[DISCONTINUED] I was reincarnated in The Abandoned Empress as a minor character

.29. Goodbyes

"Do you remember what your daughter said the other day? I mean about the upcoming Civil war"

"Yes, why bring it up"

"Well the riot is in action, we have to dispatch the knights quickly"

"!"

did i hear that right?

"I see, then i supposed me and Eldred will be sent with all the knights"

wait! hadn't i arranged for this? why is it still happening!?

"Exactly" Duke Arknit making closure for the Archduke's question

"Uhh!?"

at that moment I dropped on my knees, I could feel my heart thumping faster by each breath I took, trembling with my body and my eyes shaking

"Estelle!"

Three voices called out at the same time

but I couldn't care of what they had to say,

even at that moment when I blacked out, I could only think of how everything was going my way until now

'I will never change my future?'

_

"Est...elle!"

"..elle!"

why are you calling out my name?

"Est..."

you...why are you still here?...

"Estelle!"

"huh?"

my eyes opened quickly after

"Estelle are you okay! how do you feel?"

"...fine"

the Archduke looked a bit worried,  Eldred and Enrad panicking questionably.

too bad it's all an act

"Estelle what's wrong, you-is something bothering you?"

the voice was soothing and concerned, if i hadn't known, i would've told you everything 

"Nothing. I'm fine"

i stood up wobbling a bit but Enrad caught me, only for me to push him away, stumbling in the process.

"...Este-"

"You're going?"

"...Is it why you are upset? Elly it-"

"So it's a yes"

"...I...Elly i-"

*stomp*

I couldn't care less of what he was going to say as i made way to my room, relesing the tears i wasn't even trying to hide as i sobbed in my pillow with no one to comfort me

just like back then when Eldred died, i had cried like this in my room for months.

But was i crying for their death this time? 

I was crying for my own dark future, the future i had so confidently wanted to change

but failed.

in the end,

i would still fall back to my past, so why did i even bother in the first place?

i am 

destined to die

either way you put it.

i am just a

minor character.

_

*knock*

leave me be

"Estelle it's me"

my eyes opened wide when i heard his voice call out my name

"A, Allendis?"

"Can we talk for a while, i don't have much time"

there's no need to tell it to me, i already know what you're going to say 

"...You're leaving too"

just like all of them

"...Yes"

"Goodbye then..."

"Don't you want to see me off?"

The question almost brought tears to my eyes, and it took a while before i heard footsteps fading away from my door,

those who say goodbyes...

are the one's who never come back.

_

That morning the Archduke and Eldred left, leaving the house with one knight, Enrad and me

I had rarely stepped foot out of my room so i decided to take a walk in the garden and breathe a bit

*shwaa*

The wind suddenly became dense and the tall grass was inviting the flowers to slow dance with the rhythm,

Everything seemed so peaceful and calm that my facial expressions became soft and brighter

"huh?" A raspy voice resounded

"! who's there!" It inquires,

when i turned around to look at the unfamiliar voice behind me, seeing my reflection in the bright blue eyes that were staring at me in wonder, like a fairy in a fantasy movie

But what is he doing here?

"you, you're that commoner girl!?"

"Just who are you calling a commoner Carsein!?" Another tone joined,

the red hair received a bonk on his head which came from Enrad's sharp chop, i couldn't say if i was irritated that Carsein had pointed his finger at me so arrogantly or called me a commoner or if seeing Carsein being bonked was slightly funny.

"Estelle, are you feeling good?"

"yes"

of-course I'm not 

"then would you come and watch me and Carsein practice!"

i looked at him briefly, it's hard to refuse when you say it like that,

"sure"

"Wait who is she!"

Carsein yet again being so loud and so informal yelled out to Enrad, again pointing his finger to me

"stop that it's rude and she's my sister, Estelle, Elly this is Carsein, a friend."

"huh?"

Wait

Did I miss something?

"Father thought it'd be too lonely with just the two of us so he sent me a sparing partner"

"Oh" i really don't need to ask to know that it was Arknit's idea, maybe he thought that sending him here with Enrad would discipline him a bit?

"Wait! so you're that girl from the prophecy?"

"Carsein" sharp as ever, enrad's voice resounded

"tsk"

Oh right, he wasn't the best of cousins with Ruvellis so I'm going to suffer with his bratty attitude.

My life is shit.