Avner fell to his knees so he could make eye contact with her who was still sitting on the edge of his bed
" So you saw it "
Nephthys knew he was talking about her trembling hand and her diamond changing colors
" sigh "
she put her hand on his head and he looked her in the eyes
" Didn't I tell you that thunder is the most difficult element to master ? Muscles in our bodies are moved by faint electrical signals moving down nerves. So a much larger electrical surge traveling through a body will cause muscular contraction in other words you could say….electrical shock….and as of the color changing is just a pigmentation problem, it is rare but not impossible "
"..."
" Do you think your master is that weak ? "
seeing how Avner wasn't going to answer her she decided to take another approach
" Do you think that danger stays away from strong people ? being strong doesn't make you immortal "
" Avner…."
Nephthys didn't get the chance to finish cause Avner wasn't done talking
" I don't know what you had to go through and no matter how much I want to know I will not ask….you probably didn't have anyone to rely on and you probably didn't have loving people around you, you think that you can do it all on your own and that your problems are yours and yours only….but that is not the case, you now have people that care about you and want to be there for you. I CARE ABOUT YOU, I always did, I always worry about you. So what if you can do it all on your own...I can't see you put yourself through this….If you don't care about yourself then care about me. Every time you put yourself in danger just worry about how much it will hurt me "
Ah, that's right….I am no longer all alone, I have people who worry about me….and love me
Avners words were like a sudden pull to reality, Avner did love her. Each and every day Nephthys is reminded of how much he actually loves her
****
" Amabilis, what brings you here ? "
" The term expired "
" So have you made your decision ? "
" I will join the shadows, I have realized yesterday that if it weren't for you, people I love would have died….I want to be able to protect them in the future in case anything like that happens again "
Nephthys smiled softly
" I knew you were going to accept, the team is away for a mission right now but I can introduce them tomorrow and you can start right away "
" Alright…."
"....."
Nephthys said all she had to say but Amabilis was still in her office and it didn't look like he was intending to leave
" sigh….alright sit down and say what you wanna say "
Amabilis sat down right away and started talking
" Did you and Avner fight ? "
" No "
" Hmm….that's weird….no you definitely did "
" What exactly makes you so sure ? "
" He didn't talk about you not even once ever since yesterday, him not talking about you for so long….it never happened before, and there's the aura around him it feels so cold and he is learning on his own accord and helping my uncle with state affairs and stuff, I have never seen him so productive. So you see no one could make him react this drastically other then you "
" ….. "
" I don't know why you fought but you should make up "
" ….. "
looks like I turned his life upside down, was it really a good idea to get involved with him
" Amabilis you can leave now "
" Are you mad at him ? "
" I would never be mad at him "
" Then why ? "
" You will find out in a few months "
" That's a lot of time "
" Amabilis leave now "
" yes ma'am "
***
" What do you mean she is gone ? "
" I don't know either, I went to work like usual to show her some documents but she wasn't in her office, I asked the shadows and they didn't know either "
Miyeon informed
Avner was getting mad
" Don't worry, I'm sure she is coming back, maybe she went to investigate some more on the ghost killer, after all it hasn't even been a whole day since she disappeared "
Amabilis reassured but Avner knew better, Nephthys has left him and he doesn't know if she will ever come back to him again
" Wait where are you going ? "
Miyeon was getting worried after seeing Avner rush out the room
" To the palace "
" What ? "
the cousins knew he was going to cause trouble
" Wait for us we are coming with you "
they knew there was no point in stopping him so they decided to just join along and share the penalty if he were to do something dumb just like when they were kids
***
" You can not enter without an appointment beforehand "
" I will see the emperor "
" After you make a formal appointment "
" I will see him now "
Determination. It was written all over his face….
Avner had no intention of negotiation and neither had the guards, this was going to have one outcome. Fight
The guards and Avner started fighting, hearing the commotion more guards came to help and that's when Miyeon and Amabilis intervened and started attacking, they were well aware that the consequences of helping Avner were grave, they were going to be sentenced to death for treason or in a better outcome, banished but that didn't matter. The bond between the three of them was unbreakable ever since they were little, it was all for one and one for all. The outcome didn't matter on the first place was and always will be each other's safety, the aftermath of their actions will be something they could deal with later
***
" Are you just going to watch ? "
"....."
The emperor was watching all of it from his window
" sigh…."
his silence meant that he was just going to observe how things will end up
" So that's the famous Avner "
" Yes…."
" Looks like you were right, he actually came to see you "
"....."
the emperor never once took his eyes off of Aner
" But…how did you know ? "
the secretary was also analyzing the fight happening outside
" I know Nephthys ...she never admitted it but she has feelings for this punk maybe even stronger than she might think. Nephthys is not easily impressed emotionally so I was sure that whoever took her attention was someone who loves her even more than she does him. Someone who was able to catch her heart must've had admirable love "
" Alright so you like him….then why do you not just let him in instead of making him fight, I don't know if you realized it but we are at a disadvantage, he is hurting our people….your majesty….we need our workers so they can keep working …."
The emperor turned to look at his secretary
" I never said I liked him "