mama said
Klaus is such a cool character... it would be a shame to see him go to waste. Richmond's secrets usually end up spoiling the mystery and intrigue surrounding some characters, and give me the urge to make up my own little fantasies for them.
Timeline-wise, this takes place after L'Renouille's liberation/fall.
Hello, mother.
How are you today? I'm sorry for not being able to visit you sooner.
We had difficulty reaching L'Renouille due to Jowy Blight's forces.
But it's all over now. You needn't worry... I'm alright.
I wonder if you and father have joined each other already. I hope everything is alright. It's hard to live on like this, but somehow I'll manage.
I miss you, mother.
I still remember those Sunday mornings long ago when you'd play the piano for father and I. It was before this war started up, during those peaceful days.
I was still young then, without a thought about bloodshed or loss.
I didn't know how to cry until the plague struck.
Until you left father and I alone.
I still remember how you made me promise to care for father before you died. The moment I promised was the moment you left this world for a better place.
I did not keep my promise, mother. If I did, father would still be alive.
Yet, perhaps it's for the best.
Now, you and father can be together again.
Please don't worry, mother.
I'll be fine on my own.
***
Klaus laid the bouquet of lilies before the tombstone, and stepped back just as a mournful breeze whistled through the quiet little L'Renouillian graveyard. He had come here alone; even Lord Jinkou had no idea as to where he was.
That he was glad for.
A small little smile touched Klaus' face; his first in quite some time.
"Goodbye, mother."