bookandnovel Chapter 147: Big... love
Chapter 147: Big... love
Chapter 147: Big... love
A soft breeze settles on me while Im strolling through the Green Walk with Princess Laura at my side.
So, you come from an unknown Human Republic?
Kind of, I say.
She looks into the distance with her eyebrows furrowed, trying to conjure names of possible places I could be from. The fact that my birthplace is still a mystery doesnt play well when you potentially have to marry into the Elven kingdom.
Why cant you tell me where this place is? My family will need to know, Joey.
You dont know it. Your family wont either. I cant really do anything about it, I say as I look at a huge windmill covered in weird plants.
Princess Laura shoves me, making me stumble and almost hit a horse trotting on the side.
Whats the matter with you?!
She only chuckles in response.
There are only a few Republics that I know. Even fewer are governed by Humans. And many [Diplomats] coming from those places dont like the idea of royalty.
The only royalty I know is the old Queen of England. And I dont think Americans usually care about that. Its more like an afterthought. Maybe some very red-blooded ones might still hold a grudge against the English royalty, but I really dont think thats common.
I have nothing against royalty, I say, trying to think if I have any problems with them. Nothing comes to mind, though.
That would be one requisite when asking to marry a [Princess], she snorts.
I like how open you are about it.
What should I do? Feign that all that has happened recently does not exist? My mother lost the throne because of me, she says, suddenly darker.
Your mother lost the throne because she taught you that all Humans are pieces of crap.
She opens her mouth to say something, but then her lips twist and kill whatever was going to come out. Im under the impression that she had something mean in the bullet chamber but that she just shot the ground instead.
Her brothers left her here.
Thanks, Sherlock.
Ok, what do you say we bring you to the Watch, and they help you get back to your family
WEEEEH, she starts crying. More screaming than crying, but you get the gist of it.
Oh, shoot. Laura, do you know that wolves come here to eat children who cry aloud? I gasp to add emphasis.
All of a sudden, the child goes silent and pale the poor thing is now scared to death. Good. Im not that good with children. They are like cats. Obnoxiously entertaining, but still obnoxious.
Lets help her find her family, I say.
We start moving back toward the city, leaving the great sights of the Green Walk behind us. However, what really stuck with me from this stupid afternoon was one thing. The Green Walk is not just a park. Its a massive clump of incredible architecture, a veritable Mount Rushmore if that thing actually looked good. And bigger. Much bigger. But what really got to me was not the incredible sights. Or, to be more precise, not the incredible sight of the buildings.
No.
It was Princess Laura talking like someone who knew themselves. Because its easy to act out, to be yourself. You know how people just say, Yeah, dude, just be yourself. What a load of crap. If you are just yourself, you are most likely an asshole. People are not wired to be good. Being good takes effort. Hell, being decent takes effort. Being good, more precisely, is a titanic endeavor. Its not a case that Prometheus had to be a Titan to bring fire to humanity, and even he suffered unspeakable torture for one simple act of kindness.
And so, Im terrified.
Im scared shitless pardon my French.
While Laura holds the little girls hand, whose name I didnt even register, I realize Im scared. Im scared of this woman. Shes good. Shes too good. With Lucinda, I still believed she could betray me, stab me in the back. With Laura, I have to force the idea on me. Otherwise, my gut is telling me that this is it. This woman might be the perfect match for me.
But can it be that simple?
Can love really be that simple?
I look at her massive buns, sticking out even from the loose [Mage] robe, and I nod to myself.
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