop whatever it is I have to guard my Kingdom first. Dad's just gone, no doubt there's gonna be a rebel who wants to take Crystal off his throne."

"I understand, but you can't close your eyes to this. If Prince Erd is left he will play the season in this country back and the food crisis happens again."

Delphy understood, he really understood the end of everything if Prince Erd was left. The summer is back, the food crisis is happening again and Ash Shaif's population will really monopolize the trade.

But Delphy himself did not know what kind of burden he had to bear in the future. Just imagine Delphy can't.

Frost held Delphy's shoulder. "Hey, don't forget me here. Whenever I'm ready to help you, then let's do it together."

"What about the other season's god drops? Spring and fall? Where are they?"

"Originally you know autumn has done its job, if there is no summer it will continue."

"How come winter has come?"

"Only you can find out the answer. Remember, not only is Whittaker your responsibility right now, but this one continent is in danger if you don't stop Prince Erd and his dark magic."

Delphy again downed his remaining beer half to run out. Now his head feels heavy. Although he likes alcohol, Delphy is not a strong person against alcohol, a glass of beer is enough to make him drunk.

Frost looked at the drunk Delphy. "What's wrong, don't think about anything for now, after realizing later you have to get up again." Slowly Frost spoke to Delphy.

"What are you doing here?!" A man who just walked into the bar. Fortunately there were no other visitors at this time, otherwise it was certain that the man would be the center of attention.

Frost looked at the man who was now walking towards Delphy. He looks familiar, he thought.

"Why did you bring him here?"

Oh now Frost remembers, the man was Delphy's first brother. "Just ask her to talk a little."

Colden stared unhappily at Frost. Since long ago he always prevented Delphy from drinking beer or any kind of alcohol, but now a foreign man makes Delphy downing a glass of beer to get drunk.

"Sister, I'm fine. Just a little drunk." Said Delphy who was aware of Colden's existence

"I'll take you back." Colden prepares to take Delphy but Frost holds him back.

"Let it go, I'll take care of it when he returns to the palace safely." Frost.

But Colden did not pay attention to it, he still wanted to bring Delphy back to the Palace at that time.

"Sister, stop. I'm not a kid anymore. Stop meddling in my business, brother doesn't understand anything." Delphy, now half conscious, refuses to let Colden take him back to the palace.

It's just, Colden was quite surprised by what Delphy said. To be honest, Colden's chest felt tight when he heard it from Delphy directly.

"Stop talking weird stuff, let's go back to the Palace."

Delphy shook Colden's hand firmly, "I told you, you don't understand anything. Not all of my business you have to know, right?"

Then Delphy just left Colden and Frost. Colden wants to chase but Frost first holds Colden's hand, hinting that Delphy needs time alone at the moment.

"I hope you'll explain all this." Colden's asserted Frost.

Frost shuddered his shoulders casually, "Master will know himself later."