“Ah.”
The moment he saw the woman’s face clearly in his vision, Lakrahan woke up from his sleep.
“……?”
His suddenly opened eyes stared blankly at the ceiling.
“A dream?”
He raised his arm to examine his hand.
A dream that felt as vivid as what he had just experienced.
No, this was a memory from the past.
Slowly recalling the contents of the dream, Lakrahan abruptly stood up from the table.
The book that had been covering his face dropped with a thud to the floor.
“That woman….”
A day he had completely forgotten.
“The mother of Bercheria.”
Lakrahan had seen her face.
Whether the woman of that day had used the parallel butterfly or not, he couldn’t be sure.
Lakrahan furrowed his brows with a serious expression.
“Hmm. A face I’m sure I’ve seen somewhere….”
[Star Icon]Late at night.
Bercheria, who had stepped outside, was surprised by an unexpected visitor.
It was Lakrahan waiting in the corridor.
He stared silently at Bercheria standing in front of him before he detached himself from the wall.
“It seems we have something to talk about, so I waited for you.”
“Yes.”
Lakrahan nodded his head.
“Let’s go out, then.”
He walked ahead of Bercheria to check the outdoor weather.
The square that had been a mess due to hail and rain was now neatly organized.
“Shall we go a bit farther? It’s a bit stifling today.”
“Yes, sure.”
Bercheria followed his broad back.
Lakrahan walked towards the forest behind the castle.
The fog-enshrouded tower of Bercheria served as the backdrop for that forest.
The two walked side by side, slowing their pace.
The north is always winter.
At this late hour, the breath they exhaled spread white in the air.
“I didn’t get to say this earlier.”
Bercheria’s voice halted Lakrahan’s steps.
Stopping, he looked down to meet her eyes as she looked up at him.
Their breaths tangled in the air as they exhaled simultaneously.
“Marriage doesn’t seem like something to decide lightly, so thank you for the proposal.”
Lakrahan raised his eyebrows, looking at her with a surprised face.
He hadn’t imagined hearing such words from Bercheria.
While it wasn’t the first time he’d been thanked, the feeling was oddly poignant.
“You don’t need to feel obligated. It might be important to someone else, but it’s not that big of a deal to me.”
“What do you mean by that?”
As Lakrahan turned to walk again, Bercheria aligned her steps with his.
“I never intended to get married in the first place, you see.”
Bercheria looked at him with a slightly surprised face.
It seemed his words about not wanting to marry Princess Kelita were genuine.
In the memories of the awakened ones that remained with Bercheria, humans invariably wanted to get married.
As if it were a life’s goal, they yearned for it.
“May I ask why?”
Lakrahan slowed his steps, leaning back slightly.
When he looked down to meet her eyes, she looked up at him with her round eyes.
He sometimes thought, but there was something about her eyes that compelled honesty.
It gives a peculiar feeling, as if any fabrication would eventually be discovered.
“I’m afraid.”
“What do you mean you’re afraid to marry?”
“I am alone. I didn’t want it, but I’ve gotten used to living this way. Do you understand what I mean?”
“I don’t know.”
“It means that if I marry, I am no longer alone. There’s something to lose.”
“You’re afraid in advance because you might lose something?”
“Yes.”
Bercheria tilted her head as if she couldn’t understand.
Having lived her entire life alone in the tower, her greatest fear is being left alone in the world.
She can live alone, but she doesn’t want to reject the touch of someone by her side.
Perhaps the reason she had no aversion to marrying Lakrahan could be due to that disposition.
“I said I would use you.”
Bercheria averted her gaze from Lakrahan.
“But one of those uses is to alleviate my loneliness.”
She knew that being too candid can often be a poison, but Bercheria didn’t want to lie or hide her true feelings.
Especially not from Lakrahan.
“Lakrahan.”
“Speak.”
“I am not burdened by marrying you. The thought of temporarily becoming someone’s wife is rather…”
Bercheria opened her mouth again after stumbling to find the appropriate word.
“I’m happy.”
Upon reconsideration, there seemed to be no more fitting words than these.
From her earliest memories upon being born, Bercheria was lonely.
Trapped in a narrow tower, she was desolate every hour, every moment.
Her mother abused her, and she knew that sleeping hunched on the floor without a blanket was not normal, yet she couldn’t escape it.
“Being with you feels warm.”
Bercheria moved her feet slowly and walked.
A few steps, and the sound of Lakrahan’s footsteps followed her, a sound that had not been heard while she was moving forward.
She spoke without turning back.
“I tried to run away that day. But I decided not to. I can’t keep avoiding my mother forever.”
She turned toward Lakrahan, spinning around.
“If you help me regain my strength, I believe it’s possible. I’m a goddess, aren’t I?”
[Star Icon]Why She Is Still Unmoved (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: He uses various methods to seek her affection, but she remains unmoved.
Synopsis:
Si Qingyu is a doctor who has saved countless lives and enjoys tranquility.
Luo Shaoxuan is ruthless, deeply scheming, and the top young master in the capital. He admires Si Qingyu.
Luo Shaoxuan: I want to be the only one in your eyes and heart.
Features a cold and calm female lead vs A noble and scheming male lead.
There will be both sweetness and torture towards the male after their marriage.
