Chapter (14): White cane

Uncle Miguel put the cup of tea down. Looking at the sunny sky then the smiling and exciting face of Elizabeth, his eyes drifted on Lisa.

"Ah, I can't overcome those eyes. Stop it!" He took the invitation card from the keenest member of that house.

"Oh, my dear! Of course, you will let them go and enjoy this party with us. You know that Ryan won't leave by their sides."

Uncle Miguel shook his head, "where is Ryan now? I am sure he is spending time with another girl near the river inside that stupid cottage." He growled, he would not even bother to let them know where he was going to recently.

"Please, uncle! We would not move from your side. I will make sure we are tied to each other." She passed him a wide grin, bending on her knees she wrung her fingers, begging.

"What tie? Why are you so noisy, Elizabeth?"

Luna came out of the library, her cane was clicking against the floor, her ears were following her sister's voice.

Uncle Miguel looked back and saw Luna who was drawing her way with the cane to them. Elizabeth rushed to her sister, folding her arm into hers she murmured beside her ears then Luna smiled gently.

Luna had become as if the glowing moon in the dark sky which no star could overcome her. But unfortunately, last year, that soon would become two years something unpleasant got happened during getting back from the central bookshop. She had an accident with a crazy passing rider on the road that never had been found, because of it her eyes were damaged, and all she could see now were the hazy moving shadows.

"Uncle Miguel, what do you think?"

Luna asked, following her sister's lead that dragged back a chair for her.

"It's up to you! Do you want to go?"

Luna disliked going! But her life was bounded with the library where she was practicing the new style of reading, letting her thin fingers feel and kiss the words. Since she lost almost ninety percent of her vision, she would rather stay home until she could improve but this time was different, tomorrow night was Elizabeth's birthday and she wanted to gift her.

"Yes, we can celebrate her birthday with our friends." It was almost a year that she severed her friendship with others and the others did too because they found her useless to profit them or maybe she was overlying things because of her recent depression.

"Where is Ryan? Would he come?"

Luna asked. He had changed because before all of this had happened, they were too close but everything ran diverse when she wasn't the perfect Luna that she used to be.

"If you want, I don't mind whether he would join us or not." Uncle Miguel replied, his face was shouting that they could convince him.

Reading the words, he said, "call Charles to prepare everything. Elizabeth, make sure that you are saving time and effort for your sister! The weather is too cold and you must take care of her."

Luna smiled, he was always worried about her, "I can take care of myself as an adult! I am already twenty-two!"

Uncle Miguel sighed, Lisa grabbed his hand, "I am with them."

"I know you are an adult but to me, you are still the naughty little girls, besides it was only last month that you turned twenty-two!"

He noted, getting on his feet, "I am going to the smithery! I promised Charles to make a new sword for him."

"Does he even need it? You just came back last night, I think we must find a wife for him! After Anastasia's death, he had become more growler!" Elizabeth replied, her eyes traveled on Margaret who was ordering Barbara to clean the vases.

"Convince him if you can!" He answered with a smirk and led his way out after kissing Lisa's head.

Lisa bent on the table, saying, "Hey, wear beautiful clothes to kill those young fantastic boys of Barson."

Luna bitterly grinned.

"Who cares about them, I am sharpening my teeth for ice skate dance, made new shoes for myself."

"Wow! Sister, you are going to kick them all."

Elizabeth rejoiced and grabbed Luna's hands, "Yes," her tune was filled with excitement.

"By the way, who was the man who came an hour before?" Luna asked and her head averted on Lisa.

Lisa sat straight, clearing her throat. She was flustered and her eyes rolled down on the cup of tea.

"What is wrong, Lisa?" Elizabeth asked, snatching a sweet from the dish in front of her, thrusting it to her mouth.

"I supposed it was from the court, wasn't it?"

Luna asked.

"Yes, it seems I can't keep the words in my stomach!" She sneered.

"Then what do they want?"

"Nothing that makes you concerned. The princess wants to see your uncle." Her face grew dim and the regular smile on her face subsided to a momentous look.

Elizabeth glanced at Luna who also wore a frown, the sweet sprung in her throat and choked her. She coughed and Lisa quickly got to her feet, tapping on her back then she gave her the rest of her own tea.

"What the hell did I just hear? What does she want from uncle?"

Elizabeth blurted.

"She wants to marry your uncle!"

Lisa replied coldly. She was heartbroken but attempted to hide it.

"No way! Our uncle is married to you."

"Let's not talk about this. This is Miguel's problem and he has to solve it with his own clue."

Lisa noted, she began putting the cups on the tray. She extended her hand to grab hold of another one when Luna grasped her hand. Even Elizabeth's eyes grew wide.

"We must talk about this, Lisa! This is a family affair and we should not leave his side, he never left us alone, now it is our turn."

Luna noted, on a strict rough tone, her voice was still low, the space in the middle of her eyebrow wrinkled. She knew that Lisa would not leave him but it was time to let the truth come out. Why did she want to marry him? Power? Lust? Or Love?

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