"Father, I'm sorry about what happened to Vas if I only I was stronger if only..." Iori speak weakly toward his father the Marquis.
"It wasn't your fault; it wasn't anyone's fault so don't blame yourself over it. Your sister doesn't want you to blame yourself. What we must do right now is to raise her legacy, to raise Cus properly."
"I will lay down my life and protect him with everything I have. I won't repeat the same mistake and let someone take him away from us."
"Take Cus and Mark and seek the protection of the Greenwood Empire. Those people won't leave her blood alone, as long as he's alive they won't stop."
"I will father, I will ask the help of my past acquaintances. I will seek help from my teacher and raise him and take revenge for..."
The Marquis cut him off "No, don't try to seek vengeance, that's not what your sister wants. Don't drown yourself and him with that misery, remember her final wish. Let the god judge their sin. Raise him with compassion and kindness instead. We're the Guardian family we forgive but don't forget, I'll handle what happening in the capital and Count Silver will handle your duty of protecting the border so you don't have to worry about it anymore just focus on raising him and protecting him. If something were to happen to him, I won't be able to confront your sister when I cross the Thánatos river."
"I'm sorry father, I was too shortsighted. You're right she won't want me to raise her son to be that kind of person."
Behind that door the little prince was eavesdropping on their conversation. He thought to himself what his mother wanted and what he wanted and he came to a decision. The decision that he made that day could be said to be a blessing and a curse that would happen to this continent.
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"Hello your royal highness my name is Markus Kidemónas. I'm the son of lord Iori Kidemónas. I'm two years older than you your royal highness." Mark speak shyly to the little prince.
The little prince looks up to his cousin "Since you're the son of my uncle that mean you are my cousin so you don't need to speak so formally with me. You can just call me Cus and can I call you brother Mark?"
"Yes, this is an honor to be treat as a brother from your High..."
"Cus. Not your highness." The little prince cut off his first friend outside the royal palace.
"Okay, Cus." He speaks while he smiles brightly.
Markus Kidemónas would later on be known as the Emperor’s shield he would become one of the pillars of the short-lived Empire that Custos make.
***Inside an unknown cave***
“And so, it start once again. Will this ill-fated relationship end in this life?"
***Inside the first prince bedroom***
“Your highness please wake up; your teacher has arrived and waiting for you in the library now.”
“Gahh…Give me 10 more minutes.” He speaks weakly while half-asleep.
The queen her royal majesty has entered the bed chamber of her son and spoke the servant. “How dare you woke my son the prince, go back and tell his teacher that he can wait. His Royal Highness need his rest and when he’s ready he will go there himself.”
The maid speaks with frightened voice “Yes, your majesty.”
The queen turned her head to her son “My prince you don’t need to worry about anything, I will take care everything for you.”
“Yes, Mother.” And the prince goes back to sleep.