King Wilhelm;
He misses Cassia?
What about his real mother? His parents. His family and siblings. He truly doesn't miss anything from Earth? How can that be??
A tender smile splits his lips as he looks at me, and I just blink back.
"You look surprised."
"I am," I admit without a pause, and the words earn a quiet laugh from him.
"Don't be. She's the only real Mother I ever had. I don't…miss anything from Earth." He replies as his gaze drifts back up to the stars.
Toward memories I suspect are not pleasant.
"The people there have always made it clear where I stand. When…life stays a certain way…you learn to just…accept it. Understand that there's nothing you can do about some things but just take them for what they are."
The words are delivered matter-of-factly, and the plainness…yet heaviness of them sit heavy against my chest.
There's no…anger, or bitterness in his voice. Just the quietness of someone who took something ugly, processed it, and just…made peace with it.
