The Red Thread of Destiny

Uncertainty is terrible

Far different from what Stella was worried about, after blocking Stella from leaving and asking implicitly to remain silent through her deadly gaze, Orfeo did not scold Stella at all.

Returning to important talks with Davion who was delayed, Stella was like a display in the room. Orfeo completely silenced Stella, not once inviting her sister to engage in their important discussions.

When do I want to be like this?

Stella watched in silence the conversation between her brother and Davion. Honestly, not being scolded was a huge relief for Stella. However, being considered transparent like this was also unpleasant. Many times more sinister than her usual explosive expression, Stella was anxious about Orfeo's silence.

Feels claustrophobic.

Waiting in silence alone made Stella's heart beat twice as fast as usual. Feeling blind from not being able to guess what would happen later, Stella could only hope that her brother would keep her alive.

Oh, Goddess Ilythia, only Your help can help your servant.

Well aware of the reason for her brother's anger, Stella offered a heartfelt prayer. Without anyone to tell him, Stella realized this time she was wrong. Involved in the huge matter that had left him near death, it was only natural that Orfeo was so angry right now.

I need to calm down.

Before Davion and her brother finish their important conversation, Stella thinks it's the perfect time to muster back her divided courage. In a workspace that already has a dark color, adding gloom is not a good idea. Stella did not want to feel increasingly suffocated by the anxiety over the tense atmosphere nearby.

"Stella Aresya Vandesca."

"Yes?!"

Stella had not had time to pick up a piece of courage that was scattered, a complete call soft-pitched Orfeo unconsciously made Stella scowl.

"What's up, brother?"

Raising her head slowly full of fear, looking directly at the two blue netra Orfeo, immediately made Stella regret giving her attention. When he saw the ripples of anger hidden behind the beautiful blue, the guts that Stella had gathered, now shattered. Stella completely lost her courage as she looked directly into her brother's eyes!

So creepy!

Stella could not help but grimace. The two neutrals were as blue as the ocean that was supposed to calm down, now feeling like a bottomless deep sea that was threatening. Under the pressure of a sinister dark aura, Stella felt herself like a tender prey ready to be pounced on at any moment.

"I'm sure I reminded you not to wander around recklessly alone. So, can you tell me what the reason for your actions this time, hm? Dear sister?"

Like a cornered rat, Stella could only put on a stiff smile. A million sentences previously strung beautifully in Stella's head, crap already. Stella's head is empty right now. Missing out of nowhere, now Stella could not give any reason in response.

"sorry. I admit wrong," said Stella, in the end admitting the mistake she made. Not wanting to add a bigger explosion in the older sister's anger, Stella decided to tell honestly the reason for the action she took.

"K-because all this time no problems happened, I thought it was okay to go alone. P-going with the bodyguards will only make me look flashy."

Stella avoids eye contact between them. Whatever it was, as long as it didn't look directly into Orfeo's eyes, paying attention to this dark workspace was clearly much better for his heart.

"Is that the only reason you have?"

Stella nodded quickly. "Yes! There's nothing else!" the answer.

Before her sister's emotions were further ignited, Stella hoped that her attitude as a submissive sister, could extinguish the burning embers in the blue net.

Ah .. I don't want to die young.

For Stella, safety is number one. Unable to let her heart work any harder, Stella really hoped that this interrogation session would end soon.

"Didn't he be that way because you're overstretching him, Orfeo? The ban you gave him made him even more curious about the outside world."

Stella did not know if the words were a mockery or a defense. Completely unable to guess the motive of Davion's provocation, Stella sincerely expects her brother to be given a spacious heart, because he really does not want to get Orfeo's creepy gaze any further.

"I don't want to hear that from your mouth. You're even worse than me."

"At least I have a much more reasonable reason than you."

Instead of stopping, Davion's provocation is becoming more and more. As a figure stuck in the middle of them, Stella kept her distance. The gauze-free lightning collided between the two of them, setting off a danger alarm for him.

Why are they fighting?!

The quarrel around who is better at taking care of Sister, continues to grow between Orfeo and Davion. Now starting to point at each other, Stella who was previously afraid now actually felt astonished by the insignificant quarrel of the two.

"W-what else is this ..." muttered Stella, attracting the attention of two people who had been busy arguing.

The red-coloured viscous liquid that continued to drip nonstop, brought silence amidst all of them. Whether it was Orfeo, Davion or Stella, they were all equally shocked right now.

"You're nosebleed."

Realizing her sister's bad condition sooner, Orfeo approached Stella. Taking out the handkerchief stored in his suit pocket and painstakingly cleaning the rust-smelling liquid, the attention Orfeo gave softened the slight fear in Stella's eyes.

"Sister, I'm bi—"

"If you don't want to be locked up in the house forever, shut up."

Before Stella could finish the protest for the attention she gave, Orfeo had interrupted first. The threat accompanied by Orfeo's sharp gaze managed to silence Stella in silence.

"Thank you."

Ignoring the suspense that was airborne, Stella expressed her sincere gratitude. Although Orfeo's gaze still felt creepy, in a state of having seen firsthand the emotions had subsided, Stella thought being treated like a child was not bad either.

"I think Stella should know what happened to her, Orfeo."

Davion broke the silence between them first. Orfeo's over-stretched reaction, causing a question mark in Stella's head over her strange gurgle.

"What's wrong?" stella asked, hoping to get an answer. However, instead of being responded to, Stella's question was instead considered the wind of the past.

"Tell him of baseless assumptions? We still don't know the exact answer to what happened. How could I say such a horrible thing ...."

Orfeo, taking Davion's words seriously, added a question mark to Stella's head. So serious Orfeo now, Stella could see the frown in the middle of her brother's eyebrows was almost fused.

"Then do you want Stella to continue to be in danger? Although it is still uncertain, at the very least, we can reduce the bad possibilities that could happen in the future."

Seeing the mouth debates of Davion and Orfeo without involving himself, incised a frown between Stella's eyebrows. The debate that returned after having had time to subside this, really made Stella not to be out of thought. Though before they had made up, Stella did not believe she should be caught in tension once again like this.

"Holding him in a cage of luxury will only make him weak. If you want him to flap his wings, shouldn't you let him fly free to know the world further?"

What Davion said, began to give some clues to Stella. Although Stella herself still does not know where this conversation leads, Stella can vaguely feel her brother's debate and Davion was revolving around the problem that had just involved her.

"Is there a secret that Brother Orfeo is hiding from me?"

Stella dared to ask. With her uncertain guess, Stella increasingly wants an answer. Stella thought she should know the matter involving her future directly from the Big Brother's mouth.

"What makes you doubt? Is this something I can't know?" stella asked once more, when Orfeo did not give her an answer.

Orfeo who turned away, no longer looking straight at the two blue neutrals, increasingly convinced Stella there was an important thing hidden from him.

Is it that heavy?

Stella knew that since the death of their first brother, her second brother had been trying very hard to protect her. In a time of emptiness that can not be said for a moment, Orfeo tried his best to keep Stella so as not to disappear.

Stella knows how much Orfeo loves. Very know. However, if there really was something that Stella should know, wouldn't it be better to say it now?

So that Stella can be more careful in taking action. So that Stella would no longer worry her sister.

With their eyes still like this, even though it was not pleasant news, Stella thought it was better for her to hear it from her brother's mouth directly than from someone else.

"Listen to me carefully, Stella."

After being silent for quite a while, Orfeo finally opened his mouth. Whether or not Orfeo was going to say, his expression that seemed to object said that hidden thing, incised pain in the chest of Stella who saw it.

"Never use Red Yarn on purpose again."

What the hell does that mean?

The request, which came suddenly without any explanation, managed to eliminate Stella's attentive gaze to Orfeo. Without any clarity, Stella cannot simply grant a request that is more like an order from her brother.

"How is it? Does Brother know how to eliminate this ability?" stella asked as she looked straight at the two similar blue ones that were in front of her.

Before she agrees to her brother's request, Stella needs a reasonable explanation. Without a strong reason, Stella can not stop using Red Yarn that has become part of her life just like that.

"Sister. I've grown up. I'm an adult too."

Orfeo, who was silent, turned back and no longer answered Stella's question, proving that the man was trying to evade.

"If Big Brother says everything, I can be more careful in taking action. So, can't Big Brother also trust me like I've trusted Brother Orfeo all this time?" persuade Stella, try as good and smooth as she can.

As a little sister, Stella did not want to always be protected by her brother. So, if there really is something that he should avoid from Red Yarn, as long as the reason is acceptable, it is acceptable, Stella will be more careful in using it so will not put her brother in this kind of worry again.

"This is still a guess. We thought, The Red Yarn that is in this generation is not a blessing, but a curse."

Davion, who could not stand Orfeo's silence, answered Stella's question. Ignoring Orfeo's clasps asking him to stop, Davion said, "Every time Red Yarn is used, there is a price you have to pay. As the heir to the Red Yarn, you're in danger of over-relying on it."

Davion ignored Orfeo's agitated reaction. As if it was nothing to do with it, Davion took the snack that was on the table and ate it without a burden.

"Orfeo thinks stopping you from using Red Yarn can keep you safe. With the state of such an expensive fee, he didn't want the worst possibility we discussed to come true."

Red Yarn. Blessings that can see the bond of others. Is it because the owner of the Red Yarn can peek at the line of fate, her brother and Davion think that Stella could have been involved in the World Rules, so dangerous?

"Sister, is that true?"

Stella stared fixedly at the two blue netra Orfeo, demanding more explanation.

"Does Brother think so too?"

As Davion said, although it is still uncertain, if the possibility is true, Stella could clearly be in danger. So, before Stella makes a fatal mistake and re-engages herself in danger, Stella thinks she should listen to the results of her brother and Davion's long discussion.

"That's still not certain, Stella. There is no record that says Red Yarn got its heirs involved in a dangerous situation."

Losing to Stella's pinched expression, Orfeo finally answered. Although still reluctant to look directly into Stella's eyes, at least, Stella was grateful that her brother was willing to open his mouth.

"Even Fabian never discussed this. The case of Red Yarn is still limited to our guess."

Contrary to the creepy impression shown earlier, Orfeo's voice was now very vibrating. Together with thoughts of the worst possibilities, Orfeo is immersed in his own world with teeth grinding, proving just how desperate he is today.

"What's the worst chance, Davion?" stella asked Davion who was next to her. Not wanting to disturb her brother who is now deep in thought, Stella tries to rely on Davion who also guessed.

"Is there any chance that my life could be threatened?"

Davion looked at Stella. As if not just listening to the bad news, Stella's determined twinkle, made her unable to dwell. Davion really could not oppose the woman beside him

"You sure you want to hear it?"

Stella nodded steadily. "Yes, I'm sure" he replied, without the slightest hesitation.

Stella's courage, which she has not seen for a long time, drowns Davion in her memories of the past.

A gentle call, a cheerful laugh, and a beautiful smile. Had it not been for bad things, Davion believed they were not as awkward as they are now.

"You can be devoured by the Red Yarn," Davion replied with a faint, subtle smile. Ignoring Stella's strange reaction, Davion did not hide what she was feeling. Davion painted blatantly a worried expression on his face.

"Lalu—"

Davion hung up his words. The heavy feeling that he had previously hidden as much as he could, was now no longer able to be dammed. Saying the worst possible thing that he and Orfeo feared the most with fading hospitality, the two blue neutrals swung by Stella upon hearing her answer, successfully returning a long, terrible silence in the midst of them all.