Fenyang's Pov
"So what is the problem exactly..." I voice somewhat annoyed at the fact that I could be spending time with Zaffera right now instead of dealing with more responsibilities.
"Well one of the arrows betrayed us. Kenzo saw him talking to one of our enemies and we need take care of the matter and rethink our strategie because we don't know how much was leaked. I'm afraid the Great Battle is truly immiment and Zyron is only waiting to attack when we least expect it." He blurts out concerned, "What should the punishment be?"
Honestly speaking I don't want to deal with this at the moment, I don't want to consider this problem as well. Between chasing after duties like fixing the paperwork to rebuild damaged buildings and evaluating the education system as it should be done once a year I truly haven't had a second to rest. I can feel my eyelids closing on me as Klaus explains this matter even further. I'm not surprised at the matter though, in fact having a mole is what explains the frequent attacks and close defeats we have been experiencing and quite frankly throwing this former arrow to the dungeons makes not sense. I'm out of options.
"My hands are tied Klaus, I honestly don't know. Listen, my guardians didn't teach me this stuff they didn't have a chance to and I can tell you are trying so hard to help me but I don't think I can go for much longer before burning out. I can't say I've ever truly had a youth but this is even worse!" I've stare at the same spot emotionless for long, secretly hoping he would realise how useless at this I truly am and let me off the hook. For some reason I hope to be done quickly enough to see Zaffera again that night but looking at the time I figure she is long gone. The heart can be quite deceiving sometimes.
"Mast-, Fenyang this is the first time we have a perpetrator in the last hurdreds of years of Arrow. Even beyond my experience, I don't think your guardians would have known much more... I've never seen the dungeons in use and the Kingdom has never suffered form such legal matter the other chiefs couldn't take care of. My hands are tried too Fen." There's a change in tone from him. He no longer spoke like a general arrow, he was talking as a friend again and I really need that.
I stand up and head over to the shelf with the legal books and grab one," If I remember correctly, I read one about situation similar to this one while I was studying how to lead Arrow... And this one." I finish grabbing just what I was looking for. "I found it cruel but for this type of punishment the option is either Capital Punishment or Labour if the person chooses to cooperate with the jury. We will hold the trial tomorrow and once the sources have been reviewed I'll choose the fit punishment and I really hope it's the second one."
Klaus walks up to me and rests his hand on my arm reassuring me that things will go just fine and invites me to go rest as tomorrow will be quite tiring. I take the advice in a heart beat as I'm exhausted. The only positive thing of this constant running form one thing to the other is that my insomnia has improved and I can acctually rest when I hit my cold bed.
The following day feels quite hazy and a lot like simply going through the motions of things. Unlike previously Zaffera hasn't showed up and for some strange reason I'm worried. Perhaps she has given up as I've not spent long with her.
"That went quite well, you should be proud Master." I look up from my sitting position to see Klaus clasp his hands together with a sorry smile, "I'm glad he chose to cooperate and got the other sentence, no matter how many I've killed under the Kingdom's name I wouldn't have been prepared to take his life away."
I nod in agreement and invite him to take a seat next to me.
"You know when you asked if I was in love with Zaffera, I wasn't sure then but you made me think about it and I realise that I do. It's strange because I've never imagine myself in a position like this and really expected to get assigned to my spouse like my guardians did. But I suppose this means that I get to choose and I really want to tell her how I feel..." I feel no sense of shame or judgement in saying this, in fact I'm glad to have this dynamic with Klaus back. He doesn't say anything. Just stares emptily at the pavement to then look up and nods happily.
"She makes you happy Fenyang, and you deserve that." These are the last words I hear from him because right after I head for the Enchanted Garden hoping to see her arrive. I feel something telling me she's coming and I patiently await her arrival.
Yet I'm struck by the heart aching sight of her in tears. Which makes me run to her concerned.
"Sorry Fenyang." She says avoiding eye contact, her arms crossed. Her clothing is dancing along with the wind that is blowing harshly at the moment almost to signal impeding doom.
"Sorry for what?" I advance concerned, trying to comfort her with my arms but she pushes me away, shaking her head.
"I don't know how to explain this, I just- just... You don't know me! You don't know who I really am because if you did wouldn't be here with me." Her lip is trembling and I can see great hurt in her eyes. Needless to say I am quite confused by all of this.
"What do you mean? I might not know you very well but I know you enough to know that I-I...love you Zaffera." look away saying those words, rubbing my hand against my neck as I paused between the 'I' and the remaining 'love you'. I didn't expect to be confessing it this way, nor now, yet here I am baring myself to her as she's rejecting me in every painful way.
"I'm a spy from Zyron Fenyang."