Fire and Ice

His Adventure

>Nashi's continued<

I sat there in shock at the words just told to me. After all that I....after all that we went through? Just like that?
The things I have seen and experience in this kingdom have been sorrowful and heart-straining. And yet I have had the best memories given to me in this short time.

I have experience that fear and rage of being taken away against my will. I have seen a weakness and pain in a lovely maiden who was so kind to me.

I have witnessed the death of someone I grew to care for and was able to see them lay in there final resting bed. I have attended the funeral of a friend I would never want to see gone.

And now I have seen my future changed for the worst right in front of me.

"I see. Once we get the word we'll leave." My father said plainly.

My father was leaned back in the chair he was sitting in. It was clear that the king that would usually put up a fight was holding back greatly. The fight wasn't worth it to him.

He was wearing his nicest attire which had not changed from the events previous.
Of course my father wasn't fully dressed like before. His crown was not perch on his head, you wouldn't do that while in a meeting with another king in this setting, and his shoes were for indoor purposes.
He looked tired and impatient. I caught him twirling his mustache a few times proving that he was stressing about the future.

I bet he was planning on having the crown for a few years because I would be married. Now he has to plan on giving it to me eventually. I hope he doesn't think waiting until he is on his death bed that it would be a good time to give me the job. I definitely wouldn't be ready then.
I don't think I could ever be ready.
Especially by myself.

My father has my mother to keep his head on straight. The two of them are a team and run our kingdom the best way they can.
Everything seems to be going great as far as I know.
There love is what keeps our little kingdom running and I'm thankful for their efforts.
They do our home land a great service.

I don't think I could ever do as well as they did.
A solo act by me? Never. But it will have to be done if I let this continue.

"Do you think that inviting us here was a mistake?" I asked him sincerely yet with confident. I wanted to know what he would say.

But he said nothing. He just looked directly into my eyes with out a word leaving his lips.

"Do you blame me for anything that has happened?" I asked another question.

Again. . . Silence.

It was made clear to me that he wasn't going to answer any question about what has happened in his recent past.
I couldn't tell if it's because it would just provoke regret or he didn't know the answer himself.
I had a feeling he knew the answer but wish to not say it. Maybe.

I understood the lack of words. The things that have happened to him, that were out of his control, were monstrous. I knew he loved his wife, Lady Juvia, because I could tell by his attitude in the now.

He was silent because he didn't want to say anything. It was like his heart hurt so much that he didn't pity others.
Deep down I know he has a caring outlook on people but now it was not showing.
Sorrow has swallowed that part of him for the time being.