73. Council Meeting

Zaikai

He pressed his lips together displeased with how things would be going. I held his eye contact trying to prove to him that I would be a good match for his daughter. Zelda released my hand swimming over to her father she gave him a big hug whispering something into his ear. His face betrayed a range of emotions before settling on sadness.

I felt guilty her being with me would mean he would be losing his daughter, I prayed I would never have a daughter to experience the same feeling he had on his face now, he pulled her to him tightly holding on, before he too whispered something in her ear. They repeated this for a few moments before Zelda pulled back and turned to look at me. Her eyes watery but otherwise she held a smile on her face.

‘This is really what you want?’ he asked quietly but loud enough this time that I could hear over the waves of the water. Cadelina then embraced her daughter giving her a hug. Carabella looked at her father an uncertain look flashed on her face