Thanatos POV:

It has been a few days since me, Athy, and Jettie went out. I was bored and eating snacks in my room. I shot up suddenly when I notice Athy gets surprisingly close to me. 'Is she here?' I snap my fingers and see Athy... in a maid outfit. "Athy...?" She flinches and turns around. "T-Thanos!? What are you doing here!?" I sigh and shake my head. "I live here, Athy. Didn't I tell you not to come here? Its dangerous! He tried to kill you!" She shakes her her head and walks up to me. "He can't kill me Thanos! I have the barrier! You should have it too but you messed with it!" I frowned and scoffed. "How was I supposed to know it wouldn't kill us!? He's killed before!" She scoffed and rolled her eyes. "You know trust goes a long way some times." I was starting to get angry. 

"Trust? Trust what Athy!?" She flinched and backed up. "Trust you!? Claude- a tyrant who abandoned his kids!? The maids!? The same maids who abused and basically tortured me!?" Her eyes widened and she started to tear up. "I don't even trust myself and you want me to trust others!?" My eyes started to water. "I trusted Lucas but he left me! I had a maid I trusted but the head maid killed her! Claude threw me out because he didn't like my name! Just who can I trust here!?" She opened her mouth to say something but quickly closed it. "Exactly Athy! I don't need to trust anyone! Keeping you safe is my top priority- trust isn't important!" She flips her back back to me, tears streaming down her face. "Then what about yo-" "I don't care about about me!!" It went silent. "...what?" I turned my head.

"I don't care. I never have..." She walks over to me with a sad expression. "T-Thanos... what are you talking about...?" My breath hitched when she touched me. "I... I don't know what you want me to say, Athy..." She grabs my hands and squeezes it. "I want you to tell me how you feel. I-I... please tell me you care about yourself- that you..." She takes a deep breath in then out. "You... protected me from Daddy even though you knew that I had the protection spell... why?" I wipe my tears and look down. "What if you got a scar-" 

*slap*

'She slapped me... Athy... slapped me...' I fall backwards and hold my cheek. "No... you got a scar- you have multiple scars! Its my fault! All of it is my fault, Thanos!! Don't blame yourself! Don't hurt yourself so I can be safe!!" I stood up and hugged her. "Its not your fault..." She sobbed in my chest and clenched my shirt. "Its... all my fault... everything that's happened to you is my fault." She looks up to me with tears still streaming down her face. "You... have to tell me next time..." I tilt my head to the side. "Next time...?" She nodded and wiped her tears. "Next time you feel this way..." I open my mouth to say something but close it and nod. "I.. I will. I promise." She smiles and hugs me again.

Time skip~~~ after the waterfall of tears

"So... you're dressed like this so you can go into the palace unnoticed?" She nods her head proudly as we walk down the garden. I was about to say something more when we saw a body on the ground. It wasn't just anyone it was... 

"Daddy!"

"Your Majesty!" 

"Father!"

Athy and I look up to see who else saw Claude's body. "Jettie!? What are you doing here!? Wait- never mind I think he's waking up. Athy hide!" She nods and runs in the opposite direction. "Don't worry Father... someone will come soon." He opens his eyes fully and stares at me and Jettie. 'Is he in a daze?' He then comes back so his senses. "What? Why are you two- ugh..." We were trying to call him but it looked like he couldn't hear us. He looks over at Athy for a second and I panic. I call out to him but again he holds his head like he has a headache. 'I remember reading a spoiler about this... its because of the black magic. Jettie will only make it worse but... how can I keep her away...?' I grab Jettie's shoulder just in case he tries to hurt her. "A knight will come soon..." Jettie tries to tell him but he just blankly stares in the opposite direction. 

He looks over at me and Jettie confused and shakes his head. 'It feels better, doesn't it Father...' Felix then runs over and calls for Father. "Your Majesty are you alright!? Your Highness!?" I gave a small wave and smile. "Ah, uh... thank you two. His Majesty will be extremely grateful." I smile and nod. As Felix walks away with Father in his arms, Father looks back one last time. I hug Jettie making her confused but hug back. 'Thank god you're safe...'

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Sorry for the short chapter...

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