Night was still starting. Reason why Albert wants to talk with princess was quite simple. He wanted to know how he could how his men that they can show their true selves. They most likely aren´t trouble makers by birth. They just couldn´t get used to their surrounding people. In other words they are all outcast. I want to tell them that they can be themselves as much as they like to. No one is going to cast them away.

I know this since my wife was once one of those outcasts because of her looks. In her case she had her sister and later me how liked her as she was. When person had spent her or his live as nothing they start to think that they can´t do anything when everyone around them had said all those awful words.

Of course I have one other plan why I want to talk with Rosan about this. She had been forced to act someone else against her wishes. Althought she had thought she choosed this path on her own. But actually she was forced to this path because of her love for her brother. No one should take this kind of preasure over their family members death. Unfortunately I can´t say this in front of her face directly. I am just planning to make her came up the right idea on her own.

“I want to hear your idea how could earn those people trust so they could show themselves to everyone.”

After some thought Rosan said. “I think you should tell about yourself to them. Also it wouldn´t hurt to show how capable person you are.”

Seems like we both haad the same idea. It seems like she can help me and I can help her without her knowing about it. “I had similar thought to but what should I tell them so they could start to talk themselves. They are afraid That no one is going to accept them. They have lost everything that they could call as home. They can´t lose this place to.” Rosan is the same. Her home was her brother. Althought she can live in the royal castle it isn´t her home. There isn´t any place where she can be herself.

“It seems like you have way bigger problem than I previously thought. You didn´t get good opening hand, but you have to live with what you have got.”

“You can say that again. It is clear that some people don´t want me to win this wargame at all.”

“That is good point. You should plan some defences against those unpredictable attacks. You should watch out for them.”

“Thank you for your kind advice, but the most important problem is still unanswered.”

“Sorry about that I have no previous experiences from that area.”

So you think like that. Unfortunately you are exactly in this kind of problem currently. It seems like I should push a little bit more.

“In that case if you would be in their situation then what would you do. All people have somethings that they think is strange about them. For examble person how help everyone in need is without the doupt a good person even if he/she does it for their own happiness. But in the end would that person be “normal”. I at least think that being a “normal” isn´t good thing. What do you think?”

“What is wrong to be normal!?” Rosan didn´t like these words at all. Her shout was her pure emotion without any lie.

It seems like I got way bigger reaction than I was planning to. “Could you talk quietly. It is night after all.”

“Sorry it won´t happen again.”

From her surprised reaction I could tell even she was surprised by it. I have to make her realize the truth slowly. So she could get her live back.

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“No need to apologize. You must be tired since it is night, but if you are in some kind of tress then you can talk about it to me.”

“There isn´t anything you need to worry about. I can manage. I´m more worried about you problem.”

She had a good point. I don´t have any time to waste. Even if this training works out, it doesn´t mean nothing could happen here file I´m gone. More I think more I know I´m the one how needs help and lot of it.

“In that case. Do you have any ideas how I should act? Should I then make them act as normal human beings?”

These words made her quiet. It seems like she is noticing problem from her actions.

Huh?

She showed some big emotion just now. Her eye lashes just jumped suddenly. She figured something out.

“What did you remember just now?”

She didn´t pay any notice to my words. It seems like she have to spend some time to figure out what she is thinking. This is the first time I have seen her this way to. When she was talking to me three years ago in the confessor cabinet , even then she didn´t think this deeply. Back then it seemed like all words she said back then where told by someone else. She was just rosen by someone else to tell everything to me.

In these past three years we have talked a lot but someone was always listening with us. So we could talk freely. Even then I could see that she wasn´t talking from her ideas. At first I thought that her mother brainwashed her, but now I´m not so sure. What could this mean? How could have done this to her? At least that person has to be someone close to her.

Knight Arwin is the first one to come to mind but it is highly unlikely. He is role model of perfect soldier/knight but maybe that is exactly the reason why it is so hard to see the thruth. Even if he was something to do with it. He can´t be the only one in it. But one thing is clear, how ever is responsible for brainwashing that person doesn´t want any direct harm to me. There is even change that we could become alies.

It seems like she finally figured it something out. ”You are finally calm. What did you remember?”

”Actually someone I knowledged in the past had said exactly those same words in the past. I actually liked his character a lot, but some reason I haven´t remembered his for long time. It seems like a miracle that I haven´t thought about him at all for many years.”

This can´t be happening. In the very moment that I thought how could the brainwasher a clue revealed itself in front of me. How could something so apropos happen like this. This isn´t a movie.

”Do I know this person that you are talking about?” This is my change to know the thruth.

”Heh. Unfortunately hardly anyone knows about him. He justt came and left as suddenly the both times. I haven´t seen him since the capital witch hunt.”

This might be way bigger than I previously thought. How couldn´t I see this coming? Brainwasher was a witch. I have to change the talk. If I start to know to much then I´m not the only one how is going to suffer.

”I see. Unfortunately I don´t have enough time to small talk. So could you tell me what he had told to you to do when you want so people reveal their true self?”

”Sure. It is actually quite simple. Just ask them their most important moral code.”

”What do you mean?” What do you mean indeed. How could that help? Everyone is going to give a same answer no matter what.

”The most people have very different moral code. By how they are raised, treated and grown by live or people around them. Everyone expect different things people around them. Such as they aren´t violent, aggressive, quick-tempered and so on. Basically they should tell their most important point about them or thing they like the most about the people around them.”

I haven´t never thought of that. But now when yoou mentioned that it is true. I always thought that people moral codes were same as their most loved thing. But it isn´t like that. Many would say they love most about god(s), family, country, peace, friends and live. But at the same time they might expect other to be honest, diligent and creative. In the end there is hardly any common aspect between them.

”I see. For my own interest what did you answer back then to him?”

”I said trust and it hasn´t changed ever since then. What is it in your case?”

I should have seen this coming. Then I should answer honestly. ”Equality.”

”I see. In that case you should have your answer. You should go know to meet your future´s friend.”

”You are right. In that case good night and we hopefully see each other soon.”

”Yes. I hope that too.”