Chapter 226

"His acts were selfless towards us! You don't think he'd be there for us? I believe him! He seems a man of his word! Do you know what he did for Mercury?" "I know... I'm well aware... It shocked me! He can leave the brothels any time he wants..." I said. "Have you forgotten why he's there?" Roi asked. "In some futile attempt to find his sister?" I said back. "Wish him luck!" Roi scolded, growing upset, "Get out of this funk, brother! Things will turn around..." "I don't see how! Mother's dead... Father's dead... Our fortune is gone! We have nothing! NOTHING!" I said, growing teary. Roi gulped, finding it hard to come back from this. "We'll come back!" He said, too growing teary. I sat on the bed, staring at the ceiling. Roi left, closing the door softly behind himself. I don't know how long I was laying there but it felt like forever. I just couldn't stop thinking about how we went from being everything to absolutely nothing. I missed the power I had, being able to rule even the little