Lyn laughed softly, "You don"t have to baby me, I know of course." Would she really take such reckless actions if she didn"t know? "But, if I don"t take the throne. No, if the throne doesn"t end up in mine and brothers hands. Civilization as we know it will cease to exist."

"Is that why your trying so hard?"

"I can"t say I care much about what happens to Civilization. But, there is something I have to protect. If the Empire continues on this path, in a few years everything will be annihilated. Everybody will die, even him….and," Lyn"s gaze fell on her brother. "And you brother."

"That"s...your.."

"Initially, I wouldn"t have to do anything. There is already a perfect candidate for the throne. It would be no different if brother took it instead of me. Mother knows that too. But, I am willing to put my life on the line for the two people who care about me the most."

For both Kazuya and brother Zepher she will sacrifice anything, even if it is herself. "I"m that important to you.."

Another chuckle escaped her lips. "Why do you underestimate yourself so much? It isn"t a stretch to say that I waited for you for a long time. I just got tired of waiting that"s all."

But, that doesn"t mean he stopped being important. Countless people have entered her life since then, but for her this man named Zepher held greater importance. n.o.body could defeat the spot he had in her heart.

"What about that Rhys guy?"

Her gaze softened and she shook her head. She didn"t give him a reply and he pulled her into his arms. "Uh," Lyn looked at him dumbfounded. She wasn"t expecting this reaction from him. "Brother, I didn"t say I wanted to cuddle."

"So, you don"t want me to hold you?"

"Uh…." Why does he always look so hurt? Ah forget it. It"s just a hug, she slowly nodded her head. 

"I heard from the others about the crime you"ve been investigating. About the suicide of those elites?"

"We are already so few in number, why would they do that?" Lyn trailed off and shook her head. "No, rather than question why they would die. Why do people scorn them so much? I understand that the majority of the elites are not so pure. However, even those corrupted individuals deserve to live."

"Lyn, do you want to know my real ident.i.ty?"

"Brothers ident.i.ty?"

"I"m supposedly the first Prince of the Sun Kingdom."

Ah? The first prince of the…

"But," Zepher smiled bitterly. "Because my mother died when I was younger. The councibine became the second wife, and her son suddenly became the heir. They went to such great lengths to plot against me. So the servant who was in charge of me decided to send me away when I was no more than five years old. I somehow ended up in the Mist Kingdom lands. Not too sure how it happened, but I became Queen Orthez son."

"Why didn"t your father go look for you?"

"That man probably thought this was for the best. He knew he couldn"t protect me."

What a sad tale, why does brother have to experience such grievances? 

"Such squabble from elite families have become common. But, because of such things. Public impression of elite families have worsened in the last decade or so. My circ.u.mstances is only one of the few cases out there."

"I know about all this already…"

Zepher gently caressed her hair, and continued. "If you want another reason, yes there are those who choose to end their lives due to the pressure of the burdens of our t.i.tle."

"Brother too?"

"I"m so tired Lyn," he mumbled. "So tired, if it weren"t for you. I would have ended things a long time ago."

"Big brother ...I"m here, I"ll stay with you."

Zepher smiled, "Hn, what about your boyfriend?"

"It"s okay," she mumbled. "Were not…"

Zepher brought her closer to him, "I only have you now, you"re the only reason I made it this far. I won"t stop you from going out anymore or meeting your friends. But remember Lyn, siblings or not. I am one of the few people you can trust."

"Big brother, okay. So, don"t be sad anymore."

She has learned many things about her brother. One of them being that while brother asks her to trust him, he is hiding many dark secrets from her.

They remained like that for awhile before Lyn returned to tending to his wounds.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.

"Would you like to meet Kazuya properly?" 

" …"

"Brother, I"d really like it if you two spoke. He"s very important to me," Lyn nodded.

"Give me some time to think about it Lyn. You are aware of my feelings, how could you possibly ask this of me?"

Her brother"s feelings. She still sees him as her sibling, so it is very strange. But, she is starting to understand him better now. 

"Okay, but I"ll go to him now. He must be worried."

On the way here he didn"t say anything, but he had a clouded expression on his face. She ought to check on him, "Just now you said you"d stay by my side. Why are you leaving already?" Zepher said.

"That"s because I"m being very cruel and manipulative. Not just towards you but towards the other guys who like me."

"It"s true, your a cruel fiance. I feel bad for Prince Allen, and you agreed to the farce to be my wife so easily. So it makes me wonder, where does your heart lay?"

Lyn stood up but Zepher followed her. She tried to push him away, "Since you know I am a bad person. Why do you keep insisting?"

"..."

"I know, I get it brother. Your right about me, absolutely right. I have a boyfriend, I have a fiance. But, I can"t tell them both what I"m feeling. Where does my heart lay? I love Kazuya and I want to have a future with him. But, if I really wanted to do that I don"t have to be the Queen…Can"t you see? I...I"m a heartless person, let go of me please brother…"

*UNEDITED*