"What is that hand gesture?"
"It means I love you enough to want to kill you."
"Crazy bitch."
After a while, Orsini managed to spit it out in a locked voice.
"I don't know how you got so crazy, but you are insane. It is not the Kanna Addis that I knew."
"Yes, yes."
She understands, so please stop. Kanna waved her hand in a fly-repelling motion, but the other person didn't leave. After a while, she heard his voice again.
"Please."
What are you saying again?
"Beg for your life."
"..."
"Pray, beg for my mercy. If so, I will save you."
For a moment, Kanna almost burst into laughter.
"Are you going to save me? Me? Huh?"
It was a fresh proposal that she hadn't even imagined.
'This is a bit exciting."
Of all the things that have happened to her this time, she never expected this.
Until Amelia's death, imprisonment, and death sentence, nothing caught her by surprise. However, she could not have imagined Orsini's proposal.
"Good. Shall we hang out together as a prize?"
Kanna pretended to be serious and acted again.
"How? Can you stop the death penalty?"
"No, at least until my father comes. But until then, I can get you out of here and hide you somewhere."
"..."
"Of course. If Father pretends not to know you, you will have to hide for the rest of your life."
Orsini chuckled as if he was happy just imagining it.
"I can't live as Kanna Valentino or Kanna Addis. I will have to live in hiding like a shadow under a new identity and name."
Green eyes burn with heat. Somehow it seemed to suit him more.
"Do not worry. Then I'll give you a place to hide and live. However, you must swear that you will live as my slave for the rest of your life."
He approaches, holding the grate in both hands. The eyes glistening with cruel pleasure were close to violence.
"So hang around like a dog, filth."
Kanna looked up at him sadly and whispered softly.
"What can I do?"
Then Orsini giggles and puts his foot into the grate.
"Kiss my toe, obey me like a slave"
Bastard!
"..."
Silence passed.
Is it because Kanna's actions are too quick, or is it because it's different from the docile attitude she had a moment ago? Orsini did not immediately accept what had happened to him. Kanna spits in his shoes.
'Go away.'
She wiped her lips and leaned her back against the wall again. There is a level of playing around, but more than this was tiring.
"This..."
Even in the dark. Kanna could feel Orsini's face burning. Wow, the bars he was holding were bent. Green eyes burned like ghosts. It felt like killing the opponent right away and chewing them to the bone.
Is he trying to break through the bars? The moment she thinks so...
"Ha ha ha ha ha!"
Suddenly, Orsini burst into laughter. He shook his head, holding his head in one hand. A giggling laugh escaped his lips. Did he go crazy because he was so angry?
Then, abruptly, he reached out his hand into the grate. He grabs Kanna by the collar and pulls her tight. The pain surged through her as her shoulder slammed against the iron bars.
"I could kill you right now."
He raised his face and growled. Kanna could feel the savage breathing of a beast.
"You know? Like your humble life, if I put strength in my grasp, it will crumble!"
Uh, it hurts. Her shoulders, neck, and forehead throbbed because she hit the bar in a defenseless state. But what is the most horrifying of all...
"A little away. Because your breath is very unpleasant."
Being out of breath, isn't this a bit of torture! Even if the opponent was Seonhong, Kanna wouldn't have been able to endure it.
"Okay."
Orsini, who was glaring at her as if to kill her, shook her hand away.
"You'd rather die?"
"Uh-huh."
"..."
"Then just die."
Orsini kept his mouth shut. Slowly unfold his bent knees and get up from his seat. He chewed them one by one and spit them out.
"Do it your way. It's none of my business whether you die or not."
"..."
"Filth, what a death like you. Very ugly!"
Bang!
Unable to contain his anger, he kicked the wall. He shrugged his shoulders, took a deep breath, and turned his back. He stubbornly walked away from the prison without looking back.
'He's gone now."
Kanna, who was finally alone, closed her eyes in peace. Then, the words Orsini left behind echoed in her ears.
A filthy death.
What did he say a while ago? That no one cares about her. Did he say he wouldn't protect her?
"No."
The corners of Kanna's mouth drew an arc.
'I care so much."
Wouldn't it be okay if I protected myself? Kanna stared out the window. After the deep dawn, the morning sun will rise soon. That is to say.
'It's about to start soon'.
Everyone will be very surprised.
'Especially the Empress would almost fall asleep.'
Kanna yawned and closed her eyes. She was thinking of taking a deep breath. Now all that remains is to wait.
***
"What?"
Clink!
The Empress's hands froze as she heard the news.
"What!"
A precious porcelain teacup brought in from the East was shattered. But she didn't even notice.
"What did you say just now?"
The lady-in-waiting is trembling. She looked pale as if she had seen a ghost.
"That, that..."
"I asked what you said now."
"Ah. Her Highness Princess Amelia!"
The maid gasped for breath. It wasn't that her breathing became rough because she was frightened by the Empress. Because she witnessed something very, very amazing.
"Her Highness Princess Amelia is alive!"
***
The body of the Princess was placed in a coffin buried with lilies. Tomorrow, a priest from the temple was scheduled to come and perform her funeral. But it was canceled. Because the Princess jumped up from the coffin.
"I-I saw it! Not just me, but the other maids too!"
"..."
"Yes, the doctor came to see the pulse. He said her heart was beating again. Besides, she's in very good shape......!"
"Didn't he say the heart stopped?"
"Yes. However, seeing that the doctor is running now, he said that he must have misdiagnosed the other day."
The Empress's lips parted. No words came out as if the root of her tongue had been pulled out.
"It can't be."
"So, sorry, Your Majesty. This has been confirmed by His Majesty the Emperor as well. Her Highness. Princess Amelia is alive."
"...... It can't be."
Her parched tongue barely mumbled.
No, it's a lie. It can't be. It shouldn't be...
"Where are you lying? There's no way the Princess will survive!"
It was then. With a knock, the door bursts open, and a woman enters gracefully. When her eyes met, the Empress's complexion turned pale like thin ice. The fingertips twitched slightly. In an instant, cold sweat broke out all over her body.
Amelia Isaberg bowed politely.
"Hello, Her Majesty, how have you been?"
She raises her head and then raises the corners of her mouth sharply. Smile.
"I'm sorry for troubling you all this time."
The Empress' lips twitched. It seemed like foam would come out of her mouth.
She was a Princess.
Amelia Isaberg.
Her poor daughter.
Her own flaws, her own failure, her own disgrace, her own obstacles.
A daughter who must die.
"How do you do?"
A hoarse voice came out as if strangled. Then Amelia smiled.
""Why? Aren't you glad I came back alive?"
"Oh, that can't be!"
"Then please rejoice, Your Majesty."
Amelia laughs. The Empress also laughed along. The corners of her mouth, which were stiff, rose grotesquely. She couldn't seem to smile.
Yes, there is no way she can laugh!
'There's no way she'll come back alive."
Because the Empress killed Princess Amelia with her own hand.
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