[Completed] Legend of the Five Knights III: Song of Divine Wrath

Episode 12: Blue Skies

"You care about Rosa, don't you?" Setsuko's voice echoed in my head as I walked down one of the halls of the white tower in the center of Munil.

Did I really care for the junior princess?

I glanced up at the peasant who was still several meters ahead of me.

Even if I did, that care wouldn't translate into anything beyond friendship. She only has eyes for him. I shook my head. Why would I want it to be something beyond friendship? Even being friends with that naive girl would be difficult. We're basically opposites.

"Is something the matter?" Setsuko asked, catching up to me.

Tetsuya came to a stop and turned around. "You're asking him? Isn't he usually silent?"

I crossed my arms over my chest and leered at him. "Indeed I am. There's nothing wrong with me."

"You being silent isn't it. It seemed as if you were thinking about something and disregarded it right away," the crown princess said.

The shield knight tilted his head. "Now that sounds off."

I scoffed and walked past him. "What do you know about me?"

"Well, I know that you're a jerk who loves to play the lone wolf," he yelled with his hands cupped around the edges of his mouth.

"I'm not playing," I said, scoffing.

My eyes drifted around in search of some color in this vast world of white. It was worse than my homeland which at least had grayish clouds or even sometimes a blue sky. A blue sky...

***

[Years Ago]

"Where are we off to today, Papa?" I asked, glancing up at the tall young man wearing nothing but a long brown robe despite the cold. Not that it affected me either... well, not much.

"We're going to search for some black seraphium."

"Black seraphium?" I asked, staring back at the vast white wilderness. Today there was no blizzard.

He patted my head and smiled. "Yeah. It's the name of the ore seraphium comes from. It's often mixed with black iron which gives it its name."

"So, we're looking for iron deposits?" I asked, adjusting my backpack.

"Yup! You sure are a smart one, Hyo!"

I beamed. "I'm not that smart!"

He chuckled. "Now, you're just trying to be modest."

My right foot kicked up some snow. "Mmaayybbee."

He laughed again. "You are as transparent as water."

"Water?" I asked, looking up at him once again. "Why water and not glass?"

"Well, it's because..."