Godefride

It was no wonder Godefride was surprised. Both he and his father had assumed that Ryu was long dead. After all, he had vanished for over two centuries without any word. The number of youths who died before their time was simply too numerous so though it was unfortunate, it was just something they had to accept. 

Godefride himself had reprimanded his father somewhat for Ryu's death. After all, if the old man hadn't been so stubbornly insistent that Ryu should come to him instead of the other way around, maybe they could have avoided all of this to begin with. However, who would have thought that not only would he be alive, but he would actually be here?

After sensing the odd shift in the atmosphere, Godefride realized that their appearance hadn't held as much attention as it should have. A good portion of people were looking at them, but many more were still in a trance while looking toward Ryu.