I Will Live for Your Death (20 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 28

Ilyd collapsed, clutching the iron bars. Rust from the damp air stained her white hands.

“Hyungnim…”

Lymres’s name slipped quietly from her lips. Inside the cell, Lymres—who had been utterly still—stirred faintly.

And unbelievably, a tiny laugh was heard.

“…I apologize, Your Imperial Majesty the Empress.”

Even in this dire situation, his insistence on proper address was exactly like her elder brother. Ever since she became Crown Princess, he had meticulously maintained decorum—not even sparing his own younger sister, with whom he had once shared such easy familiarity.

The guard silently bowed and stepped away momentarily, granting the siblings what might be their final farewell.

“Why have you grown so thin…?”

Despite his own arms being shattered and enduring excruciating pain, the first thing he uttered concerned her appearance. Ilyd suppressed tears threatening to burst forth—crying here would surely make everything spiral beyond control.

“Hyungnim, your body…”

“As you can see… I should offer proper courtesy, but in this state, I hardly can.”

“Don’t move. I’ll gather the nobles somehow. The assembly will convene soon, and even there—”

“Ilyd.”

Though near death, his voice calling her name was crystal clear. Lymres struggled weakly, trying to move closer to her.

“Don’t.”

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