He was apprehensive, afraid even. Why he was so goddamn afraid was beyond him. Perhaps because of the rejection from his brother...if only Kyung was here...if only he had worked harder for his brother's forgiveness...if only...but it was too late, wasn't it? His ebony brother would always hate him, and probably didn't care about what happened to him. And then Irune had shown up out of nowhere only to disappear once more from his life. It was like life kept dangling the things that could save him right in front of his face, then yanked it away like a dollar on a string. It killed him inside.
But what she said wasn't what he expected. Nice to...meet him? Had anyone ever said that? He wasn't sure. He couldn't remember anymore. Then, a name somewhat familiar to him fell from her lips, and the bedraggled male perked his ears as his brows furrowed, a look of surprise clear on his face. Falk...he wracked his brain for the name, it had been so long...ah! Falk! His memories flooded back to him, and he remembered everyone that had once been a part of his father's empire. "Falk is...my uncle...Isar's - my father's - brother...y-you know him?"