"Tai, this are the Yoru mercenaries, they took me in their group and they consider me a part of their family" Safiya said.
A man suddenly approached them "It's an honor to meet you Prince Tai, or should I say nephew?" He smiled
"Nephew?" He looked towards his sister in shook
She chuckled seeing his expression "Brother, I present to you our uncle, he is mom's younger brother"
"Wait, mom was a mercenary?" He knew that their mother wasn't born in a royal family, but he never imagined this.
"Yeah, she was their leader, uncle took charge after she married dad"
After talking for a while, the Yoru mercenaries decided to join his army.
"Sister, there are some people I want you to meet" Tai said as his siblings approached them.
"Takevu, Hiroshi, Haru" He began "I want you to meet Safiya, my twin sister"
Said twin sister was really surprised, she knew that a lot of things can change in 15 years but this was the last thing she expected.
"Uh... it's an honor to meet you" She awkwardly stretched her hand.
The siblings were a little shocked by the sudden appearance of the princess, but eventually Takevu shook her hand.
"The honor is ours" She responded.
They were about to keep talking when one of the mercenaries called Safiya to help them with the management of their group.
"Brother, why did you never tell us you had a twin?" They weren't mad but they felt a little hurt that Tai couldn't tell them this.
"*Sigh*, it's just that, even if the event happened a long time ago, it's always been too painful to remember, I thought she was gone, so I didn't think you needed to know, sorry"
"Listen, I need your help" He glanced towards them "I know that Safiya will eventually ask about our father, but I don't think I have the heart to tell her the truth"
"What do you want us to do?" Haru asked.
"If she ever asks any of you, I want you to say that our father is alive but that he is very sick so he couldn't enter the battlefield"
"So you want us to keep a lie?!" Hiroshi never thought his brother would do that "Tai, she deserves to know, it's also her father!"
"I know, but, please, I promise I will tell her when the time comes, but for now, please help me with this"
The three siblings had their doubts but in the end they relented "Fine, do as you wish"
"Thank you guys"
"But you must tell her, it's not fair to keep her in the shadows forever" Takevu stated.
"I know, I know"
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Marks of the New Era
القصة القصيرةThere he was, in front of the man that made his life a living hell, the man who caused so much grief to his family and people, the man who started a war against his kingdom, the man known as the death himself but now he was finally able to solve thi...
