"I'm sorry, Claude"
It had always been like this, when someone leaves Claude they apologize to him as if they pitied him for living such a terrible life since birth, it started with his mother, and then she died, now? His brother was the one apologizing to him.
"It's alright, brother Anastasius" Claude replied, he didn't want Anastasius to feel guilty for something he didn't do.
"But you're 18 now, and you have a fiancee, how will you face Lady Judith with those bruises?" Anastasius spoke in concern, brushing off Claude's hair to take a better look at him.
"I don't think she'll have anything to say about them, she'll just ignore it and pretend like she didn't see it" Claude answered with a blank face, it was a standard reaction for nobles to ignore his wounds, so that's what he expected.
"..." Anastasius stayed silent, Claude turned his head in confusion, wondering why he wasn't saying anything.
"I think Lady Judith cares about you, Claude. She could be different from the others" Anastasius explained, Claude frowned slightly at his words.
"She's not, she's just using me" Claude persisted, then Anastasius sighed.
"Claude, you need to understand that there are people that care about you, not everyone hates you for no reason," He said.
"But... there's no reason to like me" Claude protested, feeling unsure of how he felt, currently.
"And there is no reason to hate you," Anastasius said while smiling at Claude.
"What do you mean?" Claude asked.
"Remember when I said that I will be Emperor soon? Once I become Emperor, everyone will like you" Anastasius said and Claude shook his head in disagreement.
"No, they'll still like you" Claude stubbornly pushed the idea.
"Why because I would be the Emperor?" Anastasius raised an eyebrow, receiving a nod from Claude.
"Yeah, and because you are hard-working, good-looking, and kind," Claude said, looking down at his knees.
"I'm never hard working, I'm not kind and I'm not good looking, I'm nothing like you" Claude gripped his pants, feeling tensed from the topic.
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Judith's Love | WMMAP FANFIC
Fanfiction= Penelope Judith had always lived her life around her family members, but she never understood the concept of love outside of her family. = Upon hearing her beloved mother's words, the beautiful Penelope Judith learns that she was going to be engag...
