'But why did you fight together back then?' That day he was slapped by his father in front of everyone.
As the hand holding my waist tightened, Nora pulled me close to his chest. Then he whispered lowly into my ear, 'I know, right. Why did I do that?'
Our first meeting was a strange encounter in that alley three years ago, and the image of the boy who made a brilliant appearance by throwing a flying kick at my older brother who was holding me and threatening me. What I didn't know at that time...
'But did he follow because the duke told him to? Or did you follow us purely because you are my brother's friend?'
'Why are you curious about that?'
'I want to make sure that he is a man of loyalty.'
He is a man of loyalty. Did Rachel forget who saved me during the Holy Trial?
You keep on calling me a rat bastard, but the stupider you are, the more you'll only see what you want to see. You don't even realize you're just projecting now.
Nora knows better than anyone else what it's like to feel anger and disappointment at the parents one believed were perfect. The shock and despair that Jeremy was feeling were difficult to judge. So he said nothing more.
Talent isn't required for hobbies. I like embroidery but my finished pieces have always been a mess. You'd probably feel a lot more confident if you saw my work.
There was a time when everything felt light and meaningless. Just like everyone else, I knew I had a responsibility to the family I was born into but I didn't understand why that was.