Two weeks go by, after Cid found out about the engagement, and they were the loneliest two weeks that Cid had ever lived. He worked, he had even made a better pouch and slept.
Staying out of people’s way, he rarely left the confides of his own small room and had only looked as though he was secluding himself, when really…He was preparing to move on…Even though he was so lonely.
He missed David…His family…His father, his mother but…Most of all, he missed that one person that sat beside him so much.
It probably wouldn’t happen again now.
She was gone…She was going to be another man’s fiancé, then, soon after, wife.
He probably wouldn’t see her again, let alone sit next to her.
Especially when she stated that she didn’t want to see him again too…
Was the King so blind to have given his lovely daughter to such a terrible person?
And that question was how Cid guessed that it was most likely because of money that the King made his daughter marry into Leonard’s family.
Even the thought that he was actually a stepson to Leonard had come to mind, but Cid didn’t know how to hope on that small, unseen by others, information.
However much as he wished it were him, it could never be.
Steven was the first born and that was only one reason. Steven was the heir to his father’s business, that was yet another reason and…Well, Steven was a full-blooded son, whereas Cid wasn’t…He wasn’t even blood reted to Leonard.
…Even if it wasn’t Steven, Freddie would have been the next choice, not him…So…How could he hope?
Cid could only accept it, he could only continue with his work and silently gain the favor of a few others that could help him for when he was to leave Leonard’s family.
He had spoken now to two pces that required a certain amount in exchange to working with him and Cid was unsure if they would stay when they found out who he was without his other ‘identity’.
Having used another identity while talking to them, Cid could only try to see if he could respect and accomplish what they wanted in exchange for having their loyalty.
He wanted materials, he needed some people to help him accomplish his goal but…He was sure that if he was to pronounce who he was, he probably wouldn’t get what he needed. Especially of that of help of a small loan to help him start his own business. Not only that…They may even tell Leonard…
No…He had to change his name. He had to become someone else that was not known about…And that was obviously because Leonard would do anything to stop him from doing this!
Since having lost his mother and the first time he thought of running away, all these points of being on his own feet had been on his mind.
Knowing where he could borrow money and where he could go to get materials had already been something decided upon before leaving Leonard’s family.
He had wanted to stand on his own two feet in another way but had too pnned for running away nonetheless…And all the preparing for it had come in handy!
His other identity was also something that was ready within just a day or two as his ‘documents’ had been secured within Benjamin’s trading post!
Finally, after all this time, it was now a brand-new type of life…And now he was his own boss!
In the next week, there was a ball that was pronounced to be happening soon, to formally accept the engagement of the Princess and so…This was when Cid decided to start his new identity.
He didn’t have much with him, but he did know that he had to get away from Leonard’s family!
Not able to buy a small business pce, Cid rented something that looked run down, but the main thing that he wanted, was security.
The pce was able to be securely locked and did not leak, and that was all that mattered.
After that, Cid discretely got himself a business license for his new identity, having already had one for the bcksmithing shop. His business license for the bcksmithing shop had mostly been done by Benjamin, so Cid wasn’t exactly sure on how hard it was to obtain one all by himself.
It wasn’t as hard as he had thought though, but it did take some money to invest into it properly and have it so that it was legal and binding.
Now that he had a small pce that he’d make his home and factory, and his license, Cid then got his belongings there and suddenly disappeared from Leonard’s hands one storming night.
It wasn’t until the next day that Leonard knew, simply because Cid wasn’t working. But straight away, Leonard started to panic.
He could pinly see that some things were gone, only leaving behind what Cid had been working on, in that small room of his.
Running wildly back to the main quarters of the residence, Leonard pronounced that everyone should look for Cid and to bring him back!
In the previous week Leonard couldn’t find a single thing that would help his jewellery crafting business out from the bcksmithing shop, and it seemed that everything was coming from Cid himself!
He couldn’t believe that at first, rummaging around the bcksmithing shop like a madman but…There could really only be one thing left that he had to admit to because he simply found nothing to do with jewellery crafting there!
Cid must be the one with the ideas!
After all this time, Cid had been coming up with things and Leonard finally understood that the bcksmithing shop was nothing!
But…That also meant something else that surprised Leonard and made him have to think…And that was, Cid may indeed be smarter than he had originally thought!
He had to keep Cid somehow! He had to lock him up and get him to work his ideas and keep their business popur!
Obviously, now that he was sure that Cid was smarter, Leonard had to come up with a pn to make Cid do what he wanted!
The next problem was…Leonard had tried to think of Cid’s weakness but…Couldn’t find anything!
They had already taken his bcksmithing shop! They had already broken things in his room and…The biggest weakness, other than those ideas, was that of the Princess, but she was already getting engaged to his son!
What could he gain to make Cid do whatever he asked of him!?
Yet…Cid having disappeared all of a sudden had stopped him before he could come up with a pn!
Just one more day and he would have a locked area that would be ready for Cid but…
But…No one could find him anywhere…
No…Cid was not currently inside the capital anymore, as his rented pce was outside of the capital.
He had not contacted anyone else besides his suppliers and had even given them a free sample to what he would use their supplies for but…His main objective was not the capital…No, he wanted his works to be taken away from outside the capital, at least at the start.
He was slightly worried about being found out but his money would only take him so far and so he did his own private way of selling his items.
The traders that came and go, Cid risked his belongings with them, only getting a small sum before they left, making him only be able to have faith in those traders to return with any money that he might receive if some of his items were sold while they were gone. Some didn’t even give him anything first and Cid had not even used one of the traders because of the way they had looked and acted. Luckily, in the past, Benjamin had told him a few things that helped him choose who to trust but really…It was still quite difficult to pce such precious objects in a stranger’s hands. It was all he had to make money. If his jewellery was taken away, and gave him no financial help, he would only be able to take on taxing manual bor type jobs…And well, what was the point of running away to just go back to what he was doing before he left!
But this was not just because he was hiding from Leonard and saving money to go to a better pce. No, another reason why he was using the traders was because he wanted to expand his work.
Leonard was popur yes, but only within this country.
His stepfather had not trusted people, so he had not gone beyond that of the capital, only sometimes using traders that would only travel to nearby towns. Not only that but he didn’t want to invest in other workers to make more product. He really was such a cheap person!
Cid wanted more…He wanted to expand his jewellery over a distance and be able to obtain more people and money, so that he could feel free from his burdens.
Well…He was also proud of his work, as he did like it as well but, at the moment, it was to grow and find himself able to stand on his own two feet, so that he wouldn’t have to return, even if he was found by Leonard.
Cid had even gone to the extent of having only two or three types of things to eat since leaving Leonard’s residence.
Saving money was very crucial at this point of time and food was something that he was willing to have little of, and something also that was simple.
As simple as bread and one spread was all Cid had to eat, using the water well to get his water and that was all that he wanted for now.
He also didn’t buy more clothing, even though most of what he brought with him from Leonard’s residence were servants’ attire. He had to wash his one set of good clothes himself, just like his other clothing, so that he could just wear them again and again for when he went out, having no one to help him with it.
He wasn’t ready to get someone’s help with jobs around the house, not wanting to get the wrong person and be found out, so…He did everything himself!
Well, it wasn’t like he hadn’t done this kind of work before…
No, it was fine…Because those chains…Those shackles that were around his feet…They were gone!
