family

After finishing eating , I went with Alex towards the library , there we stood in front of a giant painting hanging on one of the walls of the library, in the picture was a family consisting of a father, a mother, and three children, two males and one girl, the father had short gray hair , with one red eye and the other gray, while the mother had long white hair and red eyes, but the strange thing is that she has long ears, not only she, but even the girl in that painting had the same hair , eyes and ears , it was a copy of the mother.

As for the other child, he had gray hair and red eyes, and he seemed the youngest of all.

And the last person in this painting was a child with gray hair and gray eyes. It didn't take much thought to know that this child was me when I was young.

"Do you remember any of them?" Alex asked expectantly

"Unfortunately not, but I can guess that they are my parents, brother and sister."

"So you forgot them too..." Alex said disappointedly

" Is this my mother?..." I asked, pointing to the beautiful white-haired woman

" that's right.."

"Then why does she has such strange ears? Is this some kind of deformity?"

"…" Alex was silent for a moment as he stared at me

"This is not a disfigurement, but your mother is One of the elf."

"What is this ? "

"Well....you can tell that they are a race similar to humans in terms of respect, but they possess some characteristics that make them different from ordinary humans..." Alex tried to explain, but he seemed to be having a hard time with that.

"I see, they are a different race, but where are my parents? I haven't seen them once since I woke up.."

"Actually they're busy..." Alex said hesitantly

"Where is my father?"

" He participates in the war in the east".

"So my mother?"

"She is in the western woods on a special mission".

" and my brother? "

"He is in training with his teachers".

"my sister.."

" She studies at the academy".

"..." I stared at Alex but he didn't look at me and was looking at the painting as if avoiding looking at me.

"Well, I understand that, they must be too busy to leave their jobs.."

I tried not to be an unreasonable person, my mother and father were on dangerous missions, and my brother and sister were on important training, so it's understandable that they couldn't come home.

Alex looked at me in astonishment, as if he hadn't expected such words.

"Elia...you..." Alex wanted to say something, but before he could finish, Alfred entered the room and whispered something in Alex's ear.

Alex's face changed as if he had heard some unexpected news

"Is there something wrong?"

"No.... There are some things I have to discuss with some officials from the central government. You can go to your room, and play with your phone or watch TV.."

"Television? phone? What is that?.." i asked, confused

"…" Alfred and Alex looked at me strangely

Would you please stop looking at me, as if I were mentally handicapped.

"Sigh, what a problem, you even forgot how to use the technology , it's really good that you can still talk and communicate with others.." Alex spoke as he rubbed his forehead.

"I'm sorry..." I seem to be causing a lot of inconvenience with my amnesia.

"No need to apologise, after all, you are the one suffering here."

"I will do my best to recover my memory."

"No need to pressure yourself... Alfred. Take elia to his room and teach him how to use the the phone ."

"yes, master..."

Alfred taught me everything about the modern devices in my room, the phone and television, and even the lighting that works by sound. I was fascinated by these advanced technologies, as if I were seeing them for the first time. He always maintained that calm face.

All the servants in the palace looked frightened and uncomfortable when they saw me, but Alfred was the only one who treated me normally.

After he finished teaching me, he looked at me and asked, "Do you have any questions?"

"Actually... I want to ask something that is off-topic."

"You can ask anything, young master."

"Is there any relationship between us? I mean, you have the same hair color as me, Uncle Alex and my dad..."

"This… We are actually related by blood, but I am from the side family and my mother was just your grandfather's mistress…"

"Wait a minute… does that mean you are my uncle too?!"

"That's right, but I don't reach the rank of Master Alex or your father. I had the option of leaving the palace when I reach puberty, but I preferred to stay and work with Sir Alex as a servant of the family…."

"Isn't working as your brother's servant difficult for you?"

"Alex and I were more than just brothers related by blood, we're best friends, and we respect each other, although I have to keep up appearances when we're in public or around strangers."

"May I ask you something else?..."

"Yes.."

"What kind of person was I before I lost my memory?"

"You...you were a good person."

" Only this?.."

"Yes..."

I noticed that he hesitated to answer this question, and this answer was clearly not the truth.

"Then why do the servants look at me with fear? They avoid me and run away right after they finish their work."

"Because of the difference in position , so naturally they will act respectfully towards you."

Well, I suspected at first that he was lying, but now I'm sure of that. I saw the servants dealing with Alex. They were looking at him as an ordinary servant looks at his master, but when they look at me, it's different, as if they were facing a wild beast. He will pounce on them at any moment.

"master Elia, it is getting late. You better go to bed, so you can get some rest."

" Good..."

Alfred seemed to want to end this conversation, so I decided to stop asking him, and try to find out for myself.