It was late at night when Ludwig and Feliciana had walked back to the manor. Everyone had gone to bed already. Before going in Feliciana turned and held Ludwig's hands.
"Goodnight Luddy~" She kissed him on the cheek and Ludwig felt his heat up.
"Goodnight." Feliciana smiled and went inside.
Ludwig stood there for a few minutes hundreds of things going a million miles in his head. He didn't even hear Romulus come up behind him.
"You know," Ludwig jumped and turned around. "It's pretty cold out tonight you don't have to sleep in the servants' house come inside." He said not noticing Ludwig's reaction.
They both walked indoors not noticing in the trees little Lilli who was sent to spy on him.
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"What?! Are you sure that's what you saw?!" Wolfgang boomed at young Lilli who was silently trembling.
"Y-Yes I'm sure of it." She said holding back frightened tears.
"The plan will still come about with or without Ludwig!" Wolfgang yelled to himself enraged at the perfect opportunity to kill Romulus was wasted.
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Morning came to a nice sunny morning. Ludwig hardly slept with all that was on his mind.
"What am I doing? I can't…can I? Should I? Should I just tell her? Feliciana I was sent to kill your grandfather but I love you so I can't do it? Oh, God.." Ludwig said to himself troubled. He turned to go back inside and saw Feliciana practically jumping with excitement. Ludwig wondered if she herd.
"Morning Luddy~I-" Romulus walked up to them.
"Feli I don't want you talking with him." Feliciana face was stricken with worry for a second. "Because I want to talk with him today." He said smiling. Feliciana's face brightened she jumped and hugged her grandfather.
"I'll see you later Luddy~" She skipped off giggling. As Ludwig and Romulus walked outside.
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Both Ludwig and Romulus walked through a part of the country hardly anyone comes to. All greenery burned away and trees hollow charred skeletons.
"Wolfgang never did let go and it destroyed what we once had." Romulus talked about the
past solemnly.
"I…I was never told this." Ludwig spoke in a hushed tone.
"It was a bit of my fault I know. But I still sometimes think that we could've reconciled. But that doesn't mean that new life can't grow up unscarred."
Ludwig was about to confess everything when they herd something from the ash graveyard. Their worries were confirmed when people from the bad lands come out from behind the dead trees. Three figures were of Lilli, Gilbert, and Wolfgang grinning manically.
"Romulus what a surprise to see you out here all alone and unarmed." He said venom of hate seeping into his words.
The two were surrounded by the armed bad landers.
"And well done Ludwig. For bringing Romulus right into our little trap." He said his grin growing wider.
Romulus was shocked but it quickly turned to anger.
"You!" He snarled glaring at Ludwig.
"No! I-I" Ludwig struggled to explain himself.
"Now!" Wolfgang roared.
Every armed man leaped at Romulus.
"No!" Ludwig yelled fear in his eyes. He tried to pull the men and women off Romulus but was thrown back against a hard rock and became unconscious.
Romulus beat the men off him and fell on a loose rock down into a deep dry river bed.
"Yes! Yes!" Wolfgang yelled as he and everyone jumped down the rocky walls to Romulus. "Get him!"
Romulus ran for his life beating off every person that jumped on him. He came to a old giant dam and out off desperation began to climb it. While Ludwig who regained consciousness ran along the edge of the river to where Romulus was struggling to live.
"Romulus!" He called out and began to descend the rocks.
"Go after him Ludwig! KILL HIM!" Wolf gang commanded.
Just at that moment a loud crack echoed throughout the rocky walls. The dam had started to fall apart. Romulus as weak as he was managed to jump on top of stable ground right when it sent boulders and logs to the people below. Gilbert had pushed some of his friends out of the way when a large tree had descended to them. Gilbert had no time to run for himself and only looked up when the large tree had fallen on him.
Ludwig who had just made it to the bottom was the first to get to Gilbert.
"Gil-" He tried to lift it off his brother but was pushed aside by Wolfgang who in one heave threw the tree off of Gilbert.
Gilbert was badly injured and hardly awake.
"Wolfgang I-I'm s-sorr-ry I…I tried…" He barely breathed out.
"No…no…" Wolfgang for once in a very long time was upset and worried for his grandson.
"I'm sorry…" Gilbert painfully said and closed his eyes.
"Gilbert." Lilli said quietly as she knelt beside him.
Everyone fell silent.
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Back at the manor Roderick was lecturing Antonio, Lovino and Feliciana when they saw the figure of Romulus limping across the fields.
"Nono!" Feliciana yelled out.
"I'll go get Yao!" Roderick said as he rushed to go get the doctor.
Antonio Lovino and Feliciana and ran to Romulus as he was shuffling to the manor.
"Grandpa…What happened?!" Lovino gasped out. As the others stared in shock.
"L-Ludwig…" Romulus gasped out in pained breaths as blood flowed from his wounds. "Ambush…" His legs gave out and was just caught by Antonio.
"That potato bastard…" Lovino said under his breath as he and Antonio helped Romulus to the manor and to the doctor.
Feliciana stayed there frozen to the ground. She kept thinking about what her grandfather said about what Ludwig supposedly did. A tear streamed down her cheek as she felt her heart shatter into pieces.
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"Gilbert…" Wolfgang turned to Ludwig pure loathing in his eyes. "Look! LOOKED WHAT YOU DID!" He advanced to Ludwig.
"I-I didn't do this! I didn't do anything!" Ludwig shouted back.
"Precisely this is all your fault. You betrayed us all. You betrayed me!"
"I did not!"
"You cannot escape your guilt. You killed your own BROTHER!"
"No I did NOT!" Ludwig couldn't stand it anymore and ran off. Everyone only stood by Lilli still by Gilbert no one bothered to try and stop him.
"Leave him to die. Look! Romulus has ruined everything for us. Our land our homes and families, my poor grandchild Gilbert and now he's even poisoned Ludwig's mind! But Romulus is wounded now is the perfect time to attack and take back what is rightfully ours!"
They all yelled with him except Lilli who was sitting quietly by Gilbert who was taking shallow breaths.
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Romulus was on his balcony being tended to by his family and Yao.
"Grandpa please tell me it's not true." Feliciana hushed.
Everybody nearby was circled around the manor whispering to themselves but suddenly got quiet when Ludwig came through. Every person gave him a wide birth looks of hatred they gave him. Antonio held Lovino back as he tried to kill him while yelling out profanities coupled with the word potato.
"Ludwig!" Feliciana said as she rushed on the balcony to get closer to him.
Despite his injuries Romulus pushe his granddaughter behind him.
"Why did you dare come back here?" He demanded.
"Romulus Sir I had nothing to do with that I-"
"You never should have come here!"
"Please," Ludwig said desperately. "I need you to forgive me."
"Grandpa please listen-"
"Be quiet!" He snapped at Feliciana. "When you saved my granddaughter she had asked me to at least give you a chance…and you have failed. The only thing I am left to do is to exile you out of the country."
"No!" Feliciana gasped out.
Ludwig started to get pulled back and pushed away from the manor. He didn't feel like fighting.
"No…" Feliciana was held back by Alexandra. "Ludwig." She whispered.
As Ludwig slowly walked away he held his head down already knowing and feeling the looks and thoughts of the people watching him.
Deception…disgrace evil as plain as the look on his face.
Deception and outrage disgrace for shame he asked for trouble the moment he came.
Deception and outrage disgrace for shame evil as plain as the look on his face.
Deception an outrage he can't change his stripes.
You know these evil types he asked for trouble the moment he came.
Deception an outrage just leave us alone!
Disgrace for shame traitor go back to your own!
Born in grief raised in hate he is helpless to defy his fate.
Let him run let him live but we do not forget what we cannot forgive!
And he is not one of us he has never been one of us.
He is not part of us not our kind!
Someone once lied to us now we're not so blind.
For we knew he would do what he's done and we know that he'll never be one of us.
He is not one of us.
Deception. Disgrace. Deception. Disgrace. Deception.
As soon as Ludwig broke free of the crowd he ran with everyone including Romulus watching him. Even Arthur from his tree.
Feliciana ran up to Romulus.
"Please Grandpa…think about this…" She tried.
"You will not go anywhere without someone I trust with you at all times." He ordered not listening.
"No I love him and he lo-"
"He only said that because you are my granddaughter. He used you to get to me. You will never leave the yard you will always be where I can watch you!"
"No you don't know what Ludwig is like-" She tried reasoning.
"I know he's following his Grandfather."
"And I try to follow you be gentle and kind and forgiving to those who deserve it!" Romulus froze and Feliciana ran away with tears in her eyes.
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Feliciana locked her bedroom door and cried. A little light filtered through her curtains and an idea came to her mind. She stopped crying and opened her window. She slowly started to climb down the ivy plants growing along the wall.
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Alright alright a month goes by but I was busy with school…and the I was lazy please don't hit me but I tried to get this as good as possible 4 am here and good news only one more chapter till the end yay! Hopefully see you all soo and thank you for reading 3
