Chapter 283 - Consultation Time (1/2)
”HAVE YOU gone crazy?” Winter scolded his brother and Solenn, then he crossed his arms over his chest. They were locked up in the tea room because of the two's crazy antics. When the a.d.u.l.ts left, he stood in front of Julian and Solenn because the two were ignoring him. ”I get your point but how could you come up with a plan with a lot of loopholes? I expected than from Solenn but not from you, Brother.”
”Hey,” Solenn complained while glaring at her. ”Do you want me to hit you?”
He ignored the little brat princess because his attention was now focused on his brother.
”Winter, if you're going to pick a fight with me, I'm sorry but I'm not in the mood,” Julian said in a tired voice. ”I'm busy thinking of a way to convince Mother to agree with my plan. We're going to leave the North tomorrow morning. I only have a few hours to give Mother an offer that she couldn't refuse.”
His older brother's words hurt him.
So, he doesn't really consider bringing me with them, huh?
”Why don't we just run away?” Solenn said while looking at Julian with sparkling eyes. ”You already declared that we'd run away if they don't give us their blessing, Julian.”
His brother's face turned red.
To be honest, Winter was cringing deep inside.
Although Julian and Solenn both had a.d.u.l.t souls, it was still awkward to see a five year old little girl flirt with a seven year old little boy who also happened to be his brother.
”I will snitch on you if you run away,” Winter delcared coldly, causing Julian and Solenn to turn to him at the same time. ”And do you think we're not being watched as of this moment? If I can feel the heavy gaze of the Keepers, I'm sure that the two of you feel them as well.”
”We can escape if we want to,” Solenn still insisted. ”They can't hurt as anyway.”
”I will try to convince Mother again. I don't want to make her and Father upset,” his brother said. ”But if they still don't change their mind, I will really leave with Solenn. I have to do this for our family so please try to be understanding, Winter.”
He clenched his hands tight until his nails dug deep into the skin of his palms. ”Why aren't you asking me to come with you, Brother?” he asked, his voice filled with pain more than he had expected. Wow, so he was this hurt, huh? ”Why don't you want to bring me with you? Is Solenn more important to you than your own brother?”
His older brother blinked in surprise.
”Winter, are you jealous of me?” Solenn asked in disbelief. ”Wow, that's new.”
”Shut up,” he snarled at the little brat princess. ”You're stealing my brother from me!”
”Winter, that's not true,” Julian denied, then he stood up and held his shoulders gently. ”I can't bring you with me because it's too dangerous. And one of us has to stay with Mother and Father. It has to be you.”
”But why does it have to be me only?”
”You're the Moon Serpent, Winter,” his brother reminded him. ”You're the one destined to kill Aku Moonchester. Of course, you're the one who's supposed to stay with Mother and Father. Only our parents can protect you.”
”How about you, Brother?”
”The Plane is a dangerous place but I really have a feeling that I can find the answers that I'm looking for in there,” he insisted. ”I admit that the questions you raised a while ago are valid, Winter. Still, we can only know the answers once I get there.”
”I think I've been into the Plane, Brother.”
His brother looked shocked by his statement.
”Winter, you're not just saying that to convince Julian to bring you with us, are you?” Solenn asked him with a raised brow. ”It's not good to lie in this situation.”
”I'm not lying, Solenn,” Winter insisted, then he looked at his brother straight in the eye. ”Brother, I was waiting to be reborn in this lifetime. During those times, I can communicate with Mother even if I was only a fetus. Where do you think my soul was residing back then?”
Julian suddenly looked interested in what he was saying. ”Tell me more about it, Winter.”
***
”HEY, BLACK Serpent.”
Kiho, who was seated on a tree branch, turned to Winchell who was seated on the branch of a tree from across him. He was there to make sure that Julian and Solenn wouldn't try to escape. And he was on duty to guard the area this time. But he had no idea why his brother-in-law (who hated him with a passion) suddenly came to him on his own. ”What, Red Phoenix?”
”Is he a good person?” Winchell asked seriously. ”That Mikhail Denver.”
”Lord Denver is a great person,” he said right away. It was a no-brainer since Lord Denver had already proved several times that he was a decent person. He had been loyal to Tilly as well all this time. In his book, everyone who was kind to his wife (without an ulterior motive) was a good person. ”Why do you ask?”
”He loves Luna.”
Now he regretted asking.
He was aware of what kind of relationship Winchell and Miss Luna had in the past. And he was also a little aware of Lord Denver's feelings for the witch. But to be honest, he didn't really care that much about other people's affairs.
To be honest, he only cared about Lord Denver's personal life in the past because he thought he was interested in Tilly. When he realized that Lord Denver had romantic feelings for Miss Luna and not for his wife, he left him alone right away.
”Aren't you going to ask me how I feel about that?” Winchell complained when he didn't react at his previous remark. ”Black Serpent, you were the one who introduced Luna to me in the past. You were our matchmaker so you have to take responsibility.”