This Goblin Won't Give Up!

Chapter 29

It was terrible when the queen and Sophia left the mansion. I couldn't stop myself from crying. I couldn't help but beg for her attention. I was still a child, and even though our time together was short, she became dear to my heart.

I love Sara and grandfather, but the queen helped remind me what it was like to have a mother again. Deep down, I wished that she would never leave.

It was a few days later that he revealed the news the queen was talking about.

"Illya, I know it is still a bit away, but I decided to celebrate it in the capital again like we did during your first birthday. How does that sound?" he asked, holding me up in his arms.

"The capital?"

Wait, were we not in the capital? I was confused. I could have sworn that we had always been in the capital.

"That's right, the capital. You must not remember, but after your first birthday, we relocated to our territory. The capital is no place to raise a baby, but seeing that you are growing into a big, strong girl. I think we should move back."

Move back to the capital? Could we even do that? There were way too many humans there. I had finally come to terms with the queen knowing my secret, but could I trust anyone else with this secret?

Besides, what was so great about the capital anyway? Why did we have to go there? I liked our life here. Why did it have to change?

"I don't wanna."

While I wanted to see the queen and Sophia again, I didn't want to leave my home.

"I know that it might be scary to move, especially since Sola and Tully won't be coming with us, but this is for your own good," he said, trying to calm me down, but he only made things worse.

"No! I won't leave Sola and Tully!"

Was he insane? There was no way that I would ever abandon them, just to go to some capital. They were my family.

In my hysteria, I jumped out of my grandfather's arms onto the couch.

"I won't go! I won't!"

"...Illya... the potion didn't work the way that it should have. Their skin has already begun to turn green again," he said to me in a solemn tone. I could see that he felt bad about this, but I didn't care. It wasn't fair.

"No! You Lie. You lie. You lie!" I yelled at him, refusing to listen.

"Illya, please, you have to listen. They-"

"No! No, no, no!"

I wouldn't let him say it because I knew what he had planned. He was planning to send them away. Only a few people in the mansion knew the truth. There was no way that the others would accept them for who they were.

"Illya, they'll stay here until the time is right. No one will take them away from you."

He tried to pick me up again, but I smacked his hand out of the way. I refused to believe him.

"You lie! I hate you!" I yelled, running out of his office and making my way to the rose garden.

When I finally got there, I huddled up in a ball and started to cry. Just as things were starting to look good for me, this had to happen. I knew that the day would come when I would have to part with Sola and Tully, but I didn't think that it would happen so soon.

To be honest, I should have been prepared for this. The potion would have run out a while ago if it hadn't been for grandfather using smaller doses on them. I just didn't want to say goodbye to them.