The Act

"Father, I want some time off. I would like to roam the continent a bit... alone for 4 years, and I will be back when I am 20..."

Leo was shocked at what he told and was trying to understand it slowly when suddenly a loud voice was heard.

"NO! YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO GO ANYWHERE!!"

"Huh?"

Rin and Leo were suddenly surprised by the sound. It was somewhat familiar sound but at the same time they were shocked to hear this.

"Mom...?"

"Liana!?"

Liana was standing near the door and listening to their chattings since long. She was already recovered thanks to Rin's dispel spell.

She too was affected by the curse and that was the reason why she was unstable and had fallen unconscious. But the main part was that she was affected mentally even before the curse had taken place or had been inflicted upon her.

"Mom, what are you doing here...?"

"Why? Can't I come here?"

"No no, that's not what I meant."

"Then...?"

Rin couldn't argue with her since he was already tensed of her health. On top of that she was a huge misunderstanding about Rin so he wasn't able to face her.

He probably thought that she was extremely angry because of the false rumours that had reached her ears so he didn't speak even a single word.

At the same time Leo was also worried about her health. He couldn't just see her wander on her own when her condition was not good but for joe she seemed quite healthy and fine.

Her complexion had improved and she was even breathing properly unlike earlier when she was breathing heavily and sweating continuously.

"Dear, are you really alright?", Leo asked to which she nodded her head as if she was agreeing to it.

Then she immediately glared at Rin and paused for a few moments.

Rin knew very well that she had been I staring at him so he didn't respond in any particular way and just had his head lowered and facing the ground.

"Dear, I have scolded him... we can't let go of this matter now..."

She immediately glared at Leo as if what he was saying was wrong and if he were to speak again, she would eat him alive.

"Okay, I won't speak."

Leo immediately understood her wife's intentions as he had already spend a lot of time with her hence understood her most of the times. So his experience earned him to no mess with her right now so he just kept quite and looked elsewhere while trying to not catch her attention.

"Why didn't you tell me Rin?"

Rin was suddenly confused as to what she was asking. He didn't understand exactly what he had to say so he asked, "I'm sorry mother but what should have I told? About which matter?"

She immediately rushed towards him and hugged him immediately.

"Mom...?"

He was suddenly surprised by this action which he hadn't expected at all.

"I'm so sorry! I believe the rumours blindly! You weren't at fault..."

She kept on hugging him while shedding her tears. For some reason the hug felt really warm to Rin. He had never received such a treat even in his past life so he was really happy.

Therefore he too shed some tears and hugged her back.

Leo was a bit help us because he was left alone. So he took the chance and ran to hug them and finally he hugged them.

It was as if all three of them were finally united and left all the useless rumours.

They broke the hug soon when Rin coughed. Then Liana immediately told Rin, "Listen Rin, if ever I am wrong, then it is your responsibility to correct me! Did you get it?"

But Rin immediately asked a question after nodding his head.

"But mother, what if I object you and ask to do the exact opposite of your saying? Won't that be like disobeying you?"

He was a bit worried since this could cause another rift between them as she could easily misunderstand him again when he tries to object.

She immediately replied with a smile saying, "Fool, when someone does wrong, it doesn't matter what happens, it will be the wiser person's choice to correct him or her immediately so that he or she doesn't repeats it again!"

Rin understood the gravity of the words hence he nodded quietly. Then she immediately said, "This is the first time I have done this to you, will you forgive me?"

Rin immediately shook his head as if he was denying to forgive.

"Eh? You won't forgive me?", Liana made puppy eyes which were a bit teary and were actually sparkling due to the light from the moon and the candle.

"Mother, you have done nothing wrong so how will I even get an opportunity to forgive you?"

"What nothing wrong? I have actually starved you for 5 whole days!!! Is that nothing?"

Rin nodded his head and said, "It was your love mother not your anger which I saw. You could have told 5 years too but you only have 5 days! Why was that? It was because you loved me..."

This was the first time that they both were listening such wise words from Rin's mouth. They immediately looked at him as if he was some other person however they denied since that wasn't possible.

"Tell me one thing Rin, have you really been acting all these times?"

"Mother... initially I really was acting, but I myself never knew when I was lost and went away from my actual objective..."

Both of them nodded their head as if they were agreeing with him.

"But when I was in life and death situation, everything flashed in front of my eyes and I realised that everyone just cursed me... even if I did good, it was resulting in a curse... even I too strayed away from actual path..."

Then Rin immediately with a smile said, "I finally realized, I would not stray my path again and be my real self as I was back then..."

Although this was just a made up story which was not true, in Rin's heart that was what had happened originally.

He was now in a much better state than before and hence he wanted to seek some more light.

Hence he asked for some time to visit the outside world since all the time he had been trapped here without ever being allowed to go anywhere else.

So he asked Liana again, "Mother, can I please go and visit the outside world?"

TO BE CONTINUED...