LOGIN“Not there!” Sara exclaimed, unable to hold her loud giggle, the kitchen was already a mess and they were still far from succeeding in making anything edible, at her request, Eren asked the maids to not come as she wanted to be the one cooking, it was the least she could do, after all, her good friend had been sheltering her, feeding her, and providing her with everything she needed without asking for anything in return, Sara always hated that feeling of liability, of depending on others, but unlike her father, her friend didn’t have any obligations towards her, he was giving her everything without asking for anything back and she didn’t like it, she didn’t like using him that way although he had assured her that she was giving him everything by being around and making the quite house alive with her presence, she did suggest that she goes back to the shack o
Katherina stared calmly at the king, trying to conceal her emotions under a cold façade, it was equally painful for her to see her beloved husband in such a state, Edard was always a dignified man and a dominant king with a powerful presence, to witness him like that, looking like a wounded animal struggling to attack what he thought was his predator wasn’t the best sight for her eyes…“What have you done to me?” Edard asked in a small voice while his wide eyes stared at the bloodied bandage above his knee, right where his now amputated leg used to be, he refused to believe it at first, telling himself he was dreaming, that all of this was but a nightmare but the pain was too real to be made by imagination, and so was the bitter truth.
Eren laid on his back while staring at the ceiling, he couldn’t remember the last time he slept in that house, probably never, he sighed as he caressed the arm of the naked girl laying next to him, also awake and thinking…Eren knew Geraldine was upset, he knew she couldn’t understand why was he treating the silver haired girl the way he was, truth is, he didn’t understand why either, he convinced himself it is all a part of his plan, that she was only the final pawn in his chess board, but a small part in the back of his mind scoffed at him mockingly, telling him he wasn’t fooling anyone…“Why did you hug her?” he heard her ask in a quite voice, unlike Sara’s, Geraldine’s voice was always confident even when low, it was a reflection for the kind of woman she was, strong and reliable and he loved that about her for he was never a fan of weaklings.“You already know, Gera…”, he
Eren stared at the silver haired girl as she ate her food happily, savoring each bite, she tried to hide her enjoyment out of decency as it wasn't so lady like to eat much but her transparency betrayed her, she was way too obvious and pure for her own good, not that he could blame her considering the kind of life she had, the sight of her face and eyes as she stared at the night sky for the very first time was engraved in his memory for the rest of his life, a pure joy of something everyone else took as normal, like an innocent child looking at a magician's show in a croud of adults, seeing her like that, he felt a strange feeling washing over his heart, he somehow wanted to offer the kid more cotton candy just to be able to see his priceless expression and sparkling eyes, she looked so beautiful and breathtaking in that moment, wearing her innocence and transparence like a halo, she looked truly out of this world, he couldn’t imagine what kind of life the poor thing must have
Sara stared at Eren’s retreating back as he left her room, reaching the door, he and the black-haired girl exchanged a strange look before he left the room, the girl then sighed and walked inside, closing the door behind her.Sara, for some reason expected the girl to be just like those rude priests who couldn’t stand to be in the same room as her, however, she turned to her with a very polite smile, placed one foot in front of the other and bowed ever so slightly, Sara watched the act with baffled eyes, she knew all about the courtesies and the formal way to great someone, but the way Geraldine did it made hers look like a duck attempts to get up, Geraldine was so steady and graceful, her back remained straight as a wall, only her head move in an elegant and slow motion before it rose again, her feet were placed in a way that gave her whole body a defined silhouette even behind her puffy skirt.“Good evening Miss.” Geraldine greeted with a smil
“Well...” Sara looked at Eren with worried eyes, hoping he would understand the reasons that prevented her from telling him the truth, “I always knew you were hiding something, but I never imagined it was this…”, Eren couldn’t hide his surprise as he stared at her with raised eyebrows, “So you are the king’s daughter…”“Illegitimate daughter…”, she corrected him in a small voice, she wanted him to not neglect that fact as she knew how unaccepted bastards were in their kingdom, she wanted to know his reaction and his thoughts about the matter but his face remained the same, not a single emotion passed through his eyes as he kept on staring at her in the same way, the impossible one to read.“So?”, noticing the way she was looking at him, Eren asked her, thinking there was more to her weird story, but the girl’s eyes were suddenly clouded with sadness, breaking their eyes c