"Hey, brother?"
It's tea time for the young queen of Falena, which was the best time for relax after day long head-spinning document. She invited the Queen Knight's commander, her brother to join her, accompanied by the rest of the Queen's Knight. They began to chat randomly to entertain the young queen. But suddenly, she brought the topic no one ever guessed.
She put her cup with clacking noise, and Miakis glared at her. It's really unladylike for a queen of a nation! But Lymsleia care not about it. It's time for relax for her, as any formalities off in her time for rest.
"I'm curious. Who's your personal bodyguard before Lyon?"
Suddenly, all of the Queen's Knights were just curious about the topic which was suddenly brought up by Lym. Everyone were curious, but Galleon and Frey himself. As the oldest Queen's Knight, Galleon certainly knew that person well. Frey just confused why his sister brought the topic all of the sudden.
"… why so sudden, Lym?" asked Frey casually, then sipping his tea. He could sense that everyone in the room, except Galleon, looking him curiously. Lym? She was already demanding for answer. She looked at him with her big eyes along with anime style glitters. And he could swear if he didn't give his sister a good answer, she would be throwing tantrum for next few days.
"Was it Alenia?" Even Lyon couldn't hide her curiosity.
"Nope, I think it's Sir Zahhak? Alenia were too young for the duty," added Kyle, who just suddenly added more to Lym's curiosity. But Lym didn't like the idea of Zahhak or Alenia had been his beloved brother's bodyguard.
"A man or a woman?" Lym asked again.
"Eeer…"
"Why didn't he or she serve anymore?"
"Lym—"
"How does he or she look like?"
"Well—"
Frey just looked a bit uncertain to answer his sister. Despite that person had 'left' in his early age, Frey remembered him really well, since that person had been his personal bodyguard since he was born. Not that the person had done something criminal to be mentioned in front of everyone. It's just about… Galleon.
That oldest member of Queen's Knight, as Frey could remember the fact, never liked the appointed Queen's Knight for Frey. Frey had never had any idea for the cause. And Galleon noticed that their new commander was a bit restless. And the only person alive who had known well about the mysterious person was only Frey, Galleon, and Haswar. His parent, Sialeed, Zahhak, and Alenia had died. Galleon too, were retiring.
"If I may to appease your curiosity, your majesty. Let me answer it instead of his highness." said Galleon. He was quiet all the time and finally spoke. Frey was a bit surprised Galleon didn't seem to mind talking about that person.
"The queen's knight had died. It has been about ten years of his death."
That immediately took two of Lym's question. That person's gender, male, and he had died so unable to continue his service. People were just suddenly quiet.
"Why?" Lym asked again. If it leave any unanswered, she would probably had insomnia. Frey smiled at her little sister.
"He had protected me, Galleon, and you, Lym. He was killed right few days before you had born."
That night, Lym behaved well. Maybe the young queen felt guilty asking her brother about it. Her brother didn't seem to be mind at all to tell about his past bodyguard. But who knows, maybe that person was important to his brother? Like example, people rarely mentioned about her father and mother since they had died. People had understood they should not mention them lightly since it would remind them for those painful memories. And Galleon as well, as if there were some hidden truth…
Miakis sighed. It's getting really late, yet the Queen of Falena hadn't managed to get herself rest. Her eyes just widely open, just as Frey had concerned. She were restless, curiosity had gotten the better of her. She wanted to know the whole story soooo bad!
"Time to be a good girl and sleep, Lym…" Miakis yawned. Since she was Lym's personal bodyguard, she had already known everything in her mind without speaking.
Lym pouted slightly, as someone knocked the door. Who might it be to be in this late of night?
"Lym," Frey entered the room and just as what he had guessed, her sister could not sleep. He was just checking her up. And he wasn't alone. Galleon was just behind him. Frey couldn't help but feel a little bit funny, her sister's so predictable.
"Let's continue the story, shall we?"
Not waiting any longer, Lym jumped off from her bed. Miakis caught her quickly to wear her coat first. It's going to be a long night.
He was appointed by father, to be Queen's Knight, and a personal bodyguard since the day I was born. Just like Miakis to you, he always accompanied me by my side. No. He was just like adoptive father to me. He was kind and gentle, but strong. Calming, yet stern. He was young, yet knowledgeable and wise like older man. People would describe him as a good-looking man. But what I remember most, was his pair of ocean blue eyes. As a child, I always believed, no one would ever beat him and father, the two strongest person I have ever known. And also, father, mother and all people believed in him very much... but not Galleon.
Until that time, when he was killed, by a sudden attack to royal family.
His name is...
... Lazlo.
To be continued...