Chapter 12 - Are You a Fool?

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Hello My lovelies!

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"You're seriously planning to do this?" Aola voiced her opinion, she was currently in her brothers office. Rein's wicked smile did not falter at her words and his fingers tapped on the desk in a slow pattern.

"Of course, It's become something that is required to be done" Rein answered his naive little sister, Aola adjusted herself in the red arm chair, the weight of the layers in her dress made the girl uncomfortable. "I don't see how taking Kingdoms from you're brothers is 'required' Rein" She specifically air quoted required.

Rein yawned not minding her words and shuffled through the letters placed on his desk. "By the way, who was that girl who you walked into the ballroom with?" Aola mentioned the event that occurred two weeks ago, though she did mean to ask during that time frame, it slipped her mind. "That is my pet..ah..I mean the Royal Grand Healer of my Kingdom" Aola's eyebrow raised in curiosity

"Did my brother just say pet?" (⊙.☉)7

Aola shook her head and her eyes focused on the hands in her lap "S-S-So E-Elder Brother...Where is Gullimore?" Rein grabbed the letter opener and took out the piece of paper hidden inside. "What a weird question, I'm not sure and I don't care at the moment" He said harshly and continued to read the royal document.

Aola scoffed and hopped out of the chair readying to leave his office. "By the way, how longer are you staying? Don't you need to go back home to Jean?" Rein placed the paper down and she finally received his somewhat attention. Aola stood in front of the door with her hand on the knob "I don't plan to go back anytime soon! She's always nagging me so I'll stay here for a bit longer" Aola opened the door and gave her brother a polite smile before exiting the room.

Rein stared at his closed door before he scanned the paper again "Marriage...huh.." He sighed heavily and his daggering cold eyes shut tightly as he wished to escape from reality

Just for a moment

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"Mom! Mom! Look!" A young boy played in the garden energetically as his mother peeled some juicy oranges. Her smile was like the sun, just by looking at her you would be entranced by her beauty.

"I'm looking!" Her voice was soft and reassuring as her child continued to run through the grass and flowers.

"First Wife Margaret James, you are under arrest for defying the king and committing in severe acts of adultery" One of the four Guards announced, he came to grab the woman arm to pull her out the chair.

"YOU CANT DO THIS! I DIDN'T BETRAY THE KING!!" She struggled against them trying to set herself free, the young boy stopped playing after seeing the sight.

"MOM!!!" He immediately ran as fast as he could to reach his mother

"REINCIAS!!!"

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Reins clenched his chest and breathed in and out heavily, his dark green eyes widened in shock. Leigh stood in front of his desk with a confused face.

Rein slowly lifted his head to glare at the girl. What was his pet doing in his office? She surly knows that at this time of day she needed to attend etiquette classes.

Earlier she failed to complete the simple puzzle he had given her so for now he presumed she might've been stupid. "What are you doing in my office?" Rein certainly didn't mind if his voice was rough and mean. Leigh flinched, her hands were holding a sheet of paper, she gently placed it on his desk.

"I finished that puzzle" The sounds of Aleighya's voice was tired. She didn't have any courage at the moment to look Rein in the eyes.

What did she say? It took her 2 hours to solve a simple puzzle, now she has the audacity to give it to him.

Rein didn't allow others to make up for their past transgressions or things that they should've done before hand. Having a heart while running the Kingdom is impossible, the life in the palace is cruel and harsh.

Even the kindest of King's know that...

"I don't care" He said simply leaning back in the chair. Leigh sighed and her droopy eyes lingered on the paper.

"I worked really hard to understand the puzzle, I know that I might not live up to you're expectations..but I tried my best and I finally did it" Leigh felt as if she was on the verge of tears. She was so tired and sore from the past two weeks that her endurance felt low.

She wanted to leave, She wanted to go home.

"In the palace, trying your best is bullshit. You aren't a child anymore so understand when you are given a task it needs to be finished in the required time frame" Rein spoke harshly glaring at the girl as he reclined back in his office chair.

Leigh finally look up to stare at him, to stare into those cold dark green eyes. That moment she couldn't hold it in, tears started to fall down her face.

"Y-Y-Yes your majesty" Leigh said with those words barley making it out of her mouth.

Staring at the girl in front of him, who was tearing up, crying and hurt. She still obeyed him.

His heart ached

Leigh turned around sniffling and trying her best not to cry aloud as she walked out of the room.

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