425 Royals

It's over…

Alinea stared at the shards of light that was her mother as they were scattered by the wind. Her eyes continued to shed tears, but her lips had on a smile. 

She had fulfilled her task. 

A pair of strong arms wrapped around her waist, and she found herself pulled against a strong chest. She raised her arm to defiantly wipe the tears from her eyes, but a hand stopped her. 

"It's fine. Cry,"Ryuu whispered in her ear, and the emotions that she had been steeling herself not to take over flooded her chest. 

More moisture filled her eyes and they cascaded down her cheeks. Silent tears broke into soft mewling, and then turned into broken sobs that eventually ended up in a full blown cry. Her knees gave in underneath. If it weren't for Ryuu who held her firmly, she'd have fallen. 

But her eyes were not the only wet ones in the place.