Story of Season: Winter

Chapter 7's

"Lunch tonight I hope you don't disappoint, Crystal." King Whittaker stared fixedly at his Crown Princess.

"Good dad." The short answer from Cyrstal was quite satisfying to the King.

The dinner held in the Ash-Shaif Kingdom three more days was the first dinner held with the Ash-Shaif Kingdom after Erd's engagement with Crystal to determine the date of the wedding. I don't know what made King Whittaker decide to hasten their marriage.

Crystal can only say. There was no objection from him. Delphy stood firmly beside Crystal. The flat gaze given by Delphy made Crystal herself feel reluctant to say hello to her twin. Their last meeting at the Crystal personal library was the last day of their relationship like a twin brother in general.

After that day they will only meet if there is something important. Like escorting Crystal to a trip or an important meeting. It feels very awkward for Crystal, but not with Delphy who is increasingly unconcerned.

"As for you, Delphy, Prince Erd asked you specifically to take part in the dinner banquet, therefore your duties will be taken over by Scarlet."

Delphy could not hide his shock, "If I may know, what was the reason Prince Erd asked me specifically?"

"As her gratitude for keeping the security at the engagement party."

"I understand, I'll do my best to have dinner tonight."

Delphy said goodbye first to see Scarlet. The only female soldier to survive in his squad is currently under the squad led by Commander Claude directly.

Delphy's current goal is division one headquarters. It should make sure Scarlet can control Crystal well. Attacks during an engagement party that is likely to recur make Delphy must warn Scarlet to tighten supervision even though Delphy himself will not lower his vigilance. Crystal's safety is still Delphy's responsibility.

At least the responsibility of the Ash-Shaif Royal Family was not his, so he could focus more on the safety of Crystal. Delphy will blame himself if something bad happens to Crystal.

Just as Delphy arrived at the warrior base, Scarlet had already approached him first. The girl with the shoulder-length haircut bowed to Delphy as a sign of his respect.

"There's a lot I have to say, can we talk in my room?"

Long enough they talk, Delphy conveys as much detail as possible the task to do Scarlet, instead there are many things asked by Scarlet to Delphy until they feel enough.

Now Delphy sat on the sidelines watching every soldier who was busy swinging his sword. Look closely, occasionally telling if there is an error. The sound of swords clashing accompanied Delphy that dissolved in his mind. At the end of this he was very happy to daydream.

There was no indication of the letter he got. Some of the soldiers in charge of guarding the headquarters at that time also did not know in detail the face of the letter carrier, but they knew for sure the letter's introduction was a man. They said at that time he slightly lowered his head and his hair was long enough to cover part of his face. The guards allowed entry because the man showed me the duty letter from the Palace.

Upon awakening from his daydream, Delphy stood up from his seat, took a sword and held it up, "If one of you harms me in fifteen minutes, today's training is over."

It wasn't hard enough for Delphy to cope with the soldiers who were still training. The training given at the warrior headquarters could not compare to the training he received specifically alongside the Princes.

One minute later a female soldier with her hair tied to a ponytail volunteered to accept Delphy's challenge. Delphy is happy to be ready to fight him. "Alice?" Delphy convinced his opponent's name.

"Yes Captain." Alice replied, taking a horse. Another soldier pulled over giving Delphy and Alice space.

Shouts of support for Alice sounded. Their fight started, looking a draw at the start. Several times Delphy was cornered, Alice did not reduce her attack speed. Alice is famous for her speed in the sword. Soldiers cheering the field.

Unfortunately up to fifteen minutes passed Alice's sword speed was still not enough to injure Delphy. This time a male warrior who looked authoritative pointed his sword at Delphy. Again Delphy happily fought him.

"Adolf, a junior warrior famous for his authority. He said the Captain's candidate." Delphy said everything he knew about his opponent was meant to be underestimated.

Not to be outdone, Adolf retorted as if he wanted to humiliate Delphy if the captain of the special squad were to lose, "Captain Delphy, a senior soldier who had been trained since young, was renowned for his excellent sword skills. Trained specifically with the Princes because of his potential."

Delphy clapped his hands in response.

"It seems like it would be a shame if you lose to a junior warrior like me who does not receive special training." Adolf was preparing for his position.

The fight started, Delphy looked more serious this time, he swung his sword faster, while observing the course of the match, he also gave a counterattack. Never would Delphy imagine if there was a junior warrior enough to make him fight seriously.

The fight continued fiercely until Delphy lost strength during the swordfight, his hand slipping, Adolf's sword hitting his upper arm. All the soldiers cheered happily.

Delphy smiled with satisfaction. The exercises he had deliberately put in a few days were quite satisfying. "Today's training is over, you can go home to your family, in two days you will receive the first mission."

Delphy leaves the field, he must prepare to leave for Ash-Shaif Kingdom tomorrow. Lilian would lecture him if he returned late today, as this morning Lilian had already warned Delphy to take an early break today, it was enough for Lilian to see Delphy sleep late at night. At least Lilian wanted Delphy to get enough rest before making the long trip.

Colden should've shown him his nose by now, the man said he wanted to see Delphy. Just a small talk after a long time no see. Colden who is often in the western Palace, Delphy is in the Southeast Palace, only to cross paths is very difficult.

Until thirty minutes passed, Colden had just appeared to him. "Sorry I'm late, taxation gets busier after royal unification."

Delphy lets Colden sit next to him. "We can move if you don't want to sit barefoot."

Colden laughed, "What's wrong? Sitting barefoot like this isn't bad."

"Actually I'm more afraid if anyone sees meilhat," Delphy stared at the reflection of the moon on the lake, "A Prince was sitting on the ground barefoot with a bodyguard."

Colden patted Delphy on the shoulder, "There's a problem?"

Delphy shook his head in response, he turned his head to look at Colden, "What does big brother want to talk about?"

"Nothing, I just miss my sister."

"I'm still in the palace, brother can see me at any time."

"When? I'm very busy, you're busy, despite being in the same house, but we're in a different house. I want to know what a real home is." Colden stared at the lake, his gaze becoming sad.

"It looks like a brother has a problem."

"Finally this father became different." A little pause from Colden, Delphy still listened. "He's not listening to anyone, Crystal's wedding is coming next month, I'm still pushy even if Crystal refuses out loud, when I stand up for Crystal's father is so angry, I support him completely, Blaze and Bach did not dare to say anything."

Delphy fell silent, it turns out that Crystal's wedding day was already determined even before the dinner, he did not know it. Although Delphy himself disagrees with Crystal's marriage, he doesn't want to persuade his father. Delphy himself was tired of the problems he faced.

Regarding his father, Delphy doesn't know anything. He never attended family meetings.

"There's nothing I can do. Crystal a crown princess, of course she must do her duty. I'm sure you're doing your best for Crystal to become a good queen."

"Crystal was not ready for a marriage, she was only seventeen years old, she was not a commoner who used to get married at a young age. There is much to learn before she becomes Queen. If he makes a mistake, the leader of this country could not fall into the hands of Crystal but Erd."

There was no response from Delphy. Unexplained Colden, Delphy already knew that well. The risk of a female leader in a kingdom is greater.

"Let Crystal overcome her problems, she can't always depend on us." Delphy stood up from his seat, "I have to go back to my room now or Lilian will be angry."

Colden stood up, staring fixedly at the two different colors that Delphy had."I know you still care about Crystal, there's still a chance to make up with her, you're a good brother, I know that. If there's a problem, you can tell me like I told you. I'm worried about you this end, more than anything."

"Thank you for marrying me, good night Brother."

"Good night."

Delphy left Colden who still chose to look for fresh air on the edge of the lake.

Some of the lights that light up add to the faint illumination, at least enough to see the road. Delphy walked with a raging mind. Surat, Erd, his father, Crystal, it felt like he wanted to withdraw from the world, not to mention that the summer that became longer really tormented his physique. Mental and physical definitions are hurt at the same time.

Though the busyness he had made him forget about himself who could not discuss politics, but Colden reminded him again. Even this time it became more painful than usual, the meeting of the royal family, he should have been there, watching firsthand how the debate was going between family members.

If Colden is looking for a true definition of home, Delphy is looking for the true meaning of family.

Delphy turned his mind. He must learn ethics at the dinner table. Delphy never eats together at the dinner table who pays attention to ethics when eating. Usually he would eat alone in the room or with the soldiers who had to finish his food quickly.

Without feeling Delphy had arrived in front of his room. His attention was drawn to the paper roll that was stuck in his door handle. Delphy picked it up, there was his name on a small piece of paper hooked up to a rope roll exactly as he received the letter in his study, unrolled the paper, there were only two lines of sentences there.

Haven't managed to know you yet? I can't wait to meet you and tell you everything.

"It seems like this time the author is in good shape, the writing feels friendlier than ever." Delphy muttered to himself as he opened the door.