Chapter 21

"No...no! as a good brother, I want to look after my cute little siblings so they don't get lost! isn't that right, my brother, Claudy?" he said while embracing Claude's shoulders who always had a cynical face.

"Tch, who do you call Claudy? don't changing other people's names! get rid of your hands!"

"Hahahaha...come on Claudy, don't be shy! what's wrong with fellow siblings occasionally making physical contact like hugging!"

"Disgusted!" Claude who was reluctant to make physical touch, immediately brushed Nicholas's hand away and away from him.

"Come on, my sweet little brother Claudy, don't be so shy! give your brother a warm curve!"

"Get away or I'll beat you up!"

"But, I guess from the looks of it looks like he's not an ordinary person. Matthew, what do you think?" Robin asked the nerdy Matt, who still had time to read books while his siblings were busy discussing the suspicious guest.

Matthew took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. After their palace had guests from Lithonia, Matthew immediately looked for books in the library which he believed contained one or even ten books about the greatest dynasty in history.

"As Uncle Jean said, the symbols on his clothes show that he really comes from Lithonia, just like the picture in this book. However, when viewed from the color and position the symbols show the social status of that person!"

"What do you mean?"

"Ordinary people rarely wear state symbols on their clothes, usually symbols specifically worn by the royal family, ministers and officials, aristocrats and soldiers. Gold symbols specifically for kings and families, silver symbols for officials and nobles and finally bronze symbols for soldiers,"

"Gold symbol? doesn't he use gold symbols?" said Vincent who suddenly joined the conversation.

"That means he's the royal family, doesn't it?" chirped Richard confirming their doubts.

"Huh? seriously? but, why doesn't he admit that he's a royal family? If he confesses, he will definitely be welcomed!"

They were silent for a moment, thinking about the various assumptions and reasons why the uninvited guest had covered up his true identity.

Seeing his brothers who were thinking and contemplating, Prince Jerome who had been silent since earlier and watched while drawing the moon in the sky, tried to express his opinion.

"Maybe, something happened to him that made him threatened and afraid to return to his country!" he said calmly.

They stared straight at him, unable to believe that a strange person like him who seemed indifferent, yet could say something had a strong connection to what was going on.

"Tha ... that's right! it could be there conflict that endangered his life. If he stranded alone on this island, that means ..." said Alexei.

"Does that mean someone is trying to harm him?" continued David.

"No! it is not certain, before we hear directly from him. All that is just a possibility!" Robin didn't want to think too far before hearing the direct answer from Nathania.

Princess Mia walks through the path that cuts through to the palace garden, where her ten brothers gather to discuss their guests.

"What are you guys doing?" asked Mia. This young girl smiled until her cheeks blushed.

Seeing their youngest sister looking different made them suspicious. The narcissistic young man, Nicholas immediately approached his younger sister as if he had guessed, what on earth made her smile so widely like this?

"A young girl usually smiles for two reasons. The first is when she hears the seduction of a man, the second is when she is in love. So Mia, tell me what makes you smile?"

"Sm ... smile? me? no ... no, I'm not smiling? is it wrong if I smile?" she said nervously. Even so, she couldn't avoid the suspicious gazes shown by her siblings.

"You have read your attitude, Mia! why not be honest?" asked David.

"You even went to the point of accompanying that person and talking to him. What were you thinking about?" asked Vincent, somehow he felt unhappy.

"Wha ... what are you talking about?"

"You girls don't like being straightforward, huh?"

"Never mind, stop it! Mia, can I ask you something?" asked Prince Robin.

"O ... of course! what is it?"

"Have you talked to Nathan? did he say something to you?"

"I don't understand either, but it looks like he doesn't want to talk!"

"Why?"

"He kept holding his head, it seemed like he was in pain. I didn't have the heart to talk to him!"

"Pain? is it hurt in the head?"

"I don't know! but, Mother asked me to let him rest!"

"Oh, I see?"

"He's not in pain because of my arrows, right? I'm sure my arrows didn't hurt his head!" said Richard, regretting what he had done.

"Just pray not for that!"

"So, what makes you smile?" asked Nicholas. The only thing he wants to know is the reason behind the blush on the cheeks of his little sister who turns 15 years old next week.

"His eyes, I was very impressed with them. They were beautiful, very blue and sparkling like crystals. I have never seen eyes so beautiful, like they were not ordinary human eyes!"

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