I was pretending to sleep, so I couldn’t avoid Linel’s lips. In fact, I didn’t want to avoid them. I just let him explore my lips. His kiss, which seemed to caress me gently, almost made me forget to pretend to sleep and my lips parted. He just stroked my lips, perhaps because he heard that I wasn’t feeling well. I couldn’t help but open my eyes because of the tickling sensation.
“Your Majesty, when did you come?”
“Just now. Zelda, weren’t you awake?”
I felt like I had been stabbed in the back.
“...I just woke up, and I felt something moving above my lips...”
I replied, biting my lower lip slightly.
“But... why are you taking off your clothes?”
“I thought you had a fever so I thought I should cool you down.”
He spoke very seriously as if he were a doctor.
“It’s okay now.”
I said, gently pushing away his solid chest that was occupying my stomach with both hands.
“So, get out of the way?”
“Your Majesty, when did you come?”
“Just now. Zelda, weren’t you awake?”
I felt like I had been stabbed in the back.
“...I just woke up, and I felt something moving above my lips...”
I replied, biting my lower lip slightly.
“But... why are you taking off your clothes?”
“I thought you had a fever so I thought I should cool you down.”
He spoke very seriously as if he were a doctor.
“It’s okay now.”
I said, gently pushing away his solid chest that was occupying my stomach with both hands.
“So, get out of the way?”
Linel deliberately pressed his body closer to mine and asked, perhaps because he was upset.
“...Please lie comfortably on your side.”
I winked at the person next to me, but as expected, he didn't move.
“You may be okay, but I’m not okay anymore.”
“Huh? Where... are you uncomfortable?”
At my words, he buried his face in the nape of my neck, laughed briefly, and then raised his head again.
“A lot.”
“Where are you going?”
I put my hand on his forehead. I wondered where he was hurting because he had been working so hard in meetings from morning until late. Fortunately, he didn't have a fever.
“Where does it hurt?”
“It’s not that I'm sick because I'm not feeling well, it’s that I'm sick because I'm so well.”
“That... what does that mean?”
“Ha, how can you be so dull.”
Linel let out a sigh.
“Are you saying I’m dull?”
I wanted to tell him how fast I ran from the gym to this bedroom.
“Yeah. Or are you just pretending not to know? Cheekily.”
He pinched my cheek lightly. Judging from the smile on his face, it didn't seem to hurt, but I couldn't figure out why the man was smiling.
“I heard you had a fever and sweated a lot. That’s true.”
He said, wiping the beads of sweat on my forehead with his hand.
“Oh, yes... I should have just taken a quick shower, but I wasn’t feeling well earlier so I just... lay down. I’ll go to the bathroom for a bit.”
As I tried to get up, he pushed my forehead with his large palm.
“No, stay that way.”
“But my body sweated so much...”
“It’s okay. You're going to sweat too.”
“Your Majesty, what is...?”
“Sweat. Zelda, if you sweat more, won’t your fever go down even more?”
His languid voice made me feel hazy.
“I'm okay now?”
“What are you talking about? Your body is still so hot.”
Linel covered me again and whispered. His eyes looking at me were filled with desire. My breathing, which had barely calmed down, rose again.
“I’ve been missing you all day. Here.”
His affectionate lips parted mine and entered. The sweet, smooth sensation of him spreading inside my mouth quickly became persistent.
“Haa... You shouldn’t do this to someone who is sick...”
I could hear the guilt in Linel's voice.
“Sorry, I don’t want to stop.”
His honest confession was thrillingly exciting.
“Zelda, what should I do? Your husband is so inconsiderate.”
His passion that couldn't stop even though he kept blaming himself was also so sexy.
“I’m okay. So please...”
Oh, dear. I was doing well, but I couldn't think of a proper last word. What should I say?
He stared at me. It seemed like he was secretly expecting what I would say next. After a few seconds, when I couldn't continue speaking, he, tired of waiting, asked first.
“Please... what.”
“...”
As I was just rolling my eyes here and there to kill time, Linel opened his mouth again.
“Want to be by your side tonight?”
He asked, shaking his head.
"Yes."
“And cool down the remaining heat in your body?”
"Yes?"
“So please, start?”
"Yes?!"
“Isn’t that what you wanted to say?”
“No, that’s not it. I...Ah!”
Linel rolled over to the side, hugging me. Our positions changed so that I was looking down at him.
“When you look down at me like this, don’t you know how beautiful you look?”
He was already laying down his reason little by little. And my reason was also ready to surrender to his instincts. It was a fight that I could neither resist nor win from the beginning. A surrender that was not at all humiliating. I wanted to surrender to his desires as soon as possible.
“Linel...”
“Do you know how much you, standing in front of me right now, make me feel uncomfortable?”
My senses had suddenly become more acute, and only now did I realize what he was saying.
"I know."
"How."
“Just a feeling.”
I placed both hands on his rising and falling chest and answered quietly.
"Ha..."
Linel's chest rose greatly and then fell.
“Just in case. If you feel unwell again, tell me. No, just bite me.”
“Why are I biting?”
“I don’t think I can stop it with words.”
He spoke with earnestness.
“But where should I ask?”
“It’s okay to ask questions except for a few places.”
“I'll keep that in mind.”
“Aren’t you going to ask where?”
A playful expression appeared on Linel's lips.
“Is there anything you would like to ask?”
I slowly leaned down and asked secretly. I could feel his powerful muscles twitching here and there.
“Well, you can just pretend you don’t know.”
His two hands holding my waist were gaining strength.
“How can you pretend not to know? It’s so obvious now...”
“What are you talking about so openly?”
He raised one eyebrow and made a mischievous expression.
“No, I don’t want to talk.”
I spoke coldly and looked at his eyes. He smiled. And a warm glow began to flow through his cold face. I could feel love in his increasingly hot breath.
“If you don’t want to say it, you can just let your actions know.”
“It is His Majesty’s order, so I must follow it, right?”
I moved my body boldly at his slightly teasing tone of voice.
“Ugh...! Zelda?”
Linel's neat and serious low voice was disturbed and strangely seeped into my ears. It was a deep night. We were also deepening endlessly. Moments where we could not escape from each other continued endlessly. Even the brief moments of separation were merely preparations for greater joy. Every gaze, every breath, every movement was nothing but love.
“Please... what.”
“...”
As I was just rolling my eyes here and there to kill time, Linel opened his mouth again.
“Want to be by your side tonight?”
He asked, shaking his head.
"Yes."
“And cool down the remaining heat in your body?”
"Yes?"
“So please, start?”
"Yes?!"
“Isn’t that what you wanted to say?”
“No, that’s not it. I...Ah!”
Linel rolled over to the side, hugging me. Our positions changed so that I was looking down at him.
“When you look down at me like this, don’t you know how beautiful you look?”
He was already laying down his reason little by little. And my reason was also ready to surrender to his instincts. It was a fight that I could neither resist nor win from the beginning. A surrender that was not at all humiliating. I wanted to surrender to his desires as soon as possible.
“Linel...”
“Do you know how much you, standing in front of me right now, make me feel uncomfortable?”
My senses had suddenly become more acute, and only now did I realize what he was saying.
"I know."
"How."
“Just a feeling.”
I placed both hands on his rising and falling chest and answered quietly.
"Ha..."
Linel's chest rose greatly and then fell.
“Just in case. If you feel unwell again, tell me. No, just bite me.”
“Why are I biting?”
“I don’t think I can stop it with words.”
He spoke with earnestness.
“But where should I ask?”
“It’s okay to ask questions except for a few places.”
“I'll keep that in mind.”
“Aren’t you going to ask where?”
A playful expression appeared on Linel's lips.
“Is there anything you would like to ask?”
I slowly leaned down and asked secretly. I could feel his powerful muscles twitching here and there.
“Well, you can just pretend you don’t know.”
His two hands holding my waist were gaining strength.
“How can you pretend not to know? It’s so obvious now...”
“What are you talking about so openly?”
He raised one eyebrow and made a mischievous expression.
“No, I don’t want to talk.”
I spoke coldly and looked at his eyes. He smiled. And a warm glow began to flow through his cold face. I could feel love in his increasingly hot breath.
“If you don’t want to say it, you can just let your actions know.”
“It is His Majesty’s order, so I must follow it, right?”
I moved my body boldly at his slightly teasing tone of voice.
“Ugh...! Zelda?”
Linel's neat and serious low voice was disturbed and strangely seeped into my ears. It was a deep night. We were also deepening endlessly. Moments where we could not escape from each other continued endlessly. Even the brief moments of separation were merely preparations for greater joy. Every gaze, every breath, every movement was nothing but love.
Linel sweated as much as I did, no, even more, just as he said. Only after he had expended all his energy did he find peace. I didn't even have the energy to speak. But he continued to reach out to me with his seductive hands. Later as if he didn't have the strength to move his arms, he used his legs to grab my body. He tried to hold me in his arms no matter what.
“You said you had another meeting tomorrow morning, so go to sleep.”
“I’ll be fine. I’m trying to be.”
His body was already tired, but his blue eyes looking at me still looked bright. His eyes that yearned for me did not show any sign of going out easily.
“Has your fever really gone down now?”
Linel asked, placing his hand on my forehead.
“Yes, I wasn’t in any bad shape like everyone else.”
“Thank goodness. But I was wrong. Every day feels like it’s going to be uncomfortable.”
“Hmm, then what should I do?”
I pretended to be worried and cried. He glared at me and ran his large hand down my back, responding,
“What can I do? I have to make you better every day.”
“I will do that.”
I want to do that. As I answered him, I thought of Grand Duke Martins' words.
'If you can't control your feelings towards His Majesty, don't get caught. That will do.'
At least in a space where there are only two people, no eyes are watching me, so I don't have to control my mind. Thinking that way, my mind felt a lot lighter.
“I’ve taken care of my discomfort, now it’s your turn.”
“It’s my turn?”
“It’s my turn to heal where you hurt.”
Linel sat up in bed.
“Where are you going?”
“Wait a minute.”
He put his clothes back on, opened the bedroom door, and went out.
“You said you had another meeting tomorrow morning, so go to sleep.”
“I’ll be fine. I’m trying to be.”
His body was already tired, but his blue eyes looking at me still looked bright. His eyes that yearned for me did not show any sign of going out easily.
“Has your fever really gone down now?”
Linel asked, placing his hand on my forehead.
“Yes, I wasn’t in any bad shape like everyone else.”
“Thank goodness. But I was wrong. Every day feels like it’s going to be uncomfortable.”
“Hmm, then what should I do?”
I pretended to be worried and cried. He glared at me and ran his large hand down my back, responding,
“What can I do? I have to make you better every day.”
“I will do that.”
I want to do that. As I answered him, I thought of Grand Duke Martins' words.
'If you can't control your feelings towards His Majesty, don't get caught. That will do.'
At least in a space where there are only two people, no eyes are watching me, so I don't have to control my mind. Thinking that way, my mind felt a lot lighter.
“I’ve taken care of my discomfort, now it’s your turn.”
“It’s my turn?”
“It’s my turn to heal where you hurt.”
Linel sat up in bed.
“Where are you going?”
“Wait a minute.”
He put his clothes back on, opened the bedroom door, and went out.
***
While he was out, I put on the robe that had fallen on the floor and sat with my back against the headboard, waiting for him. After a while, he opened the bedroom door again, holding something in his hand. What was that? In his hand was a silver medicine box.
“Why all of a sudden...”
“Someone suddenly got hurt.”
Linel climbed onto the bed and pulled the blanket over me.
“Oh my! What are you doing?”
In the blink of an eye, my two legs were exposed from under the blanket and were on top of his thighs.
“What are you doing?”
"... Yes?"
“Where on earth did this come from?”
“Why all of a sudden...”
“Someone suddenly got hurt.”
Linel climbed onto the bed and pulled the blanket over me.
“Oh my! What are you doing?”
In the blink of an eye, my two legs were exposed from under the blanket and were on top of his thighs.
“What are you doing?”
"... Yes?"
“Where on earth did this come from?”
“What are you talking about?”
“Your knees.”
He said this, holding my ankle with one hand and opening the lid of the treatment box with the other. Only then did I look down at my knees.
"...Ah."
It looked like a wound that had been caused when I had fallen in the middle of a field while running without thinking. Both of my knees were bruised. I had completely forgotten about it, but when had Linel seen these wounds?
“I kept thinking about why an Empress, not even a commoner, would have to bow down like this...”
He said this while disinfecting the wound himself.
“When did you start thinking like that? Oh, it stings...”
“All the while sharing love.”
“...”
The wound stung, but his answer stung even more.
“If you had fallen while wearing a dress, it wouldn’t have been this bad, right?”
His eyes were fixed on my knees, and then he suddenly met my eyes and asked me questioningly. Should I say that I came horseback riding?
“Your knees.”
He said this, holding my ankle with one hand and opening the lid of the treatment box with the other. Only then did I look down at my knees.
"...Ah."
It looked like a wound that had been caused when I had fallen in the middle of a field while running without thinking. Both of my knees were bruised. I had completely forgotten about it, but when had Linel seen these wounds?
“I kept thinking about why an Empress, not even a commoner, would have to bow down like this...”
He said this while disinfecting the wound himself.
“When did you start thinking like that? Oh, it stings...”
“All the while sharing love.”
“...”
The wound stung, but his answer stung even more.
“If you had fallen while wearing a dress, it wouldn’t have been this bad, right?”
His eyes were fixed on my knees, and then he suddenly met my eyes and asked me questioningly. Should I say that I came horseback riding?
No. It was dangerous to lie to the horseman who took care of the horse as it would be immediately revealed. What should I say?
“Did you fall in the bathroom?”
Oh, I hadn't thought of that! I bit down on the question Linel asked.
“That’s right! I slipped when I was getting out of the bathtub.”
“Didn’t you say you didn’t even shower earlier?”
“...Ah, that.”
“Did you fall in the bathroom?”
Oh, I hadn't thought of that! I bit down on the question Linel asked.
“That’s right! I slipped when I was getting out of the bathtub.”
“Didn’t you say you didn’t even shower earlier?”
“...Ah, that.”
Oh, I forgot. Wait, was he just trying to tease me on purpose? I was speechless at his surprise question. I had a feeling he was going to throw the bathroom out as bait to see how I would react. Did he already know I was hiding something and ask me that? Maybe I fell down the stairs like Melanie.
“Linel, actually, on the stairs earlier..."
"It's okay."
Linel cut me off as she applied a healing potion to my knee.
“Hoooooo.”
He put his lips near my knee and kept blowing air with his mouth so that the healing potion would dry quickly. As soon as his cool breath touched my wounded knee, it felt like new skin would grow.
“Zelda.”
"Yes..."
“Be right in front of me when I need you. That’s all.”
I just opened my mouth as I watched him speak as if he was asking for something. Linel placed the treatment box on the table and sat down to face me again.
“Instead, don’t make things like this. It makes me mad.”
He spoke firmly, frowning deeply.
“Your presence in front of me is a request, and your not making these kinds of scars on your body is an order.”
“Yes. From now on... I’ll be careful.”
“Yes, then that’s fine.”
He smiled affectionately. I opened my mouth quietly before the smile disappeared from his face.
“Linel, I have a favor to ask you too.”
“What is it?”
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