Sins of Youthful Love pt 3

Betrothed-

The Sins of Youthful Love

Part 3

 

            Dios watched as his youngest brother tried to gain the attention of the servant boy that crossed through the dinning hall. It was exceedingly obvious that the boy was being ignored and if the sea prince's crestfallen expression was anything to go by there was definitely something else underlying his attempts. Dios raised his watered down wine to his lips. Oh this would be fun to watch, he thought with a wicked smile. His little brother was finally in love? With someone who he wasn’t betrothed to and a boy at that? He could tease him about this for ages.

            Dios glanced around him with a wary expression. No one else seemed to be aware of Shep’s affection for the servant boy and the more he dwelled on it, the more he realized the longevity of the romance at hand. There had been so many obvious signs and Dios could not fathom how he had missed them. His sudden wardrobe change into accessories like scarves, despite that Shep had never worn them, even during the coldest winters. His sudden desire to spar with his brothers, something the sea prince would normally avoid at all costs. The tokens he'd seen laying around his room, pins and jewels, that he hadn't noticed before. It was a perfectly logical conclusion to assume that his brother was seeing someone.

            Dios' brow furrowed in deep thought. The only oddity was the nature of these jewels, which appeared quite lavish and expensive. He couldn’t understand how a mere servant boy could afford to distribute such trinkets. 

            Dios watched as his brother excused himself from the table. No one said anything. No one even acknowledged he was leaving. He sighed, watching his brother leave to follow the servant. It’s really rather boring in here, Dios watched fingering his lower lip with idle curiosity. He figured the romance between his brother and the servant boy was more interesting than any speech he would hear at the table. After a moment he got up to follow.

 

-Betrothed-

Author's Note

pt 3 in the first arc