277 Training

An awkward silence enveloped them as they perched on the castle's tower. She wanted to press him to speak, but she shoved it aside.

Moreover, her mind was in a state of turmoil as she pondered on what questions to stir up in a bid to familiarize herself with him.

"Where are your parents?" She blurted out without thinking twice.

"Dead." He replied stiffly.

Silence fell awash on them again as she bit down on her lower lip, inwardly regretting her question.

"They died a long time ago, I barely remember them anymore." He broke the unnerving silence with a nonchalant tone, but she could see a flitting pain beneath those silver tints in his eyes.

"What happened to them?" She asked, inwardly dreading that maybe she was poking her nose too deep.

"They were murdered." His voice turned lower and she saw his grip on the rail tighten, making his knuckles turn white.