Omega's Rebirth-Chapter 382: The One At Fault ()

Kaideon stared down at Neveah, there was a gleam in his eyes that had not been there up until this day.

He watched her drift off to sleep, his heart warm and overflowing with elation.

Now that Kaideon looked closely, there were more obvious differences between Neveah and Eira, features Neveah had that were more like Kaideon’s.

Neveah was everything Kaideon had imagined his daughter would look like, yet she had been right in front of him for months now and he had known nothing.

Kaideon shook off his thoughts, it was okay now since he had finally recognized her and Kaideon would be damned before he lost anymore time than he already had.

Kaideon got up to his feet and adjusted the covers over Neveah before he headed out of the room.

Menarx still stood outside, leaned against the wall, his gaze settled on Kaideon as Kaideon stepped out of the room and shut the door behind him.

"How is she?" Menarx asked in concern.

"Asleep... emotionally distressed without a doubt." Kaideon relayed to Menarx.

Menarx stared blankly at Kaideon for a moment too long and Kaideon frowned.

"What are you staring at?" Kaideon asked.

"I...well, it’s been decades since I heard you speak, Kaideon. It’s hard to believe you’re actually talking to me right now." Menarx admitted.

"I chose not to speak, you all knew that." Kaideon murmured in response.

"I know, I guess we thought you would eventually let go of your pain...but you never did, and the silence became your new identity." Menarx replied with a sigh.

"To think that after all these years since what happened...you actually fathered a child and that child is Veah." Menarx added in amazement, as he walked over to his door.

Menarx opened the door quietly and peered in, confirming Neveah was asleep before he shut the door again.

"Come, Jian summons you." Menarx said, he turned and lead the way up to Jian’s quarters with Kaideon trailing behind him.

They soon arrived at Jian’s quarters and Menarx knocked once before he pushed open the door and stepped in, leaving it open so Kaideon could come in after.

Jian was not in the outer room or his study and so Menarx headed out to the balcony which and sure enough, Jian stood there as usual,

His arms were crossed behind his back and he stared ahead at the mountain peaks that stretched on for as far as the eye could see.

"My Liege." Menarx and Kaideon greeted in unison.

"Hmm." Jian acknowledged their presence with a hum but he said nothing else, at least not immediately.

"The box...it has you greatly worried." Menarx broke the silence after a short moment, knowing exactly what was on Jian’s mind.

"I have thought about it over and over again and I cannot figure out why they are after it in the first place." Jian began.

"They have had access to the hidden archives for centuries or Creator knows how much longer... first they took Fort Blazed, right off the face of the earth."

"Then they conjured a troll golem, an ancient sorcery that was meant to have died out."

"And now they have gotten their hands on a treasure they should have no knowledge of. What do they know...how much do they know exactly? "

"And what they plan to do with their knowledge Narx, that is what worries me." Jian murmured.

"We will spare no efforts to guard against their retaliation, My Liege. Staying on alert and ready for anything is the best we can do for now." Menarx replied.

Jian hummed in response, stepping away from the balcony, he lead the way back into his study.

"We will discuss the best way to approach these threats when Cassian, Imagor and Kirgan return to the Keep." Jian said as he took his seat.

"Kaideon, tell me...is it for certain?" Jian asked, his attention moving to Kaideon who had been quiet all the while.

"It is." Kaideon replied with a nod.

Jian exhaled heavily, shaking his head slightly in a mix of astonishment and bafflement.

"Then it is delightful news and good tidings for the dunes. What is your plan moving forward?" Jian asked.

"With the troll golem handled, I must return to the white dunes. And I intend to take my daughter with me." Kaideon replied directly.

"What?!" Menarx exclaimed in disbelief.

"You heard me. I do not like this keep for her, with poisons that get pushed off to the innocent, and things that go missing randomly, people that accuse others with no evidence and cliffs everywhere... I could go on." Kaideon deadpanned.

Neither Jian nor Menarx could counter any of Kaideon’s words, they could only stare at him in quiet guilt.

Everything Kaideon had just hinted at were some of the injustice Neveah had endured since arriving Dragon keep, beginning from when Menarx had Neveah take a cup of poison in Jian’s place at the Asvarian beacon.

"Kaideon...you can’t be serious..." Menarx finally said, his gaze narrowing guiltily.

"You should know I do not jest...ever." Kaideon reminded, ignoring Menarx’s gaze.

"What is that even supposed to mean?!" Menarx hissed. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

"I meant...you should think about this calmly first and hear me out." Menarx quickly adjusted in a more polite tone.

"No." Kaideon replied in a tone of finality much to Menarx’s horror.

"This is getting dramatic." Jian grumbled from where he sat, picking up a scroll to work on.

"Jian, say something. He can’t just take Veah away as he pleases! You’re the one most at fault here, you should take responsibility!" Menarx pulled Jian back into the situation he was obviously trying to be kept out of.

Jian passed Menarx a glare at his accusation before he cleared his throat slightly.

"Kaideon, the girl has just begun her studies at the academy, plus she has already undergone the first merging which means it would do her no good to be away from Narx."

"There has been... unfortunate events indeed." Jian began ,

"But Dragon Keep is where Neveah is most used to and my brother is her dragon. She will be safe with him... and here in the keep, you have my word." Jian spoke up for Menarx with an exasperated sigh.