Lord Shadow

Chapter 729: A raven in the turning point of an era

Usually in the six years she was inside this house, there would be maids and the Palace keeper that would arrange for her place to be cleaned and maintained.

She did not spend all her time inside the house since she too went into seclusion and hunting beast when she felt it was necessary.

Unlike some people who could seclude themselves into ice mountains, or drill into the Earth core to understand their path, she need constant fighting to improve herself and find her path,

The bow must be used, the arrow must be let loose

Her path is different, so her method is also different. Some could stand still and some must walk.

She must be like her arrows.

It needs to be straight and unbending but moist time she did not always become straight or unbending. Instead there are time when she falters and there are times when she bends.

And almost all of those times, it is related to the man she loves the most. She is Azief biggest weakness. And Azief is her biggest weakness

‘You could go now’ hearing this Azief frowned a bit.

‘Do you not like my company?’

Sofia sighed as she put the clean plate on the rack. Then she turns around and look at Azief. Her eyes look at his eyes, their gaze clash.

‘I hate seeing your eyes’

‘What do you mean?’ Azief ask

‘It is full of sorrow. And pity. And guilt. And I hate seeing it’

Azief jaw hardened and he shakes his head and then he wanted to say something to explain. But nothing comes out of his mouth. He was speechless.

He did not know what to say and then Sofia said with a bitter smile on the corner of her mouth

‘These four days you accompanied me from morning to night. I am happy. I was happy. And I thought that now you returned, we would have the life we dreamed off’ And then she scoffs and she said with a low voice, her face looking down

‘I guess it is the life I dreamed of and not the life we dreamed of’

She then looks back at him and said

‘The reason why I didn’t ask you anything is because I know the moment I ask, we could not be smiling and laughing anymore. So, I delay it. Because I think like you, I want to delay the inevitable. Why is it that we must always part like some kind of star cross lovers? What kind of relationship is this? What kind of love is only filled with yearning but never come to fulfillment’?

She sighed and she look at Azief, probably expecting an answer

Azief know the one thing he should not say is that he does not know.

That kind of answer doesn’t necessarily inspire confidence.

But most of his life, he doesn’t know where he is going.

He does have plans and he does have his objectives. And while many of his objectives sometimes failed, there are time when the goal he put for himself could be achieved.

After the Fall, nothing he ever put his mind to did not turn into success

But for some reason with him and Sofia, nothing ever goes according to plan. If they solve one problem, two more popped out.

Since he knows answering it would not gain anything, he looks at her and remain silent. She did not seem disappointed. Probably because she too knows the answer

She shakes her head and said

‘I do not ask you about it and in turn you would not tell it to me. I guess we know too much of each other. I want to enjoy it even if would not last. I was happy. And I was sad. I was happy because you are here again. Beside me. Holding my hand, kissing my lips. For a while I dream of us having a normal life. It was like a dream come true.’

‘Then why are you sad?’ He asks

And then she answer

‘Because it felt like…’ and she stops.

Her eyes are welling up with tears and Azief wanted to come to her. He took one step toward her and she shakes her head

Seeing her like that, Azief felt like his heart is being ripped apart.

She is hurt. And she is hurt because of him. He gritted his teeth. But like there is an invisible barrier between them two, he could not even take one step forward.

She then said