Liara's voice sounded worried when she was asked about her brother's condition, prompting Alith to reassure her.
"Don't worry, he wasn't hurt..."
Liara sighed in relief, but the next word from Aleth's mouth brought back her anxiety.
"I think"
Liara asked,
"What do you mean?"
"Well, what happened was..."
Then Alith told her everything he knew about his daughter's kidnapping, including hearing that Ryan had returned to the hotel covered in blood and had killed the kidnapper, according to what he had heard.
Liara's voice trembled slightly.
"Did...he...kill someone?"
Alith sensed her concern.
"I think that, Anna went to check on him, but I thought it would be better for his mental health to contact someone from his family to talk to him."
Liara quickly asked him to take her to him.
"Take me to him now."
"Okey"
Alith carried the crystal, left his office, and began walking towards Ryan's room.
As he walked, he was overcome with curiosity to ask Liara
"So how did you agree to marry the prince? As far as I know, you didn't agree even though he asked you to marry him several times. What's different this time?"
Silence reigned for a few seconds, broken only by the sound of Aleeth's footsteps, until Liara broke the silence.
"It was a royal decree; do you think I would have accepted marrying that fool?"
Then she sighed.
"All they want is to use me for their own purposes."
Alith wondered,
"So why did you agree, knowing their objective?"
Liara spoke in an annoyed tone:
"Who would turn a royal family against him? I don't have the influence you have to escape with my family if something happens, and I also don't have the money, so this is the best thing."
Alith sighed.
"I think you're right. Your escape will endanger your family. Who would have thought that cold Liara loved her family that much?"
But Liara silenced him.
"Shut up."
At that moment, he heard voices coming from the room that was near them.
Alith offers:
"So, shall we go in to meet your brother?"
But Liara stopped him, her voice low:
"No, stay like that for a little while."
And during those moments, the two of them continued to listen to the conversation between Anna and Ryan.
Alith was surprised by the young boy's thinking.
'I don't know if his thinking is good or bad.'
As for Lara, she was also surprised, as this was the first time she had heard her brother's thoughts and what was in his heart after that clip in which he was kidnapped.
'This is bad'
This was the worst thing; if you allowed Ryan to think this way at his age, it might normalize murder for him, and that could turn him into a heartless person.
Then there was a lull, and the door opened for Alith to meet Ryan, who was shirtless.
Alith's eyes widened and he was speechless.
'What happened to this boy to make his body like this at his age?'
The burns on Ryan's body were a surprise to him for a child his age, and from the burns he knew it was painful, because even looking at them hurt.
But at that moment, Liara spoke because she couldn't see anything.
"Mr. Alith, is everything alright? I can't hear anything anymore."
"My sister"
Liara recognized the voice immediately.
"Ryan, is that you?"
Ryan was surprised by his sister's unexpected appearance.
"What are you doing here behind the door?"
But it was Aleth who spoke.
"I'm the one who called her, Now go ahead."
Then Alith placed the crystal in Ryan's hand and led him back into the room.
"Talk to your sister for a bit, and Anna and I will wait in my office. Re-establish communication when you've finished talking."
He paused for a moment and said,
"And next time, put your clothes on before you rush out. I don't think you'd want people to see you like that."
Ryan looked down at his upper body and realized he had forgotten to put on his shirt.
'Another wonderful person'
He wasn't hiding his scars, but he didn't want anyone to see them, and he had only shown them to Anna in a fit of anger.
"Okay, we'll go."
Then Aleth turned and took Anna's hand, who was standing lost in thought, and went out and he close the door behind him.
After a minute of silence, Liara spoke:
"Are you sitting down?"
Ryan answered,
"No."