บท 49: CHAPTER 48 - YOU ARE BEHAVING DIFFERENTLY.
Nate was worried. He didn't want anything to happen to this good family and he wished he could stay with them. But they needed his eyes and ears as they couldn't come out for a few days.
"I will Grandmother Liz. Little god, you better take very good care of my favorite aunt and grandmother. If they get hurt, am beating you up." Nate said trying to lighten the mood and it worked as they all laughed.
"Take care of yourself too," Lucian said calmly.
"Aai...am not gone and you're already missing me. Don't worry it'll just be a few days..." Nate said jokingly.
Lucian chuckled. Nate knew how to make others worry about something else, like how increasingly smug he was getting. He laughed, feeling lighter.
Honestly, instead of agitation about what was going on, he was instead calm. Coupled with Nate's joke, he was rather very calm. He had been training his emotions, as they were like a regulator that could control the power in him. And he was getting better at it. Though he was a little worried, it didn't affect him. He needed to stay strong for his family, and also, he trusted Liz's spell wasn't weak.
"Alright, I'll take my leave..." Nate said and everyone nodded as they watched him step out of the cottage.
"Lucian, lock the door. I'll go to my room and make sure those people don't step foot on our compound... Take care of your mother." Liz stood up and entered her room. If things got worse, she was going to have to deal with them herself and in a dirty way.
In the town, chaos had been generated as there were men in uniform everywhere, moving from home to home with a portrait. Anyone who looked at the portrait would first be awed at how beautiful the princess was, but then would shake their head off to show they had not seen such a person.
Guess no one in the town would possibly link the poor devil's mother in their town, whom they didn't find worthy of keeping her name in their heads, to this picture.
It has been two days, and they had still found nothing. Andrew had even ordered a lockdown so they would have the opportunity to search the town better. Tomorrow would be the third day and also the last day they'd be searching this town.
Gary had retired to his home for the day. He had not seen his family since he left and hence had come back home.
"Father, you look depleted..." Nate said, seeing his father enter. He wasn't lying, his father looked so exhausted.
"Yes, we are still searching for the princess. She hasn't been found, and I think she might probably be dead. But we have to keep searching since the king isn't ready to give up... Didn't know he loved his daughters this much" Gary responded lazily while dropping his stuff on the table and taking off his cloak.
"Is that her portrait? The one on the table, is that her?" Nate asked, looking like a normal curious teenager.
"Yes, you want to have a look? Here..." he said and handed the parchment to Nate.
Nate stared at the drawing, but no expression was detected on his face. He could tell from a glance that this was Lucian's mother. She hadn't changed much except for the ornaments she was wearing and the neatly braided hair. She was still Lucian's mother. Just a little younger here. His whole life he had known her, she had been the simple and caring woman he had come to love. Although Lucian had told him she used to be a princess, looking at the portrait now, he couldn't help but think she truly deserved the princess title. So beautiful and captivating. He could still feel her warmth from the picture.
"She looks really pretty. I don't think I've seen a girl this pretty in this town..." he said and placed the portrait down.
"Well... She should be a full-grown woman by now. It has been 10 years. We've searched every...wait, I just remembered. We haven't searched that freak friend of yours' house. Tsk...they are such freaks they aren't even worthy of coming to mind..." he spoke with ridicule in his eyes.
Nate was boiling from anger at his words. His father had to thank God he was his father. How could he speak that way of Lucian's family?
"Since you think they are freaks, I guess you don't need to search their home. It might only waste your time." Nate asked calmly, with his face looking expressionless. Whatever was going on inside him, he didn't let it show on his face. And it would be better if they ignored Lucian's family anyway.
"I thought so, but I also think it would be good to let the prince know the kind freaks we have harbored in this town..." He spoke again with ridicule.
His words cut deep into Nate, causing him to grit his teeth, but he still looked calm. Why did he have such a father? This was why he disliked him so much. He had to control himself to not react to those harsh words. He was afraid to do anything that would put his friend and his family in danger.
Gary stared at his son, who looked rather calm from his words. He couldn't detect any expression at all. Usually, he would blow off whenever he insulted his friend. But this time there was no reaction. He couldn't tell what he was thinking at all. From the very moment he stepped in, he felt Nate looked different. Somehow, he felt slightly intimated and the immature one between them.
"You are behaving differently today. You would have usually defended. What?? Has it now come to your realization, how much of a freak those people are? " He asked, narrowing his eyes and smirking.
"Would you love that your son argues with you?? That's strange. You must be tired Father... You should rest. You have a princess-searching job tomorrow..." Nate said calmly and left for his room.
"..."
Gary stood there speechless. He truly looked like the immature one here. What happened to his son when he was away?
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