Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6192846-20141127231817/@comment-6192846-20150222154744

Starting on Scene 3.


 * As I approached Mother's room, I heard the pleasant sound of a harp. Perhaps Mother was playing in her room?


 * When she opened the door, it stopped playing. There, like Father, my mother's appearance hadn't changed.


 * Mikina beams a smile at Yukina upon seeing her: "...... Welcome back, Yukina."


 * Yukina: "I'm home, Mama."


 * We reached out and hug each other, happy for this reunion after so long.


 * Mikina: "Have you grown a tad?"


 * Yukina: "Y'think I did?"


 * Mikina: "Was your journey fun? You didn't ruin your stomach with foreign food, did you?"


 * Yukina: "Yeah, I'm fine. Hey, Mama."


 * Mikina: "Yes?"


 * Yukina: "For the first time in a long time, I want to hear your harp."


 * Mikina: "Heheh, wonderful. But it'll be time for dinner soon so only a little."


 * Once I sat down in a chair, Mother sat in front of the harp and resumed playing.


 * My mother, Mikina Freesis, is essentially a modest woman but continues to support Father from behind the scenes as a virtuous (ie, femine modesty/fidelity) person.


 * Although she was a noble lady from a good family originally, the result of her great love for him was enough to exile herself  to Elphegort and elope. I've heard Mother's love story with Father from her several times.


 * Mother's only hobby good hobby to speak of was her playing the harp. Although my father often suggested Mother play at his dinner parties, Mother would never nod her head and told him, "Because it's embarressing." Mother's tune was something only for our family.


 * Yukina enjoys listening to the sound, finding it nostalgic to hear it again, finally feeling that she was home.


 * Yukina: "Mama...... I'm sorry."


 * Mikina: "Hm, what about, dear?" She says while continuing to play."


 * Yukina: "I selfishly went on a journey and made you worry."


 * While saying that, I remembered that I haven't apologized to Father. Mother didn't say anything and just continued playing with a smile.


 * Soon after, the playing at stopped. As my mother was about to open her mouth and say something, someone opened the door and came in.


 * Aile: "So Big Sis did come back!"


 * Yukina: "I'm home, Aile."


 * Aile ran over to me and gave me an innocent hug. Because she got too excited, she started choking and coughing.


 * Aile: "Hey, hey, because you're running......"


 * With an anxious face, Mother rubbed Aile on the back. Aile is four years younger than me. Due to our mother's strong character, Shaw and I were pretty docile by comparison.


 * Since she's been somewhat sickly since she was a baby, Mother had been constantly attending to nursing her for a period of time.


 * Yukina is narrating that apparently Mikina wouldn't leave Aile's care to any of the servants.


 * I don't know the reason, but hearing the rumors among the servants, when Shaw was a baby, there seemed to have been a nanny who had caused an accident.


 * While I don't know the details of the accident, there are faint traces of residual burns on Shaw's back.


 * Mother oddly hates Elphes, so it's a rare thing for her to employ them as servants; I believe that's involved as the cause.

More later.