Barbarians

When the door of the Emperor’s room opened, General Theobarlt stood up and walked towards her. He immediately noticed the stain on her lips but he remained vigilant while washing away his irritation. He took Darya’s hand and kissed the back of her palm.

“I am back, Lysandra.” He walked closer to her, wrapped his arm around her waist and kissed her head. “I miss you, that's why I came back for a while.”

The first thing that Darya noticed was specifically the losing of his weight and he looked so down. She frowned and reached her hand to pinch his broad shoulders. “How did you lose weight?” She looked up to his eyes and noticed that he looked restless. There were dark circles under his eyes. It is breaking her heart.

General Theobarlt did not reply for a few seconds, making her think that there is something going on.

“Is there something you are not telling me?” Darya inquired as she reached to touch his cheek.

General Theobarlt closed his eyes to feel her touch. He held the hand that w