I'm sorry younger brother

''What do you mean –'' he was stopped when Ramses pat his back as he straightens his back –'' Ramses... what do you mean? Tell me, don't just stop there.'' Dex pestering his brother for the information.

''Rumors were flying around that Zeus is going to step down this time and it's not Jase who's going to be in there sitting in the throne, He will let anyone sit on the throne, worthy enough to be the next king."

''But... Jase is his son... he will be a great king, he has a heart made out of gold, everything will be prosperous in his reign.'' Dex wondered," Even better than Zeus."

''Yes and that Dex is not enough, Zeus might be the ruler, but not everything is sugar, spice and everything nice, The old man is too worried about himself to worry about other things, it's not the safety of the world he was worried for, it's his reputation.'' Ramses hands wave as two glass and a bottle of wine flew in their hands.

Dex looks at the bottle of wine and the two glasses with question look as Ramses gesture to drink with him,'' Is... this?''

''Yes. I need a drink after all of this and Dionysus' wine is the best around,' he was twirling the glass in his hands,'' remind me to gather some more wine from Uncle Dionysus, he has the best."

As both tosses on the drink, the silence grew into the place as they watch Holly playing with the bubbles bath.

"Jase is breaking himself.''

"I'm not surprise with his state," Dex said as he can image poor Jase in training.

"Zeus is putting on a trial for him if he didn't succeed he'll strip Jase out of his power."

"What?!'' Dex looks at his brother in shock.

''His father is pushing him to the limit, Dex. I couldn't even recognize him anymore... he looks so different... I was so surprised when I had seen him with the heavy armour and all; he's a demigod for goodness sake! He doesn't need armour he needs to trust himself, what Jase needs to learn to use his powers, he was blessed with Zeus' power, if only Zeus were smarter.'' Hearing his brother, Dex's eyes started to swirl with an image of Jase bearing all of those, reminding him of the past.

''I think something is going to happen Dex, and its killing Jase slowly, he never practices like this. His father wouldn't just torture his eldest son like this.''

''Does it have to do with Amethyst's arrival?' Dex asks carefully.

''I don't know, and I hope not.'' Worriedly Dex eyes had twitched.

''I can feel it you know,'' Ramses shudder at the sudden thought.

''What is it...?'' Dex looks up to his older brother in curiosity as he knows the last time his brother had to say the same word, the chaos started to happen and they were lucky that time, Dex could feel that this time they wouldn't be as fortunate as they use to be, things like this don't allow luck to work twice.

At that time, they had realized the problem and was hoping for some luck, she was gone, and Adriel's mother had left, and everything was chaos.

It seems the memory, and the feeling was still lingering as how before but right now much darker.

"Brother... the last time you said something like that stuff happens.''

''That's what I'm worried about; I'm scared that I'm jinxing it.''

It was a cold night

Dex's little figure was wrapped up into a tiny bundle as he sniffles a bit on how cold the place had turned, his small figure was wrap in the big sofa that Ramses house had as he waited for his father carriage to pick him up. Groaning a little and a little pout decorated his face as he was beating himself because he knew his father would be furious knowing his son was not doing so well and instead of training was playing all day. He didn't realize he was shivering as one of his brothers was draping another blanket on the freezing figure.

''Dex... I told you not to play in the rain now look at you,' Ramses was scolding his younger brother,' you made my pretty robe dirty too.' The little boy exclaim at the slightly younger demigod.

Little Ramses looks at his pouting younger brother, his eyes guilty at not listening to his older brother, but he had reason to disobey Ramses' order.

''I can't believe you're that irresponsible Dex...''

''You don't mean that...'' Dex silent as he is he looks over his brother, who was not responding at what he was asking.

''I is disappointed in you.'' Ramses deadpanned said to the 9-year-old boy as something inside Dex snap at what his eldest brother has to say, he was furious and suddenly snap with a very mean tone he could muster up.

"Brother is a meanie,' little Dex started to cross his arms.

Ramses eyebrows furrow at what his younger brother had to say,' Brother didn't know that Jase was allowed to go outside and was even waiting for everyone and then Jase had put up his smiling face when I found him.' Hearing the younger confess Ramses eyes bewildered.

"Jase, He was there..." Ramses jaw drop, and Dex little eyes were sinking into a sad state, it was an unusual sight for Ramses to see Dex so dejected.

He was used to seeing the bright smile he likes to give to people, now all he could see was the gloom in his eyes, the last time he had seen Dex so sad was because of his parents.

"Jase was on break from royal duty, and he was allowed to do anything,'' Dex little eyes started to sob,' a-and he took his time to rest to see all of us, si-since he sti-still r-remember the pr-promise we had m-made when we little...' Dex was full-on sobbing by the time Ramses had heard it.