Sudah memasuki penghujung Januari 2010. Azam aku ialah mengakhiri Januari ini dengan penuh kegemilangan nampaknya tidaklah tercapai sangat. Dwilogi masih lagi belum siap. Sekarang ini, tengah membaca kembali fanfiction yang aku kumpul. Ini salah satu petikan daripadanya, bertajuk 'Kyou Kara Maou Wagamama Puu.'
Gwendal and I watched in stunned silence as the man disappeared into the castle. My brother turned to me with a smile; it was that secret smile we shared when we were younger and we had done something mischievous and he was pretending to be above it. I sniggered back.
I kept that lighthearted feeling all the way to Conrad's room but it disappeared all too quickly when I saw my king. He was slumped down on a chair beside the bed with his head on his hands. He looked up when he heard the door. He gave me a bittersweet smile.
"Wolf..."
I stopped in front of him and looked down at Conrad's sleeping figure.
"How is he?" I asked even though Gisela had already informed me. There were too many words vying to get out of my head, but they were too difficult to think about, much less say. This was simple. Easy.
"Gisela said he will be fine. They didn't hit any critical organs. He suffered mainly from blood loss. She already healed most of the damage and he'll just need to rest. He'll be back good as new in a few days."
Before I could scold him for looking so morose, he added. "How did the council meeting go?"
I crossed my arms in front before I answered, "Well."
"And..." he said expectantly.
"What did you think? Of course, they approved our engagement. Were you hoping otherwise?"
"Heh-heh-eh. No." He put his hands up in that way he did when he thought I was about to beat him up.
Wimp.
"I'm sorry, Wolf," he continued when he realized there was no punch coming. "I should have been there with you. You shouldn't have to answer for me. And then, I didn't even do your part, instead I left you hanging."
"There is no help for it, you're our wimpy king, after all," I said as I looked at my brother's face. "We got there in time and everything turned out well in the end."
I turned to Yuri and smiled.
"Still, I'm sorry. Next time, I promise to be there."
"Don't make promises you can't keep. You're the king. You need to think of your words before you bandy them about. Besides, the only way you'd have to go through that kind of meeting is if I leave you."
"You're not leaving me, are you?!" he exclaimed as his eyes got unusually large.
Not when you're looking at me like that, idiot.