"I am not the one to whom you should show condolences" he replied, still starring at the first falling of snow of this season. "How artistic of you" he whispered smiling.
"I think her brother knows", the news bearer said.
"I wasn't talking about him", he responded as he turned back at him.
"Soon, her sister will be aware of the situation soon", the soldier looking like messenger added.
"I somehow think that our dear Cinthia already told her", Arnold responded as he pushed his glasses up onto his forehead, letting his shinning green eyes speak for himself.
"I am sure she was way too subtill about it for her to understand" he replied, with a more relaxed tone.
"Rayane, don't wait until her soul dies before you intervene, you know better than me that..." "Exactly", Rayane cut in, "I know better than you, as the protector of one of the royals of this kingdom" His gaze fixed on him, sharp and unflinching, like the edge of a blade.
"And as an ex-protector of two fallen heart's souls, it is obvious that with your experience you know better than me", Arnold replied with such a dry and emotionless answer that the silence that had fallen was strong enough to be translated into farewells.
As cold as the corridors of the castle, Rayane didn't seem enraged or upset, just stoic and cold headed as always. As soon as he left the silver headed man's office, a familiar voice echoed in addition of the sound of the two big doors that closed behind them.
"Did he annoy you? "Another silver headed young man asked Rayane as he was just walking out of the office.
"Between you and the silver headed man behind those doors, you are the most annoying one Jacob" he answered as he kept walking.
"Well short headed guys are always the most annoying ones"
"Only when they are short headed like you, silver boy" Rayane responded
"Well charisma comes at a price" golden eyes boy answered
"And your annoyance is the price I presume"
"What a smart protector you are" he ironically answered
"Tell me did Cinthia tried to enter in contact with you?" Rayane's gaze sharpened
"No, I even searched within the realm of souls, and she wasn't there" he quietly answered; his easy humor gave way to a sad straightness.
"Well, it means that she definitely left, good for her" the protector said with almost not any emotion showed as he was too starring at the falling snow.
"Don't you think it is time to wake her sister up? This kingdom needs a monarch, and you perfectly know that no one within the people would accept anyone else but someone from the Tagliditse family"
"Worry not, the last source of the Tagliditse family will come back, but I will ask you not to rush things, for her own sake first" he answered with a threathening gaze.
"You know I won't, we all worry about her as much as you do, our group is not the same as it was without her", the short-headed replied
"Good, now if you'll excuse me, I have to prevent the last source of our Kingdome to fall from her Terras" Rayane said before leaving Jacob standing in shock.