The Thousand Year Dynasty
25.5. Lugwin Story: Grey Day
The rain continued to fall from this morning, as if the sky was grieving this gray day. Lugwin sits in a chair next to Isabela, the 18-year-old babysitter who takes care of him. The middle-aged woman rubbed her back gently as long as she sat there. Lugwin's tears have been dry for the past day. The girl could no longer cry. He just sat down behind the black veil he was wearing.
In front of him were twenty coffins ready to burn, lined in sequence in a royal meeting room now filled with people who came to attend the funeral. Four of them belonged to his father, mother, older sister, and younger brother. The rest contained the remains of his uncles, aunts, cousins, and nephews. Also included the king of this kingdom. Estrinx Kingdom.
It was the hardest day for Lugwin. He lost twenty family members that he loved in just one family banquet. This was the worst coup in the history of the Estrinx kingdom. The king died with all his relatives and family in one night.
That happened a week ago. And in that week all Lugwin could do was curse himself. He was able to escape the catastrophe that befell his family because he fled when the banquet was about to begin. And it weighed on him. He always felt guilty for his whole family.
"This is a very sad tragedy in the history of this kingdom" said a middle-aged man sitting behind Lugwin, whispering slightly to a middle-aged woman next to him.
"True, twenty lives were lost in one night" the middle-aged woman replied later.
"And dozens of people were in the fountain the next day" the man added in a bitter tone.
Hearing the bitter reality expressed by the middle-aged couple behind his seat made Lugwin feel even more depressed. As a result of the deaths of dozens of royal families, dozens of kitchen workers, guards, food distributions, and servants were beheaded the next day. After a brief emergency court. As a result, one of his loyal servants who had served since the age of 15 years, and had become a playmate for Lugwin was also beheaded.
"The Estros family that remains is now only the children who are not old enough and the children of the branch family" the middle-aged woman behind Lugwin began to say again.
"They have no right to the throne what else has the power to seize it" replied the middle-aged man next to him.
"What will this kingdom be like?"
"How dare you come here?!" Suddenly the speech of the middle-aged woman was interrupted by a shout from as far as the room. A noble lady with a fat stature looked to be angry at the few people who had just arrived.
"You're a killer!" said another woman, who looked younger than the fat woman, who was screaming hysterically.
"Do not accuse. Where's your evidence Miss Kaleen?" said the noble man who had just arrived earlier in self-defense.
"Go away from here, go!"
"You can't mess with me"
"This is the royal family's funeral, can you both calm down" A man with his hair neatly tucked back seemed to have broken them.
"It's not that I'm making a rowdy mood lord Matiu" the noble man replied later. The noble man had a cold face and a tall stout posture. Then nonchalantly towards one of the empty seats in the front row.
"Pacify yourself Miss Saleen, do not make a rowdy in this place" said Matiu who this time to the fat woman named Saleen.
"I wouldn't be in a room with Raye's heartless family. The cold-blooded killer" said Saleen, who then left the room followed by his other family.
"The Albern family is always noisy wherever they are" said the middle-aged man behind Lugwin then as the atmosphere began to return quiet.
"True, the two Dux families always never get along" said the middle-aged woman next to him.
Then just at noon the twenty coffins were carried out to the altar of burning the corpse which was still in the royal palace environment as well. Although the rain was still falling, but the fire that burned the coffin was large and soaring as if dancing on the pain of the people left behind. The song was sung by royal singers and poets. Which sounded as if interlinking with each other in a crying voice.
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"What should I do after this Isabel?" Lugwin said as he was on the train on his way home after the funeral was over.
"Daughter, you live not because you cheat death. But it was a blessing from the gods. Your destiny. So don't blame yourself" replied Isabel, holding Lugwin's hand tightly.
"Am I capable of that?" Tanya Lugwin then who seemed to be addressed to herself.
"You are not alone, princess. You still have us" replied Isabel comforting Lugwin.
While Lugwin just fell silent while staring at the scenery outside the window of the slow-moving train.
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