The bouquet Theodore was holding caught fire. The blue wrapping paper and the white peonies burned in an instant. But there was a bigger problem.
Seraphim attacked Somnia.
“……!”
[ This crazy…! ]
Somnia was a spirit that could not exercise physical force. But at the same time, no physical attacks could work on Somnia. It’s both a weakness and a strength.
Thanks to this, Seraphim’s flame did not do any damage to Somnia and only scattered in vain.
…Needless to say, I got the feeling that Seraphim feared Somnia. And it was a feeling similar to when a human encounters a very sinister being.
“…Lily, that…”
Theodore stared at Somnia with a shocked face. Seraphim swayed menacingly as it returned to his side. Theodore glanced at Seraphim, frowned, then turned to me and said in a puzzled voice,
“The attack was unintentional. Seraphim in its own way…”
“It’s okay.”
“…….”
There was silence for a while as I declared in a light tone. Theodore blinked his eyes, wetted his dry lips with his tongue, then lowered his head and spoke.
“Then, in the wilderness… I was so distracted that I thought I saw something, but that purple mist was real.”
“…….”
“What happened… there?”
In his right hand was the remains of the burnt bouquet. There was a sad glow in the blue eyes that looked down on it. Theodore carefully placed the ashes on the console table on the way. And after taking a few steps towards me, he hesitated to stand nearby, unable to come closer.
“…….”
Strangely, I felt that he was trying to gauge me. Theodore… was never like this in front of me. Because he was always reckless and cruel. When he lost his memory, he was kind regardless of whether I was uncomfortable or not. Thinking about it, he was a man of his own accord.
To see the person who was like that now watching me… I felt very strange. It seems a bit ridiculous… On the contrary, it was also irritating. It’s just that he doesn’t respond, so I’m worried.
“…Charlotte, get a chair for the Duke to sit on.”
I pressed down on my throbbing forehead. Charlotte nodded and quickly brought a chair and put it beside the bed.
The bed and chair were spaced a reasonable distance apart… I thought that the distance was like our relationship.
Soon after, Theodore sat down. His attitude of waiting for me to speak was very cautious.
At this point, I wanted to ignore the reason he was doing that. I was even a little scared to make eye contact with him… Really, are you seeing me differently now? Could that change in you change our relationship as well? Such a hope… Can I have it?
‘What if…’
If things could change this time, then…?
‘But…’
I bit my lip at my denial. My heart beat unsteadily… It was contradictory indeed. I wanted to have hope, but at the same time I hoped that there would be no change.
It’s inevitable.
Because I…
‘Because I don’t have much time to live now.’
The life that the little light gave me was very little.
Thanks to that, I was able to live for a short while, but the poison that Missus Seymour fed me, Adaline’s curse… Once again, the body was in disrepair.
How many days will I have left to live in the future? …I felt that my life was also very bizarre. Why are there so many people around me who harass me or try to kill me?
I let out a heavy sigh and opened my mouth.
“I don’t know the details of how I ended up in that wilderness. All I remember is that someone kidnapped me at the port city…”
“…….”
“The person who orchestrated the kidnapping was Adaline Alvinith.”
Theodore’s eyes widened at my revelation, and he froze. It must be a shock. Adaline was his childhood friend who he had known for a long time.
Besides, what was Adaline’s usual temperament like? She was thoughtful, sweet and loving. I knew it was a pretense, but most would probably not expect it. Theodore would be the same.
Maybe he even suspected that I was lying. Seeing that he keeps saying nothing, he might be trying to gauge the authenticity of my words.
But I… I wasn’t particularly disappointed or anything. Rather, I want to laugh. He doesn’t trust me and doubts me, but I’m not even disappointed.
The bouquet Theodore was holding caught fire. The blue wrapping paper and the white peonies burned in an instant. But there was a bigger problem.
Seraphim attacked Somnia.
“……!”
[ This crazy…! ]
Somnia was a spirit that could not exercise physical force. But at the same time, no physical attacks could work on Somnia. It’s both a weakness and a strength.
Thanks to this, Seraphim’s flame did not do any damage to Somnia and only scattered in vain.
…Needless to say, I got the feeling that Seraphim feared Somnia. And it was a feeling similar to when a human encounters a very sinister being.
“…Lily, that…”
Theodore stared at Somnia with a shocked face. Seraphim swayed menacingly as it returned to his side. Theodore glanced at Seraphim, frowned, then turned to me and said in a puzzled voice,
“The attack was unintentional. Seraphim in its own way…”
“It’s okay.”
“…….”
There was silence for a while as I declared in a light tone. Theodore blinked his eyes, wetted his dry lips with his tongue, then lowered his head and spoke.
“Then, in the wilderness… I was so distracted that I thought I saw something, but that purple mist was real.”
“…….”
“What happened… there?”
In his right hand was the remains of the burnt bouquet. There was a sad glow in the blue eyes that looked down on it. Theodore carefully placed the ashes on the console table on the way. And after taking a few steps towards me, he hesitated to stand nearby, unable to come closer.
“…….”
Strangely, I felt that he was trying to gauge me. Theodore… was never like this in front of me. Because he was always reckless and cruel. When he lost his memory, he was kind regardless of whether I was uncomfortable or not. Thinking about it, he was a man of his own accord.
To see the person who was like that now watching me… I felt very strange. It seems a bit ridiculous… On the contrary, it was also irritating. It’s just that he doesn’t respond, so I’m worried.
“…Charlotte, get a chair for the Duke to sit on.”
I pressed down on my throbbing forehead. Charlotte nodded and quickly brought a chair and put it beside the bed.
The bed and chair were spaced a reasonable distance apart… I thought that the distance was like our relationship.
Soon after, Theodore sat down. His attitude of waiting for me to speak was very cautious.
At this point, I wanted to ignore the reason he was doing that. I was even a little scared to make eye contact with him… Really, are you seeing me differently now? Could that change in you change our relationship as well? Such a hope… Can I have it?
‘What if…’
If things could change this time, then…?
‘But…’
I bit my lip at my denial. My heart beat unsteadily… It was contradictory indeed. I wanted to have hope, but at the same time I hoped that there would be no change.
It’s inevitable.
Because I…
‘Because I don’t have much time to live now.’
The life that the little light gave me was very little.
Thanks to that, I was able to live for a short while, but the poison that Missus Seymour fed me, Adaline’s curse… Once again, the body was in disrepair.
How many days will I have left to live in the future? …I felt that my life was also very bizarre. Why are there so many people around me who harass me or try to kill me?
I let out a heavy sigh and opened my mouth.
“I don’t know the details of how I ended up in that wilderness. All I remember is that someone kidnapped me at the port city…”
“…….”
“The person who orchestrated the kidnapping was Adaline Alvinith.”
Theodore’s eyes widened at my revelation, and he froze. It must be a shock. Adaline was his childhood friend who he had known for a long time.
Besides, what was Adaline’s usual temperament like? She was thoughtful, sweet and loving. I knew it was a pretense, but most would probably not expect it. Theodore would be the same.
Maybe he even suspected that I was lying. Seeing that he keeps saying nothing, he might be trying to gauge the authenticity of my words.
But I… I wasn’t particularly disappointed or anything. Rather, I want to laugh. He doesn’t trust me and doubts me, but I’m not even disappointed.
