In the morning when Ayla and William were talking about Doral while walking to the training ground, they saw a man coming from a distance. William rushed to him and asked with a smile "Where did you go?"
"Who are you? Why should I tell you?" he took a defensive posture.
William was confused for a second, then a female voice heard "Kuo Jian what are you talking about? What do you think you are doing?". It was Dalia who was annoyed by his actions but she wasn't aware he was not her lover.
"Lady! Do I know you?" dumbfounding everyone he frowned his face. Dalia was shocked to her core. Suddenly another voice intervened in the conversation.
"Brother, how are you?" a pleasant voice made him stop for a moment and look in its direction.
"Good, I guess."
The others were very shocked to see Doral speaking to a man. She even limited herself from speaking to William but she is speaking to an unknown person; that's what they thought.
"Kuo Jian?"
"He is fine."
"Good" he nodded his head in satisfaction.
Doral turned to the others "This is Doaren, my brother, twin to Kuo Jian"; she turned to Doaren to introduce them.
"What?" Dalia was amazed because she didn't believe in his twin. Even William couldn't believe how identical was him to Kuo Jian.
"I am sorry" a whisper got into Doral's ears. Only then did she see the wet and teary eyes of her brother; the red nose and his burdened heart shook her to the core because she understood everything. She wanted to ask the question but he answered her in advance.
"Ghost... he" she blurted out with a wavering heart.
"Sorry" once again he whispered but now he closed his eyes; a single drop of tear flew out from his eyes to confirm her claim. He handed the stuff wrapped with a piece of fabric to her. she stood as a stone without any moment but staring at it.
William nabbed and unwrapped the fabric, his eyes bulged, and his nerves popped out. But when he looked at those words in the piece of fabric, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath. It said, "not his mistake." He took Doral's hand and placed the dagger in her hand "if you don't want to keep it, give it to me" he said and moved away.
Seeing her standing like a stone, Doaren hold both of her arms and apologized but she ignored and moved away. Suddenly Kuo Jian appeared and did not know what happened "don't be rude to him, he is your brother" he argued; seeing her wet eyes he stopped himself and made a way for her.
'silly brat,' he thought "what happened here?" he asked, seeing Doaren staying still like a tree he got annoyed, "let it be, she may get mad for not seeing you around, don't worry she will be ok after a few days" patted his shoulder.
"It won't happen" he smiled at Kuo Jian who frowned his face like he was asking a question. "Brother..." hearing the word Kuo Jian was lit up suddenly.
"Did you see him too? Where is he?"
"He... he is gone." he stuttered.
"What? so that is the problem here? don't worry I will..."
"Kuo Jian! he is dead" his eyes sank into a pool of tears, and his wet voice made froze Kuo Jian.
He tried to ask something but his mouth stuttered; seeing him in a desperate way, Kuo Jian hugged him and tried to console him.
Meanwhile, Ayla went with William to support him because she know how close he was to his friend. But she forget the fact, that Doral is alone, when she remembered, it was too late because Doral is nowhere to be found. She was very scared but William took Ayla straightly to Kuo Jian and found Doral there.
She was wrapped in a blanket and there was Kuo Jian, Doaren, and Dalia with her. Only after finding Doral did Ayla rest a bit; she went near her and whispered her name but seeing her not responding she felt she was stabbed in her heart.
"She wasn't responding for a long time, I tried my best, please support her" Kuo Jian breathed out about her. Doral was sorrowful about everything and spoke nothing. Ayla took her to her home upon William's insistence and took care of her. Days passed but Doral's health doesn't seem to improve.
She blurted out something about Lin Cian and started to speak some nonsense; Ayla couldn't help but feel sorry for her. She would eat or sleep only on compulsion; adoring the little dart her fiance left she forget to take good care of her.
June learned about this and came to visit and check on her; she made good company with Doral. Soon both of them started to talk with each other, she would say Doral about Lin Cian, his adventures, and how he lived with them.
Doral satisfied herself with her imagination of having Lin Cian with her. She learned many books about reviving people from death and tried to sacrifice her body to revive him but June stopped her saying "if you are going to die, then for whom are you reviving him?" She became very prominent about making him live again so she planned to set out in search of his body but was again stopped by her brothers.
Furious about things around her she fought with her brothers but was defeated by Doaren. Seeing her crying like a child they had no idea what to do but to sympathize with her. But as a drop of her tears fell on the knife that fell on the ground during the battle, it glowed and a message appeared. A hallucination of Lin Cian appeared "Tamo! sorry! my love, sorry! for not being with you, sorry! for leaving you alone, don't miss me" it smiled at her and disappeared.
Aah, I know it's too much. I know it's not realistic for a girl to be sorrowful for a person but you will see the reason for her sorrow in the next chapter. Travel with me to know the fact, thank you.