It's been 5 years since I got to know of my brother who was not even there by many maids and stuff. But mystery about him being here and his mom too is remaining to be solved.
Should I ask father? Would it hurt him? Should I ask brother? Would he hesitate? Was she a transmigrater too? What could be the reality?
Rather than asking Claude and taking a risk, I should actually ask Brother. Would the woman hate me? Love me? Is she even alive? Or dead? Soo many questions!
I got up and clenched my small fists making my motive more clear and finding more determination. I ran out of my room and found my head maid and nanny Lily.
"Lily! Take me to brother!"
She was a bit surprised looking at my desperation to meet my brother all of a sudden. Let's see what happens now.
*****
At Thanos's palace:-
"Brother-" the scene that I saw in front of me was unbelievable! It was Claude! Again! Why the hell doesn't he wanna give me and brother a lovey dovey brother sister time? Why does he always appear uninvited? Gaaah!
"And I am going back." I was previously stunted thanks to him and decided that I didn't wanna be with him so I turned around and went away. Tried to I mean....
"Where are you going princess?"
He asked. He sounded a bit irritated. I turned around being overcome by the previous thoughts i had, I decided to come here but seeing this man, I started regretting all of my life's decisions. I know he is not that cruel as was originally shown towards Athanasia in the original novel, but the fact that remains is that he can still kill me. I have to survive till 18. I am a bit close to him now thanks to my acting skills but problem of me being executed at 18 still remains... The fate that I have to overcome is still present.
I was thinking of meeting Thanos to get clear about one situation but I guess it's not possible. Considering the fact that this guy comes and meets me all the damn time when Thanos is present, I guess he has something to hide about Thanos. Maybe related to his mother which he does not want me to ask in his presence. Makes sense now, Thanos is actually protected due to something that happened which I don't know and Claude's protecting him and that's why he's the favoured prince. He might act cold to him but deep down he cares or he is just doing it as an obligation.
"I asked you a question, Princess. You have a bad habit of spacing out. Fix it." He rebuked me. He sounded like he had something to hide and a bit irritated and that he was scared of something. Let's see...
Can I take some information from him?
"I came here to meet Thanos but I did not know that father was here. I didn't wanna shock you or worry your or suprise you so I was going but ya saw me I saw ya and I was tryna get away but ya called me and I was shocked that you saw me so I was quite. I was not spacing out. Understood?"
I have honestly let go of some royal phrases to make this conversation last longer and slightly ask him about Thanos. I smiled my own sweet Athy smile I used to survive in palace for 5 years. Damn!
"Princess let's talk inside for a moment. Come to Jade palace."
"Why?" Talk here bro I wanna send you off and go away too!
"Princess surely would not want me clearing her speech here right? Follow me." He is as authoritative as ever. Was his manners this proper? Why tf was he shown as someone with crappy manners in the novel? Why me oh lord!
"Yes father" I canary has to follow an eagle 🦅 for him to not gobble her up. I hence followed him to the guest room wherein a male servant said that he would ask prince to come soon and inform about us two. And he left me with this man. Gaaah! I wanted to be with brother you mofo!
"Princess seemed to ask The prince about something. May I know what it is?"
"What? No Daddy that's not..." What? Did I just call him daddy? Gee... I am really starting to have a loose toungue. Was I this easy always? Or am I relaxing more around him now?
"Princess is that really the truth?" He stared at me into the Abyss. His cerulean bejeweled eyes looking stright in mine. He seemed cold a sharp look enough to fear me. It really seems he knows something of what I was gonna do. My body started trembling. I was sweating profusely. His presence was overwhelming. I was on the verge of crying.
At that point I realised that there was no point in hiding when he had a hang of it. "I- I wanted to meet Thanos's mother... From childhood I didn't have any mother figure so I came to ask about it...."
*Drip drop* A tear drop fell out of my eyes and as I was looking down it fell stright on my skirt. I was so scared I started crying without me knowing it. "Waah.... Waah!" I was Crying continuously. And so much that even Claude was shocked.
So shocked that he got up from his seat bend near mine and hugged me. It was by instinct taht I hugged him back. "Don't cry I didn't even say anything to you. It's ok to feel that way."
My tears fell down uncontrollably and and my grip to Claude's neck became tighter. When I cried he kept on hugging me not leaving me. It was something I needed the most was what I felt. When I hugged him tightly while crying, it seemed to be the most blissful feeling which helped me calm down. Claude on the other hand hugged me for all the time I was crying.