Midnight Memories

Chapter 23

Chapter 23

" I'm worried," Mikasa tells the mother Queen the next morning, as she sat to drink tea with the Queen. The Queen was obviously having the blood tree as her drink. The smell of blood was quiet strong.
"He wouldn't tell you but I know the Queen is smart to know. Have you notice it too?"

" Ah, " The mother Queen exhaustedly said. " That's the ominous feeling. Even with the years that I'm alive, my knowledge is not enough to comprehend it. I haven't heard of such a thing before, the ancient books doesn't tell either. "

Mikasa look at the Queen expectantly. " Could it be a new thing? "

" I couldn't tell, " The Queen smiled. " I'm sorry my dear Mikasa, I couldn't tell you anything. "

Mikasa sighs, nodding her head in understanding. " It's fine. You must be exhausted, then I'll let you-"

" Let me please talk to the Queen." A voice from the outside draws their attention as they look at each other before looking at the door again.

" I'm sorry, you couldn't do that right now, the Mother Queen is busy . Forgive us, Lord Ackerman. The Lord's should probably wait first. "

Hearing that, the Queen looks at Mikasa who seemed clueless. The Queen thought that Mikasa doesn't remember her family so she stood up before asking Mikasa. " Should I let them enter now? "

" Huh? " Mikasa was stupified, she couldn't understand why the Queen has to ask her. " Ofcourse, your Majesty. You don't need my approval. "

".. but it's the Ackerman's outside. " Mikasa blinks at her, before returning to her usual smile. " It's fine, your Majesty. It must be important, they seem to be in a hurry. Well, then. I'll takey leave. " Mikasa gracefully bows to the Queen.

" Very well, " Queen Carla replied. " Please let the Lord's enter. "

The guards open the door to let the two blue blood people enter but once they had entered, they were stupified to find a very familiar face. The face that Thad vanished five hundred years ago is infront of them right now and they couldn't find a single word to utter, especially the father who felt weak on the kneas upon looking at her face. Mikasa smiled at them, they feel so familiar, her mind says as her heart beat faster than before but she contain herself while the man almost stumbled to the ground but he was held back by the other man. They feel so familiar to her and she thinks it's because she had seen their face in the hall of Fame before when she and Eren decided to stroll on that path. Mikasa could remember what she saw perfectly so it's an advantage. Mikasa politely bows to them.

" Greetings Duke Ackerman and Lord Ackerman, I am very pleased to meet you however I must excuse myself."

Mikasa left in a hurry before the Duke fell on his knees completely.

" That's her, isn't it? " The Duke ask in which the Queen nodded to, understanding what he had ask.

" You've heard the rumour long ago however you didn't visit, what made you visit now? " The Queen sat again after she pointed the seat towards them.

" We are here to discuss about the blood tree, it's an experimentation that my friend had suggested. The Genius Armin and Hange had work on it. " The younger Ackerman, Levi didn't beat around the bush. " We are here to ask permission to conduct the research. "

" And if it died? " The Queen countered. " The thing you said in the letter is to risky, we only have one plant left and it's already dying. I couldn't allow you to do the experiment that easily, if you didn't succeed a lot of lives will be lost. "