Rune's big family quickly realized that he was not having fun like the rest of them and had been forcing himself to smile amidst everyone's happiness because he didn't want to ruin their holiday.
No matter what, he was their baby brother, the youngest son... and everyone doted on him. They wanted to see Rune happy. They had heard about his story with Rose and felt sorry for his bad luck.
"What's your plan after the year-end holiday?" Aldebar decided to keep his nephew busy so he would stop thinking about Rose. "If you have nothing to do, I would like to travel to the South Pole. Do you want to join me?"
Rune had traveled to so many places and explored the world. However, he had never gone to the South Pole. So, Aldebar's offer sounded very attractive to him.
"When?" he asked his uncle.