Chapter 415 - 415

Allias never believed those grumpy people who always talked  on and on about hating the world, about the selfish nature of the beings on this earth or whatever other excuse they used to put down planet earth. It seemed the least weird to him that you could hate a whole planet with no exceptions. He considered these people just annoying and tried to avoid them at all costs. 

After though Allias returned, his insignificant life as a college student and a human being finally over he started to realize that these people, the ones who dissed on the world, were not actually that wrong. Especially the ones talking about greed. Allias as a human had never experienced true greed, truly being forced to satisfy someone's  needs just because he had to. Once though he became someone, the moment he wore that heavy crown back on his head everyone needed something from him, expecting him to be someone else for them. 

The king felt bad about Milia, he felt even worse about her daughter who had been forced into imprisonment for so many years. He had her brought back, she was probably on her way as they spoke but he couldn't marry her. Just as that time, when his mother wanted him to find a good girl, keep the family line moving, he had to deny. Allias couldn't marry this woman, he didn't want to marry her actually. 

He had found love,  he had found the one he needed to be by his side years ago and he would never give him up, even if it was so he could have a child.. Milia kept talking and talking trying to convince him to change his mind but Allias could think that these people were the ones that exiled his father. What if she had been his friend, what if those weren't her beliefs? She the same way as her husband had let themselves obey those unreasonable commands. She had offered him something in exchange for his life. Literally that was what she was asking. 

"Your highness please." she said and grabbed his wrist. Allias stared at her, furious. 

"Another word and I swear I will kill you all. The audacity you have to be requesting something like this from me. You people were the ones that hated my mother. You exiled my father, you hid like cowards while the rest of us were dying. I don't want to hear how those weren't your own doings. Standing on the side while injustice happens sometimes makes you equally guilty. I won't harm your daughter, I will look after her but don't even dare to talk to me about marriage again. You and your people will remain in your little hole. I do not consider you mine anymore." he told her. Milia froze, her grip on him loosening, giving him the chance to walk away. Allias rushed down the stairs finding Mark and Alexander sitting at one of the library's tables. Mark had a bunch of books open in front of him and Alexander had his eyes closed, as if he was meditating. 

"Now breathe and think of something that angers you. When that anger kicks in, visualize it and stop it." Mark advised him.

The king's angry footsteps were enough for them to stop. He could be heard from the staircase and both of them looked, waiting for him to appear in anticipation. The moment he stepped on their floor he stared at Kor coldly then them.

"We're leaving. Now." he told them. 

"What? I haven't gone through half of the books here yet." Mark complained.

"Does it look like I care? Take them with you. We are leaving." he repeated.

"You can't take the books. They belong to the Kardia library." Kor argued the moment he heard of the king's suggestion. Allias turned towards him, taking slow steps until he was very close. 

"I can take the books, I can take the gold, I can take your fucking life if I want to and believe me no one will dare to come after me. You dare to request things from me but when I do you wish to stop me?" he asked, his eyes showing pure anger and Kor took a step back, cornered. 

Milia got down after a while, upset she approached them, trying to resolve the conflict and calm Allias down. 

"Your highness, I am sorry. I did not wish to insult you in any way. If we could talk then…"

"There is nothing to talk about. I am done with this conversation and this place. I had the tiniest bit of hope that the place my father spoke so fondly of was not as horrible as it seemed but I was wrong. I do not plan to satisfy your needs. I think I have made myself clear." 

"What the hell is going on?" Mark asked, knowing that Allias usually did not speak so roughly. 

"She wants me to marry her daughter." Allias said with a soulless smile and Mark's eyes widened.

"Well, that will never happen, I can assure you of that." the red haired said. "Allias has someone." 

"Yes but you are not soul links yet are you? After all these years, that must mean something." 

"It does not mean what you want it to mean." Allias stated. "Take everything you need, Mark. We are leaving." He said but the red haired already had grabbed a few books, passing a lot more to Alexander who at some point was struggling to keep them. 

"You can't leave this place with the books!" Kor said angrily, raising his tone. "There are guards everywhere, no one will let you pass. Even you have limits as to what you can do. Especially with a missing arm." 

"There they go again. Don't you understand that provoking him only makes things worse?" Mark said and the woman placed her palm on Kor's shoulder. 

"Excuse us. We…"

"I can't leave?" Allias asked the man, tilting his head to the side with a wicked smile. "Really? Well watch me." he said and grabbed Mark and Alexander. He moved so fast Kor did not have the time to react before Allias had disappeared right in front of their eyes. 

He chose the forest right before the beach that led to Kardia. Mark was ready to burf, the books landing on the dirty ground for Alexander to pick them up in a hurry. 

"Gosh that feels horrible." 

"Sorry." Allias said and sighed. His eyes were towards the beach. He had liked it so much when he visited. Its beauty, the calmness but now it looked like a hostile area, the border to where he should feel at home but he didn't. "I, I can't believe that there are Avgee elves that are alive and that I just denied them. I never thought I would be able to do that." he told them, surprised with himself. 

"I think…" Alexander said shyly. "Realising that family is not just a name, I think that means maturity. You got to see that sometimes family is the people that support us even if we are not connected to them by our Tribe, our species or our blood." 

"Wisely said little wolf." Mark exclaimed happily and slapped his back. Alexander flinched with the unexpected gesture, the books escaping his grip and landing once more on the dirt. He looked at them with a defeated expression before he picked them all up again. 

"Thank you." Allias said with a soft smile, making Alexander blush. "You're right. I guess sometimes it's hard for people to realize it. We get so caught up in our comfort zones and we forget that what we call family can end up being toxic."

"I mean you should know about that already but somehow you got caught again." Mark mumbled. Allias turned towards him, one eyebrow raised. "Homophobia and all, you know. I mean you did try to kill your human father." 

"I think that it's time to stop now, Mark, thank you." Allias told him with a threatening smile. 

"Alright, alright. So what do we do now?" the red haired asked. 

"I guess you will train here." Allias told them.

"Oh that's great you know how I love sleeping on dirt. It's my favorite." Mark said with a frown. 

"I'm sorry." Alexander told them and both of them looked at him as if he was crazy. 

"Sorry about what?" 

"This is all my fault."

"It's not. We decided to help you. Do not worry, we will fix this." Allias said and patted gently his head. "Now come on, let's head a bit deeper into the forest. We don't want them following us to get their precious books back." 

"Now starts the fun part." Mark told Alexander with a grin. 

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