26 – Determination (2)
At dinner that evening, Edgar announced to Helen his intention to leave for Hespania.
Helene was pleased with the decision faster than expected, but since they would have to discuss the details again, they decided to gather in the drawing room after dinner.
By the time the boat went down and Edgar arrived at the drawing room, all the people, including his parents, had already gathered together.
“You’re late, you fool.”
As a person with an impatient personality, Ariel hated waiting for others or making them wait.
As if to prove this, as soon as the drawing room door opened and Edgar appeared, Ariel scolded Edgar in a sharp tone.
Edgar also smiled awkwardly and apologized, as he had no intention of making this many people wait.
“Ariel, you haven’t set a specific time. You can’t use it if you suddenly shoot your friend like that.”
“eww… I’m sorry. mom.”
Well, after all, Ariel didn’t come with the intention of coming early.
I was just walking around the hallway and my mother was walking into the drawing room, so I followed her and waited.
If it hadn’t been for that, she might have been the one now standing in Edgar’s shoes.
The mistake of spouting out without thinking about the difference in position was something that Ariel was often pointed out by Helen, so this time, she also obediently lowered her tail and expressed her apologies to Edgar.
“No, it’s my fault. What? Don’t die and eat some sweets. This is delicious.”
“yes… … .”
I already knew that Edgar hated sweets.
Ariel was calmly moved by the way he tried to change the topic by munching on snacks that he didn’t eat to soothe himself.
There was a warm feeling in the eyes of the adults who watched this.
“I think of you every time I see you like this. Ed, deciding to have you by my daughter’s side was the third best thing I ever did.”
“The first thing must have been meeting the head of the household. The second must be the birth of Ariel.”
“Huh, you’re quick to notice.”
After taking a sip of tea and recognizing that the atmosphere had softened, Helene brought up the subject in earnest.
“So, you want to go to Hespania together?”
“Yes.”
“It might be funny for the person who proposed it to ask such a question, but let’s just ask one thing. What made you decide to leave this place?”
Why did you choose to leave?
It was just a pure question.
Even if I had any doubts about his decision, it wasn’t a question the boy asked out of desperation, hoping to reverse his decision.
It was not an easy conclusion for a boy who had not yet reached adulthood to leave the house where he had been staying and decide where to go.
She had said that she would give me a three-day deadline, but depending on the answer, she intended to give me a more generous deadline.
However, at most, the answer that came back after less than a day was so clear and clear, and there was no trembling or anxiety felt in it.
It was so relaxed, like a person who seized the expected opportunity.
What was the reason for this important decision to be made so quickly?
“I thought about it before. Even if he inherits the Billhark family in the future, the time will come when he will have to leave this place and learn more.”
“Well, a child like you would have had enough in mind.”
Helene nodded as if she could guess, and gave a satisfied smile.
I don’t mean to disparage the Bilhark family, but even in her opinion, this place was too small for this boy to exist.
Edgar, whom Helene had seen so far, was a child who had a large bowl but did not bother to put anything in it.
But even so, if he spreads his will, he will definitely be able to do something.
It was with that kind of faith that he handed over this proposal, and it must mean that it coincidentally coincided with Edgar’s will and resulted in this result.
“Mrs Helene, may I ask you a few questions?”
“However much. It is your right.”
There must be a mountain of things I want to ask.
It’s not someone else’s business, it’s an issue that depends on your own future. It should be natural.
Helene shook her head, vowing to answer any question with the utmost sincerity.
“If I go to Hespania, I would like to ask where I will be staying.”
“You will be staying at our family home.”
“Does that mean you will be living in the same abode as Ariel?”
“It will be like that.”
As soon as the answer he was most worried about came out, Edgar’s brow furrowed slightly.
Not good.
Of course, it was good to evaluate yourself highly. I was also very grateful for her caring attitude.
But at least it wasn’t possible to achieve what he thought.
In order to minimize the number of encounters with Ariel, she had to find a place to live, at least somewhere else.
“If possible, could you arrange a place to live in a place other than the Loveheim family castle?”
“Are you doing it because you feel uncomfortable?”
“It’s similar, but a little different. It’s a bit long to explain in detail… Are you okay?”
“Sure. Don’t worry, just tell me.”
It was impossible to handle the matter in a fist-fighting way without properly listening to the opinions of the most important parties.
At her answer, Edgar looked away for a moment, exchanged glances with Ariel, and nodded slightly.
It was meant to convey what I told her earlier.
After that, Edgar’s story went on for quite a while, but the summary was similar to what he had mentioned to Ariel.
However, something like a prerequisite that she hadn’t told her was added.
Recklessly bringing someone who has not yet been proven into the Loveheim family would have a bad effect on Helen and Ariel, who proposed it.
He does not intend to set a long deadline, so at least when he becomes a vessel to prove his ability, he asks for a place to prove it.
A place where you don’t come into contact with Ariel as often as possible. However, when Ariel wants, she wants to set up a place where she can meet while avoiding the eyes of others.
When he finished his explanation with all his zeal, using his hands and feet, Helen, who had been listening to him blankly with her eyes wide open, came to her senses belatedly.
“Amazing. Did you think of this yourself? Ed.”
“Yes. Of course, there will be many holes that I didn’t even think of.”
“No, even if there is a hole, it won’t be that big. More than that, how can you think of this… … ?”
This wasn’t a matter of admiration or cleverness for a 14-year-old to draw a conclusion.
It was as if he had been talking and planning as if he had been in the positions of the Loverheim family’s high-ranking officials, as well as those of Helen and Ariel.
Even if Amman has a talent that stands out at a young age, the most difficult thing is the problem that comes from human relationships.
This is because in most cases, it is only possible to know through direct confrontation and physical experience, and it is easy to break down if carelessly overlooking the difference between people’s emotions and positions.
To put it bluntly, there have been countless cases where the successor of a particular family whose name has been known since childhood in aristocratic society took up the position, lost in relationships with people and disappeared into the dark side of history.
‘Looks like you’ve looked very far.’
I had thought about what would happen if he was taken to the Loveheim family.
Of course, there would be some noise at first, but she was definitely the mistress of the Loveheim family and had the power to put it to rest.
He simply thought that if the day came when he would prove his ability, everyone would be quiet.
But Edgar had predicted farther than her.
The conflict that would arise between Helene and the high-ranking officials when she immediately entered the Robeheim family was a conflict that would not be easily remedied just because he proved his ability later, and that it could remain as a burden in a corner of his heart.
It was as if she was grasping the reality more calmly than she believed that it would be resolved.
“Son, isn’t it too much to think about too many things at such a young age?”
“I agree with this father. I understand what you mean, but if possible, I think it would be better to stay with the Loveheim family for now.”
But is the heart of parents always the same?
It was too disturbing to say that he would live for the time being without proper support from the Loveheim family, having decided on a different place to live when he was concerned even if his son, who was supposed to be heading to a faraway country, slept covered in a golden blanket.
Helene, as a mother, also understood their feelings, so she did not immediately agree to Edgar’s words, but continued talking after a while.
“Your parents are right, Ed. You don’t have to take on so many things at such a young age.”
Although the age of fourteen is not that small.
If you were from a prestigious family, you would already learn the family’s political affairs at the age of fourteen, and if it was really early, you would enter the social world and get acquainted with it in many cases.
However, there were very few people who chose it because they wanted it.
Most of them simply take on the duties of a family heir.
In contrast, neither the duty nor the responsibility was given to fulfill the condition he said.
Still, why are you trying to take so many things into account? Helene was just wondering about that.
At that, Edgar opened his mouth while looking at his childhood friend sitting next to him with a ray of smile.
“It’s not really a sense of duty. It’s not like I’m trying to repay the kindness that Madame Helene has given me.”
“Then why?”
“It’s simple. Because no one wants to see a friend who is so ahead of them only from behind.”
A friend is someone who has to be by your side and walk with you shoulder to shoulder.
However, Ariel and Edgar’s relationship seems to be friends on the outside, but there are many differences in their positions.
Differences in family, origins, and talents.
If you include all of that, the gap between you and Ariel will continue to widen.
The fact that Edgar dared to take this path was neither an act for her sake nor a sense of reciprocation for Helene.
“I want to stand by my friend’s side. That’s just what I want.”
At least, even if you can’t face shoulder to shoulder, to be able to peek at the profile of a friend walking toward the destination.
It’s not just that I want to stand on equal lines. I just want to be a person who is not ashamed of standing next to you.
“yes. If your will is so firm, it wouldn’t be polite to stop it. Ed, do as you say.”
When Helene congratulated him and turned her gaze to his parents, the two of them remained silent and only nodded slightly.
And her daughter, who was sitting next to him and nibbling on the cookies on the table like a squirrel, had her hands stopped before she knew it, and was bent down with her face almost slammed into the table.
‘It’s cute too.’
Helene, who seemed to be able to convey her daughter’s feelings without saying a word, quietly looked away.
Why does the night with a thin crescent moon feel so bright today?
Maybe today is the most satisfying night of her life.