Third Arc (Fallen Heart) - 143. Euphorion's History Book V
Once they arrived at the dining hall and sat in their chairs, the servants quickly poured the drink into their glasses. But instead of eating and letting the servants serve them, Angel waved his hand, ordering them to leave.
The servants immediately followed his orders. While they thought that Angel and Rose wanted to have a private romantic dinner, what the royal couple was talking about was something different from what the servants thought.
“You are right, this has something to do with my past. That's why I can't say much,” he started their conversation.
“Mind for telling me? I will keep my mouth shut,” she asked. She wanted to know him better and help him if she could. Especially since this had to do with his past.
He smiled wryly at what she said.
"I don't think anyone will believe you if you tell the others." A trace of melancholy was evident in his tone of voice.
“So… this has something to do with the crystal?” she guessed once again.
He nodded.
“This also has something to do with my father's killer. I'm looking for him and trying to track back what happened hundreds of years ago. It seems all of this has something to do with the grudge between the ancient dark king and the Reinhart Family,” he explained.
It was enough to make her grasp the cause of his unusual expression.
'That's why he went pale and checked the history book,' she thought. Childhood trauma was not something that was easy to deal with. Moreover, Rose knew that behind his cold face, he had deep past wounds. It haunted him with guilt and nightmares. And he was trying to deal with it.
“Then what makes you pale? I thought you've been reading that history book since you were Prince of Asteria," she asked the cause in detail. All the royal families on this continent had the history book and studied them once they could read. So she was sure he had just discovered something else in the book.
"I did. But I just found out that the Euphorion version is different from the Asteria version,” he explained.
"So the Asteria Royal family has changed their history book?" she clarified. The traces of her surprise were clear from the tone of her voice.
"They keep the original version. But they did not tell in detail. There are only a few important points and mostly some strategy to infiltrate the dark king's castle.” He hadn't mentioned the Heart Family since he didn't want Rose to think badly of him.
“Hmm…” She hummed. “ I wonder if every history book is written from a different point of view. Depends on each royal family,” she made random guesses since she remembered that her family history book was mostly about how her ancestors treated and supported warriors. It also mentioned a lot of things about how her ancestors used wild herbs or medicine to treat their comrades. So it was more like a medical book than a history book.
"It could be," he agreed. The public history book was much shorter and only told the outline. It was even shorter than the Asterian history book. In other words, the history itself was written in several versions based on what the royal family saw and experienced.
“Mind for telling what is written in your family history book?” he decided to ask. The ancient dark king had kidnapped the princess of her family so it should be in her kingdom's history book. He might be able to get more information from there.
“Mostly it's about medicine and medicinal herbs. How cruel the ancient dark king was. It also mentions the Reinheart family. How they admire them and how they hate the dark king to the bone. That's why my uncle pushed me to marry Ilex. He had always thought marrying the Reinhart Family was a good thing. But as you know Reinhart always chooses women from internal noble families to maintain their swordsmanship abilities,” she gave a long explanation.
Uh uh looks like he didn't get anything useful from her information all the kingdoms wrote something different about the history then how is he gonna find any clue?!
What she knows and tells can be of no use to him, but that doesn’t mean, that book contains no useful information. It depends who reads that book. When you read the same story several times, you will find something new every time. I think he must read Rose’s book and Reinheart’s also, now when he has new point of view.
@FarS96 true does makes sense perhaps he should read all the kingdom's book like this he would get more information surely each book will be having it's own view
@Ninestar619 that is a very good idea. But nit so easy to succeed. He can easily do it in euphoria, and 3 other kingdoms, that are under his rule. But to take other 4 (if I am not mistaken), he has to find a good reason. But if he accomplishes this task, then he will get all the information to solve this mystery. And be ready for the trip to that castle.
@FarS96 oh now this is making me more thrilled he needs it but of course it's not nit gonna be easy but, the other Kingdom? That princess who asked his help goes by the name Jyne. What was her kingdom's name? Pontos, I guess something like this
@Ninestar619 I think, it is called Pontos, too. So if he helps her, and solves the mystery of queen of Pontos, then there will be friendly relationships between this two kingdoms, and by visiting Pontos, he can read that book under some reason, like: “I found differences in stories, though it is the same story. So I would like to see, if your story also differs”. Or something like that. But what about others, I have no idea.
I feel intimidated by your analysis
@FarS96 that can be one out then which means howmuch to go?
@Nanakawaichan thinking of all this makes me more thrilled. You are here means a new chapter!!!! Gotta go
@Ninestar619 i think 3 more, but can be wrong
@FarS96 come on go ahead and share it