Adolphus left the academy that same day. He had bid Charlene goodbye, and they talked for a little while before Adolphus headed out of the academy.“Why don’t we just continue the research in your estate?” Adhler asked when he noticed how preoccupied Charlene was. Adhler took the book from her hand and placed it right. She was reading it upside down earlier.“We can do that?” Charlene stood up. Adhler smiled at her reaction. Charlene was embarrassed. She just realized how she reacted and found herself so near Adhler’s face when she stood up.Adhler thought of teasing her. He leaned towards Charlene— their noses almost touching each other. “Yes, we can do that,” he smirked. His breath smelled like mint, and his hair was like a field of lavenders.‘He smelled like lavender,’ Charlene thought to herself. She smiled at him to tease him back. ‘How dare you tease me when I feel pressured about all of these?’“You smell like lavender,”Adhler smiled, “I’m glad you liked it. I heard you love
Adhler arranged the relocation of the whole research the very next day after confirming it with Charlene. The sun is still sleeping, and the moon— though half-seen— is still blessing the land with its light. Adhler put a coat around Charlene’s shoulder, “Are you alright? You have been spacing out since yesterday. Does it bother you?” Adhler asked. Charlene looked at him as if she had no idea what he was talking about. Adhler smiled softly. How could someone be so adorably innocent? — is what he thought.Charlene stood up, and the two of them started to walk, “What do you mean?” she asked. Her breath formed a misty cloud from the cold. Adhler faced her and tucked her loose hair behind her ears.“Ignes,” he said, then gazed into her obsidian eyes, “Does she bother you? You can tell how surprised I was when she arrived in the laboratory,” they started walking again. Adhler grabbed Charlene’s hand, held it tight, and put them inside the pocket of the coat he was wearing.“I thought you d
Several hours before Charlene and Adhler left the academy. Weiss turned the page again. He has been reading the documents for over an hour, trying to get some sleep, but after reading the entire study of his favorite mathematician— Weiss just did his system a favor.Weiss tossed the papers on the side table. He turned to his side, hugged his pillow, and closed his eyes. Still, he was forced to open them again. It had been days since he started losing sleep, and he could not even explain why!Weiss took his coat, wrapped it around his body, and left his room to take a walk. He is not a fan of taking walks in the evening— Weiss hates the cold… it was winter when he lost his mother, and ever since then, he has hated the cold.A lot of things have happened since the start of this semester, and Weiss knew how much he had changed. He did not want to acknowledge his changes at first, but he was left with no choice but to accept the unexplainable changes that happened and is happening to him
The entire group took a stop in the next village when the night came, and the snow started falling. It’s the first snow of the year. Adhler tapped Charlene’s shoulders to wake her when they reached the village.They rented the whole inn for themselves. Adhler could not risk having other people with them when they carry a very important study with them. “Where is Weiss?” Charlene asked when she did not see the man inside the inn. The knights looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders. “You were with them. What do you mean you don’t know where my fiance is?” Charlene was annoyed.The knights went out to immediately look for the man. Adhler, on the other hand, did not like what he had witnessed just now. It was something he did not expect to come. He thought that Charlene did not care about Weiss anymore, but to call him her fiance in front of all these people?Adhler looked away. “I’ll look for him,” he said. Charlene noticed the change in his tone. She grabbed the Lycan Prince
Sometimes, all people ever need is someone by their side. Someone that will believe in them no matter what happens. A person that will blindly listen to their words. A person that will endlessly look at them even if they are at their worst.Weiss stared at the sleeping Charlene by the side of his bed. It was dark in the room, but the light from the moon coming from the open curtains made it possible for Weiss to witness a beauty he had always seen… but rarely recognized.Weiss took the damped towel from his forehead. Charlene must have been taking care of him since she found out about his condition. Weiss was somehow conscious earlier, but the heaviness that he felt made it impossible for him to open his eyes, talk, and assure the worried woman that everything is gonna be alright.Weiss forced himself to get up from bed. He feels sore in his back. His condition seemed not as bad as it was in the early dawn. The room was warm, and Weiss noticed the fireplace with a carefully ignited fi
“Are you done packing?” Adhler entered the room. He had been knocking for minutes now, but Charlene seemed preoccupied with many things that she did not hear him once. Adhler took her hand and forced Charlene to look at him. “Are you alright? Did the talk with Weiss go wrong?” he asked. Adhler knew that Charlene had been awake since Weiss got up from bed; she must not have had the chance to let him know since Weiss started talking about their past. Charlene could not look him in the eyes. She did not even know what to feel with all the things she found out last night. It was something she should never have heard in the first place… or maybe those were the things she should have heard the first thing before all the engagement happened. Weiss had always been this kind of person. Many people think he is arrogant… too arrogant to the point that they ridicule him for being the Beta’s heir after his sister gave up the position and chose to get married to the other pack. Ten years ago…
The Adams estate had been up since early dawn. It was a day they had been looking forward to for three days now. The young lady of the house will be back after a long while of waiting. Everyone is excited that they have been up since the crack of dawn. “Are the rooms ready?” the main servant asked. Everyone rushed to their designated tasks in order to get things done for the day. The house had been gloomy since the news about the engagement’s possibility of getting annulled broke… even more when Ashina’s weak condition had gotten worse, and they had nothing to do but watch and see her suffer from pain every time they passed by her room. But today, it was different. The woman’s ambiance seemed better, and her complexity was not as pale as she had been from the rest of the month. Ashina’s smile is so bright as summer that it makes everyone’s heart warm in this cold winter. “Did you check the fireplace?” they could not stop going here and there to get everything perfect for their you
Language is said to be something that everyone has in common until God divided the world and made His creation speak different tongues. It created barriers, problems, and conflicts between nations and individuals.Language barriers led to broken families, relationships, and even wars. The misunderstanding that it caused made it impossible for individuals to patch up their conflict and call it a day.Since then, many scholars have tried to shorten the gap that language had. They reached the conclusion of making one language universal. A language that everyone would be able to understand.A language that will act as a bridge to solve the misunderstandings, to answer the conflicts, to stop the bombs from getting thrown just because the other nation did not understand that the other party was just trying to compliment their colors.A connection was built when they reached this conclusion.“You speak ten different languages? Woah, why am I only hearing this today?” Charlene was stunned whe