(From Blue''s Perspective)


    "I will sit next to Blue!" Ava eximed, holding my hand tightly. She was adorable.


    I smiled at her warmly.


    "You are not going to disturb Blue, right?" Evelyn asked.


    "No, I never disturb her!"


    "That''s right. Ava never disturbs me," I said, chuckling. "You can sit next to me, Ava."


    "Yes!"


    I had no idea why Ava liked me since the moment she met me. Evelyn even said that Ava liked me more than she liked her parents. It was very unusual. Was it because I acted like her friend? But was this not the way people usually behaved with kids?


    Lunch was served while we chatted. Dem talked very little as well as Merrick. Merrick sometimes joined our conversation when it came to matters he knew about and matters about Evelyn or Ava. And Dem almost did not utter a word if not gravely necessary. It was Evelyn, me, and Ava who chatted the most. I liked listening to Ava, so I always took her seriously so she did not feel left out.


    "Blue, have you asked Evelyn about that incident?" Dem asked all of a sudden.


    "What incident?" Evelyn asked.


    "... No, I did not," I mumbled. I could have asked her about it a lot of times, yet I did not. It was mostly because I knew it would not help much. I had heard from some people about that incident and all of them said the same thing.


    "Evelyn, Blue wants to know about that time when you went to her world," Dem said.


    "Mother went to Blue''s world?" Ava asked.


    "We do not ask questions when the King is talking," Merrick said, cing his index finger on his lips, motioning Ava not to talk. Ava only pouted.


    "But he is my uncle," Ava said.


    "But first of all, he is the King," Merrick said. "I thought you listen to Father, Ava."


    "Alright... I will keep quiet...," Ava mumbled. I almost felt bad.


    "We will talk a lotter, okay? And we will have choctes too," I whispered to Ava and she grinned broadly.


    "I told her about it. But she needs to know about your side of the story as well," he said.


    "Why?" Evelyn asked. "Well, I will be more than happy to tell her. But I am wondering why so suddenly... It''s been a long time, after all."


    "Because I told her about my part and she needs to know your part too," Dem said.


    "That''s all?"


    "Isn''t that enough reasoning?" he asked nonchntly.


    "Haa, anyway, what do you want to know, Blue?" Evelyn asked.


    "Tell her everything. Don''t leave anything," Dem replied.


    "I did not ask you!"


    "I know what she wants to know," Dem shrugged. "Why don''t you start?"


    "Alright then," Evelyn nodded. "Actually, my memory of that incident is pretty vague and filled with uncertainty. I always had this urge to visit the other world. My urge only grew when I found out that those with Alpha blood could visit that world. But I never truly tried. I just could not bring myself to.


    There was always this thought- what if I can''te back? But that day, I went for it somehow and for some reason. Then I don''t remember much of a thing. The next thing I remember is that I came back, I mean, Demetrius brought me back."


    "I see... Then I heard Mother was with Evelyn at that time. Why did she not tell you not to go?" I asked. I already knew what happened because of Dem, but I wanted to hear it from her too now that it had gotten to this point.


    "I sneaked out... I guess...," she mumbled.


    "You guess?"


    "I don''t really remember that part much... I mean, I remember, but it''s kinda... What can I say? It is very hard to describe. I know it happened, but I sometimes feel this uncertainty," she said. "And there was this...


    Tsk!"


    Suddenly she stopped talking and threw a knife from the table at a maid nearby which pierced through her forehead. Only a sheer scream left her mouth and then it was dead silence.


    Dem had ced his palm on my eyes very quickly, but I saw it through his fingers. It was a small gap, but such a thing would surely not miss my eyes.


    "Haa... What...?" I gasped as my hands started to tremble. I quickly put my palm over Ava''s eyes, who just put my hand down gently.


    "That''s alright, Blue. I am not scared. But are you scared, Blue?" she asked innocently.


    Oddly enough, none of the members reacted. They were behaving as if it was a normal thing that happened.


    "Sorry for that. That fly was a spy sent by that pain in the ass Lacuna''s King. Somehow, they heard that I invited you two. I found out about it. I did not want to act right now, but she has been pissing me off for a bit," she said, smiling naturally.


    "You ruined my wife''s appetite. How inconsiderate can you be?" Dem snapped.


    "Oh my, I am so sorry, Blue. I acted on my temper. They will clean it up soon. Hey, take that thing away and ce it in an ice box. I will gift it to that damn King of Lacuna."


    "Are you alright, Blue?" Merrick asked.


    "Yes... I am fine. Don''t worry," I said, trying to smile while my heart was beating like crazy in my chest.


    ''What are these people? Are they even for real? Even Ava acted naturally too... She is so little...''


    "Anyway, where were we again? Ah, I remember. As I said, the memory of that time that I have is pretty weird. I know it happened, but it sometimes feels very... odd. I don''t think there is anything more to it.


    Do you want to know anything else, Blue?"


    "No, that''s enough. I understand," I said.


    Dem touched my cheek gently with his knuckles. "It seems my wife is done with her food. And I am done too. We will return soon, then," Dem said, without looking away from my face.


    I was grateful that he said that. It was a good thing he could understand me so quickly.


    "Really? But what happened to Blue all of a sudden? She looked good, even just a while ago. But now that I see her, her face is kind of pale," Evelyn wondered. It looked like she truly had no idea that I was feeling bad because of witnessing a murder right in front of me.


    "Well, isn''t it because you made her lose her appetite with this bloody show?" Dem grumbled.


    "Ah... I did not know Blue doesn''t like these kinds of things. Though I know that she is not used to it, I did not think it would affect her this much," Evelyn said, gasping. "I am so sorry, Blue. I invited you, yet I did this..."


    I nodded at her slightly. I could not tell her it was alright. ''After all, how can I say it is alright when she just killed someone in front of me? No matter who it is, it is still very unsettling.''


    Dem was the one who got me out of there quickly. Ava was pretty surprised that I reacted like that as well. In her words, it was very normal for someone to kill someone who they did not care about.


    "Are you okay?" Dem asked after we finally returned to our bedroom.


    "... You have read her mind, haven''t you? You could have stopped her and done it in any ce other than the dining hall, especially when everyone was eating and a kid was there. Why didn''t you?"


    "It''s not my problem. She already got it all figured out and would have dealt with it herself. I would have just hid your eyes for the time being until it was cleaned again. And Ava is used to it."


    "Used to it? Well, it did seem like she was used to it. But the question is how. How is a five-year-old kid used to something this terrible?"


    "It''s not abnormal for kids with Royal blood to be exposed to these kinds of things at an early age. They grow up witnessing these things. That''s what I am saying. It''s not unusual at all," he said and rubbed his palm against the side of my neck gently while helping me sit down on the bed. "Life here doesn''t work the same way as in your world.


    It''s impossible to change everything that has been going on here for ages. You can''t change the things that have already happened. Well, Ava''s parents are Evelyn and Merrick. They are the ones who did not think it was bad if Ava witnessed those things at such an age. We can''t do anything about that, sweetie."