~THE PEOPLE WHOM I TRUST
Eleanor's peaceful look of knitting baby clothes is interrupted by a sudden loud call of her name.
As Eleanor expected it is Julian the crown prince of the Carson Kingdom.
Eleanor stood up while holding a piece of pastry stuffing it to Julian's mouth.
"Julian don't be loud, Charles just fell asleep I don't want him to be disturbed" Eleanor said as she smiled
Eleanor smile is beautiful to other people but her close friend and family knew what this smile about.
This a warning.
"I understand what your saying and I'm sorry if I cause some disturbance but what the heck? Are you crazy having a child and divorcing without saying anything to me? What am I? I'm your best friend right? I'm still your best friend right?" Julian's question along with his complains make Eleanor happy.
This crown prince in front of her is one of the most talented crown prince and future king of the country.
Many people know that he is a genius and many wanted to be his friend but here he is complaining because he's worried about her.
"Hey I'm his godfather right? If I'm not his god father I will really consider if your are still my best friend" Julian said pouting.
"You're his only godfather, that is specially for you" Eleanor said and smiled
Julian mood became also happy but after a short while became agitated again.
"Hey Eleanor Vivianne Arundell, what is this divorce? Are you getting crazy? You love Mikhail so much and you are asking a divorce? Tell the truth? Did he force you? Did he asked you to do it? I will make the ministry of law the document invalid" Julian face is full of worry.
"Don't do that, that is abuse of power"
"No it's not an abuse I will just take some laws and make it invalid" Julian sneered with confidence.
"Don't worry about it. I really asked for divorce"
Julian has still a look of disbelief
"Hey Eleanor Caroline Arundell what happened? This is surely not a whim right? I don't feel good about your smiles all this time" Julian said
Julian is undoubtedly sharp. He isn't a genius for show.
"I will say something important to you and my brother. I will tell you all after he arrived"
Eleanor continued to knit the small gloves and scarf clothes.
Julian walked towards Charles and after he saw the baby he frowned.
"Hey this kid looks like a copy of Mikhail" Julian said like he is not satisfied.
"Don't worry he has my eyes"
"This kid looks so much like him and he didn't even want him?" Julian said with obvious mocking.
"He already has a son"
"But Charles is also his son"
"Yes, but he didn't want him. No matter how much Charles look like him . He won't like him" Eleanor's words are what she experienced before.
Before she always push Charles to be recognized by Mikhail.
Every time she had a chance she wanted to Charles get Mikhail's intention.
In the end Charles a mere three years old kid suffer from very strict upbringing from her.
She want him to this, and that and pushed him to his limits.
After Duke Samuel died, Charles not long follows.
"Eleanor you really look weird right now." Julian interrupted Eleanor
"Julian your mouth is still as rough as ever, didn't Francis remind you all the time to speak more like a royalty?"
Julian sit with his leg crossed "They can't change how I speak, and beside the only things they can complain about me is the way I speak those annoying geezers will just create more annoying rumors if I had no bad trait"
Eleanor laugh and sit with him.
"This pastries are good" Julian started to eat the pastries in Eleanor's table
"I made those, Delicious right?" Eleanor said with confidence
"Huh? You the person who never entered the kitchen made this pastries? Claus making food in the kitchen is even more believable than you making this"
Eleanor realized that she really hated entering the kitchen before but because of the old couple she started to love it.
Well learning how to cook is not bad at all.
"Julian I really made this, next time I will ask you to come and watch me while doing it" Eleanor's confidence shaken Julian
Did she really made this? I can't believe it.
After they had some tea and pastries heavy footsteps came in the room.
"Claus your late I'm waiting here for almost an hour" Julian said looking at the heavy armored Claus
"You highness Julian, you're early because you ditch your work. I finished mine on time" Claus came in the room
"Those works are just trivial, those geezers just wanted me to entrapped in that place for so long that's why they gave me those documents"
"They wanted to increase the taxes of merchants saying that merchants have too much money and should help the monarchy but their own taxes are not even at all paid" Julian sneered recalling annoying bad events
"Those geezer you talking about is Duke Nikolai and Marquis Gavaro you can't say that in front of others your Highness" Claus said looking worried.
"Can't you realize that I'm saying this because I'm with you?" Julian patted Claus shoulder
Claus let out a sigh
The heavy armor is making a lot of noise Claus decided to get changed before they can have their talk.
While he is changing his clothes he realized many thing during this past few months. There is obvious change in his sister.
Today her sister said she has something important to tell calling him and Julian.
Her sister is unreasonable most of the time but she still didn't do things making her a criminal so he can't hate her.
She is starting to change for the better and I couldn't help but be happy but most of the time she will smile and be overly worried about him and his father.
After he changed Claus head towards the meeting room used most of the time by his father.
Julian and Eleanor is sitting side by side.
"Brother you are really handsome" Eleanor said making Claus slightly embarrassed
"Claus is really handsome but is also really shy" Julius teased
Claus can't stop his ears from becoming red.
"Eleanor you said you have something to say" he coughed
Eleanor stared at both of them and sigh.
"Well I don't really know how to start this but can you both promise that you will believe me?"
Julian and Claus looked puzzled.
"Brother, Julius I came from the future" As Eleanor spoke Julius and Claus can't remove the look of confusion.
They didn't comment anything and let Eleanor finish saying things.
"I experienced things 5 years from now on and died that time. I met a man that can turn back time. He gave me this chance and I came back the day I gave birth to Charles"
Julian reasoning is starting to be broken by every word Eleanor spoke
"Wait a minute let me digest these things and ask questions, hey Eleanor it is not that I don't believe you but if I believe you right now many things that I believe will be broken"
Julian words is the same kind that Claus have in mind so he didn't speak.
Eleanor know what Julius said is reasonable so she decided to prove her words
"Julian you have been keeping a necklace that is made of platinum and has a Sapphire pendant. It is from Alice when you first met you will she didn't remember that she gave it to you but you are keeping it all this time. You are planning to propose to Alice using that same necklace. In the future you really propose with that necklace.
"Brother, you are planning to stay in the northern fort for 2 years. You didn't plan to say that to me and father and decided that on your own. In the future you just left with a letter saying you will be back"
"3 years from now on, I will be thrown in to Delli City. I will live in a small inn named Oscar. I learned how to cook from that place. Learning how to cook isn't a simple process I'm cooking in the inn for 2 years."
Eleanor said things that shocked Julius and Claus.
After sometime Julian finally regain his mind he stood up looking at Eleanor.
"Hey you said you saw me propose in the future, Did Alice accept it?" Julian asked with a smile.
"She accepted it obviously but you know you should really start showing Alice that you liked her she almost left Carson."
"What? Why? Why did she want to leave?" Julius voice sound like he's desperate
"Well she think that you're just keeping her because she is a high priestess in Arabella and many noble are saying that she is just delusional that she is special to you, well you are really a jerk in front of her sometimes because you want to hide your feeling and kind when you regain some confidence" Eleanor explained to Julian
Julian remembered to consider Eleanor's every word.
"Your plan to protect the north is really amazing but please let me help you. In the future you will die in the north fort because of a demon attack."
The information is scary and very important.
Julian and Claus remembered another string of words from Eleanor.
"What happened to you? What happened to us?" Claus asked
He knew that the things she will say will not be pleasant and based on her tone many things happened to her.
"Since you already believed me please listen carefully the things happened to me will be explained after I tell you the important things that I remembered." Eleanor smiled and take a long breath.
"Approximately two years from now Brother Claus and General Oswald will die because of a demon attack in the north and south fort. The military of Carson suddenly decreased its power by 50%. Not to long after that time Carson will be plagued by a disease that has no cure. Father along with many nobles will die because of this plague. Three years from now Julian and Alice will die protecting Carson from a strong attack of the demon king. Julius died while he pushed his limits in fighting the demon king. Alice died overusing her powers. The demon kind didn't die and fled and Carson had a big loss. Mikhail rise to the throne after that. I'm not in the palace so I don't have much information there on but 2 years after that attack the Demon King recovered and attacked Carson again. This time Carson suffered defeat and Mikhail died. The palace is in ashes."
Disbelief, worry and confusion came to Julian and Claus.
Hearing from Eleanor that this things will happen is a shock.
This series of tragedy will make Carson gone.
"Haha" Julian didn't know what to say and just let out a small laugh.
Eleanor let the two process the events and waited.
The time they need is not short so the tea prepared became cold and Eleanor grabbed another tea from the kitchen.
She take a look at Charles before going back where Julian and Claus are.
As Eleanor set the tea, Julian with serious and determined face looked at Eleanor.
"Eleanor I really should thank the man you bring you back here" Julian said smiling.
"Well I also owe him a lot" Eleanor smiled
"Why did you tell this to us?" Claus speak. His voice is weak but is worried.
"You are the people whom I trust and let's face the truth, I'm just a noble who knows how to be pretty what I learned is mostly about manners and etiquette in the society. I have powers but I can't manage to use it. Even though I try my best it is going to be useless. The person that I can save is this tea cup but the person that I can save with both of you can be an ocean. Trusting others isn't weakness. I should just trust the right people."
Eleanor thought this for the past months.
She can save his family, he can also save Julian and Alice but what about other people. Those soldiers that will die of the hopeless battles against the demons and The plague that will kill many innocent people. If she can save them her rebirth will be not in vain. If she can help she will help. She will not be greedy and only help loved once. Many people also have their own loved once.
"Brother and Julian I know I'm not strong and I did many bad things before, but if my knowledge can help you and other please don't hesitate to use me. I know the both of you will not betray me"
~Chapter End