Puzzle Pieces

Since the incident yesterday, Rhys had never visited Gretta's room again. And the surveillance in Gretta's room was tightened to keep the girl from doing anything spontaneous like before. Gretta herself just stayed in the room, she was given books to get rid of her saturation by Sid.

As for the archer who attacked Gretta, it was indeed one of the palace soldiers who did it. He did that to threaten Gretta's existence as well as to find out how much reflexes Gretta had.

In short, Rhys wanted to test Gretta's abilities, find her weak points and see her really cross the line as a human. He wanted to know how Gretta would look in werewolf form by trying to attack her.

"My life is really just like a game," Gretta muttered.

It seemed like an expression of despair, but not really. Gretta wouldn't give up that easily, she was just quietly enjoying her time.

Not even a life confined to iron bars would lose its life. The bars still had an opening for a soul that wanted to be free. It does not lock and force a life to be lost there. Look for the gap, and you will find it. The size depends on your efforts.

Gretta never forgot the words her mother once said to her. It encouraged her not to stop hoping, not to stop trying. The way out will come by itself when we are willing to try with sincerity.

"Looks like you've had a good time these past few days." Rhys' voice echoed in the room. I don't know when he entered there, Gretta didn't realize it.

He walked up to Gretta who was enjoying the view outside the window. The view she saw every day.

"I was given the opportunity to enjoy my time, why should I waste it?"

Rhys nodded in agreement with Gretta's statement. Taking the empty seat beside Gretta and sitting together with the girl.

"Opportunity never comes a second time," Rhys said. His face looked serious.

Gretta watched Rhys' face from the side as he took in the view he could enjoy from the window. It was rare that she could be that relaxed and enjoy the time, sometimes she didn't even know if the day had shown its light or the darkness still reigned.

Rhys' somber look was quite foreign to Gretta. She didn't know that he had such a gentle side.

"Are you thinking about something?" Gretta asked conversationally. She had already shifted her gaze to follow what Rhys was watching down there.

"I'm always thinking about something. Basically, every living person must be thinking about something, right? Don't you?"

"I know that, and of course I also have my own burdens. But, your burden looks different from when we first met." Gretta's pleasantries began to turn into serious questions.

Rhys also took it seriously because it was not a habit for him to share anything with others. Whoever it was, even including Mat. But, he felt a little different with Gretta, it felt comfortable to tell her the few things Rhys needed to reveal.

"Gretta," Rhys called. He sighed softly as Gretta turned to him. "Are you sure Leon will come to this place again?"

Gretta was silent for a moment. No Rhys, Gretta was thinking the same thing, she was also looking for an answer to that.

"I don't know, maybe yes and maybe no," Gretta replied looking a little pessimistic. "I'm not a princess or a noble queen who must be guarded and protected all the time. I'm just an ordinary human who's overly obsessed with stupid things I can't do."

At that moment, Gretta could see a small smile drawn on Rhys' lips. It seemed like Gretta's words became a statement that tickled him enough that he had to hold back his laughter for it.

"But I'm sure, Leon wouldn't let his mate die at the hands of someone else. Even if it's an ordinary human, a demon incarnate, or perhaps a master rebel."

Regardless of the context in which Rhys said that, Gretta's brain did not take it well. She didn't understand what Rhys meant. What did Leon's habit have to do with Gretta.

"Maybe you don't feel it because your body and soul are still used to being an ordinary human living like a human. But someday you will definitely feel it."

The more Rhys explained it, the more confusing it became for Gretta.

"Whether you believe it or not, you are the Mate Leon is destined to be."

Gretta had a faint smile on her lips at first glance. Yes, of course she did not really believe that, although she could not deny it either. But one thing was certain, there was no guarantee whatsoever of the truth about her right now.

Let alone to believe that she was Leon's Mate, to believe that she was not an ordinary human was already very difficult.

"We'll see, if I'm right, he will definitely come to this place again. Maybe tomorrow or the day after?"

"If not?" asked Gretta. She was just curious about the answer, even though she knew what the answer was.

Rhys gave her a glance, "Then you will be my Mat."

In that instant Gretta's laughter broke out, it was like listening to a fish climbing and dangling on a tree branch. A possibility that made no sense and would never happen.

"Why can't it happen? Just cut down the tree and put it at the bottom of the sea, it'll become something for the fishes to hang on to."

That was right. Gretta withdrew her inner speech and drew her laughter back into herself. She didn't expect Leon to really come for her, but she also didn't expect Rhys to mean what he said. Although Rhys' face was quite serious as he said it.

Taking a deep breath and letting it out slowly, Gretta looked away from Rhys. "Is there no option to return to being Gretta Orlin the daughter of Alexa and Georga who live in Vercorin, Alphen hill?"

This time it was Rhys who laughed back at her.

"You've adjusted your place to your name, you've solved one piece of a puzzle that was quite messy. It can't be taken back the way it was, Gretta."

Rhys stood up from his chair. He would return to his busy life as King of Orlin. It was enough to annoy the girl for today and let her find another puzzle and put it together.

"Did you do that on purpose?" asked Gretta when Rhys was almost at the door.

Rhys stopped without turning his body.

"The dark and cold underground rooms, the empty and empty spacious rooms, to the royal rooms full of luxury."

Rhys smiled with a smile. He didn't think the girl would figure out what Rhys gave her so quickly. Even with Sid's foolishness she could still realize it.

"Keep understanding until you truly understand what you're supposed to understand, Gretta." Rhys took another step. This time there was no one to stop him, he walked out of the room and left Gretta alone there.