The Loner and the Former King

Realisation Hits But is it too Late?

Swifty and quietly Augustus exited the area, moved away from the crowd of Red Stars, but now carrying stuff in hand, Henry's stuff. He had to get out of there quickly so he could vanish before they noticed what was missing, so he could lower his chances of meeting them again.

Augustus didn't know why he was wasting his time getting this back to Henry Moore, there wouldn't be any consequences if he chose to continue with his original mission, but no matter how much he wanted to get Henry Moore out of his head he couldn't, even on bad terms he couldn't just let the Red Stars keep their grubby hands on his stuff, they were once his stars after all, that was only nearly two months ago.

Although Augustus hated Henry Moore for what he did, he did think about his own actions and analysed that he may have overreacted...Yeah, he felt like he had to right to be upset, but because he was in such a hurry, and was already upset he came off more defensive, and annoyed than he should have even if he was in the right.

So now he was on his way back to Henry Moores' place in a hurry so as not to waste time, even if his chances of finding Farris were getting slimmer, he still had to try. Be the father his own father couldn't be. Although he was grateful he gained these skills from his father he wasn't sure he could approve of his methods that left so many scars...

These memories and those thoughts came to a halt as he reached Henry Moores' property.

Something was off.

Augustus sensed it straight away but realised to slow, came to a stop to slow because there stood a group of Red Stars. And the distance between him and them wasn't far, it was a fair distance, a fair distance that a Red Star, especially a bunch could scent him out rather quickly, easily and Augustus had no shelter, no shield to keep himself hidden, he was practically naked.

And in only a second they were looking his way like they were looking for him specifically, weren't right? But it was clear they were interested.

"Augustus Hunts" One spoke from the group, a voice he recognised, a voice he was surprised by, which he couldn't tell whether it relaxed him or not.

It was Della Hunts.

"Della? Would you explain what's going on? Why have you sent so many red stars out to Munthy, you know that can't be efficient, what on Lianu is going on?"

"Munthy, Augustus, what on Munthy, and it wasn't I who sent them, I was merely ordered to"

There was another king now? Augustus questioned, I suppose they would try to get a king to the throne as quick as they could, not the side queen, even if Augustus felt Della could manage to do so, but who? His sons were no longer on Lianu, and he was no longer on Lianu, meaning there was no royal blood other than maybe his father... but regardless why was Della commanded to order red stars out?

"Okay, I see but you haven't answered my main question, why were you ordered to Red Stars out?" "What do you think, maybe you could reflect on what you've done in the past, like I don't know, a bit under two months ago why don't you" Della stepped closer.

Two months ago.... Oh right.

That's why the purple stars were working with the Red Stars, they were the ones who ordered Della, not his father.

"Right... So the purple stars were responsible for this" Della pulled Augustus's ear almost earning a yap from the sudden action.

"You were responsible, and why is that"

"... Because I broke a promise with the purple stars" "And?"

Stars this was humiliating

"by... trying to kill his daughter by attacking Nightfall"