What awaits at the end of this road (2)
I guess it was too much to ride in a carriage.
After telling my father everything, I returned home and suffered from a high fever again.
Because of that, I had to lie in bed for another four days, listening to Rahon and Nadia nagging in turns.
I wish I had just fainted. I thought my ears were bleeding.
"Rahon, I'm feeling better now, but can I get up? I think I'm going to get bedsores on my back."
"If you hadn't taken the carriage a few days ago, you would have woken up already."
Nadia, who was wiping my hands with a towel, stuck out her lips and grumbled.
"When our young lady does something, Lord Rahon doesn't stop her, but only gets angry later."
"Do you think your young lady would listen to me if I told her to stop?"
"Well, our young lady is a bit stubborn."
"Isn't that a little too much? Aren't you being too generous to me just because she's your young lady?"
"Your arms are supposed to bend inward, Rahon."
Has a lot of things piled up in the meantime?
Rahon started to speak ill of me in front of me.
"Do you know how dull your young lady is? She didn't even realize how much she was hurt."
"Hey, our young lady isn't like that."
"Even though she got her shoulder smashed and turned the waiting room into a sea of blood, she insisted on giving a speech even if it meant dying?"
At the time, I didn't know my condition was that serious.
Didn't you realize later that you were so nervous and excited that you got stabbed?
"That's I guess she did that because she was worried that people would worry."
"That's your young lady's biggest problem. She doesn't take care of herself because she's worried about what others around her will think. It's not normal for her not to scream even when needles are going into her flesh."
"..."
Nadia's eyes turned red as if she was about to burst into tears.
"How much did our little lady suffer? I should have been there for you then... I'm so sorry."
"Oh, no. Nadia, Lord Rahon was exaggerating. It wasn't that painful."
I don't know why I keep bringing up the past. I glared at Rahon with my eyes half-open.
"Rahon, how long are you going to stay? Shouldn't you be leaving soon?"
"Wake up."
"Yes?"
Rajon snorted.
"I'll keep an eye on you until you're better. Don't even think about sending me away."
"You're not going to fight?"
"I'll be in the rear anyway, so why go early? I'll just be bored. I still have time. I can take my time."
"But if Lord Rahon holds his position, the morale of the Allied Forces will......"
"All that matters is the morale of the Allied Forces, and my feelings don't matter?"
"No, that's not what I meant..."
"I can't see anything else right now. I feel like I'm going crazy if I don't see you get better with my own eyes. But where do you keep telling me to go?"
Rahon wiped his dark eyes with his dry hands. He hasn't been able to sleep properly these days because he's been taking care of me.
"Unlike you, I am the most important. If you want to let me go as soon as possible, recover quickly. That's all that matters."
I couldn't say anything more, because I felt like I knew exactly what was going on in his mind right now.
People thought that the reason Rahon couldn't heal me was because of the Emperor.
The Emperor overused his healing powers, causing his powers to temporarily dry up.
But I clearly saw his hands shining with power in the waiting room.
'In the end... it means that I have become the most precious person to him.'
Rather than feeling burdened, Rahon felt sorry for me.
Because I know all too well how desperately he has tried to avoid his fate.
I deliberately smiled brightly and grabbed his hand.
"I guess so. I'll recover as quickly as possible."
"Yes, if you behave well, I'll let you take a bath in two days."
"Wow! This is exciting!"
Rahon burst into laughter as he raised his left hand instead of his injured right.
Your expression hasn't been very good lately, but seeing you smiling like this makes me feel good too.
At that moment, Kjer came into the bedroom with a knock.
"What are you so excited about, kid?"
Although he never missed a single day of visiting the sick even during his busy schedule, today was the first time he visited in broad daylight.
"I was talking to Rahon."
"Hmm, really?"
With the appearance of Kjer, Rahon's expression became gloomy.
"Millenia, I'll go to my room and rest."
"Would you like to have lunch together?"
"Yes, I'll come later."
Kjer glanced at Rahon heading out and cupped my cheek.
Those black eyes, which seemed Indifferent and cold to others, looked into mine with utmost warmth.
"Can you see it today too?"
"Yes."
The night I told my father that I had regained my sight, I also confessed the truth to Kjer.
At that time, Kjer did not blame me or get angry. He just kissed my forehead and said this.
"I guess I should give one of the mines to our little one."
"huh?"
"To commemorate you regained sight."
I thought it was a joke, but it wasn't.
Because the very next day I signed the papers transferring the diamond mine from him.
"What color is my cravat?"
"Deep sea blue. It suits you well, brother."
A satisfied smile spread across Kjer's lips.
"I guess I should buy a building."
"What?"
"To commemorate my sister guessing the color of the cravat."
"Please bear with it. If you keep giving me one every day like that, you'll go bankrupt."
"I'm not that incompetent."
"If you really want to give something, a cloak would be good. Something warm."
I'll need something to cover my right arm for the time being.
Kjer's gaze fell on my shoulder, which was wrapped tightly in a bandage.
At first, I remembered the look on his face when he saw my wounds. I remember how I sweat profusely, thinking that my big brother was finally going to kill Oslo.
My shoulders were that miserable. They looked like rags with patches of cloth here and there.
It was because Oslo swung his sword recklessly rather than stabbing it cleanly.
"How is it?"
"I've been quiet for a few days and I've gotten a lot better. I don't feel much pain anymore. I can move my hands better. I'm fine, except I can't take a bath."
"Did you ask Rahon?"
"Hold on until the day after tomorrow. Just wait two more days. I'll take over the boutique for you."
"Why are you going to real estate again? I told you all you need is a cloak."
When I deliberately threw a tantrum, Kjer's eyes widened for a moment. He opened his mouth as he stroked my hair.
"I met the innkeeper."
"Who?"
"The innkeeper of Nokron. The person you said helped you."
"Oh! Mr. Crimson? Have you met him?"
"Not me, Jason."
"Mr. Jason, you mean brother's aide?"
"Yes."
As previously requested, it appears that Kjer has sent Jason to Nokron.
A smile came to my face as I recalled Crimson's blunt speech.
"How's Mr. Crimson? How is he?"
"I haven't checked that far, but can you check for me?"
"No. if Mr. Jason didn't say anything, he must be fine. What did you decide to do?"
"We decided to build a new inn next to the current site as soon as the Great Rift is finished."
"Where's the inn now?"
"The building was renovated and repurposed for the owners to use."
"I bet Mr. Crimson really liked it. Thank you, brother... But I don't think you took the time to tell me this news?"
Kjer was silent for a moment, then opened his mouth.
"Oslo is in prison."
To imprison a nobleman meant to strip him of his status and treat him as a criminal, just like other prisoners.
But what Oslo committed was treason, and the punishment was at least death.
Could an Emperor really hang his own child?
The Emperor was as proud of his royal family as he was of his empire.
Even though Oslo had been doing such outrageous things, his intention to deal with them as quietly as possible was also to avoid damaging the reputation of the royal family.
"The verdict was decided after the Great Rift. I wanted to let you know first."
"You're not trying to accuse the Third Prince of the monster's actions and declare him innocent, are you?"
Kjer's expression hardened.
"What do you mean? A monster?"
I was the one who was rather taken aback by the unexpected question.
"I'm talking about the woman who appeared with the Third Prince. She's a monster."
"Woman?"
"A woman dressed as a maid! Weren't she captured together with the Third Prince?"
"There is only one person captured by the Imperial Knights, Oslo."
"...!"
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