I observed a strange woman placing a tray on the bedside table, and our eyes met. I had thought that heaven would be something special, but her appearance was not much different from an ordinary person.

‘But somehow, she seems familiar.’

The exotic yet strangely familiar attire caught my attention.

“I was worried because you didn’t wake up.”

As I stared silently, the woman smiled and spoke. Come to think of it, she was using the kingdom’s language, but her pronunciation sounded subtly awkward.

“Seems there are foreigners even in heaven.”

“……What?”

As I muttered, the woman, with a bewildered expression, giggled and nodded, as if to say, “Ah, understood.” She responded with a sympathetic look.

“You might feel confused since you’ve just regained consciousness after a few days. Oh, aren’t you thirsty?”

Her tone seemed to suggest that I should drink cold water and regain my senses. I realized from her sympathetic expression that this place was not like heaven.

‘Could it be… Did I survive?’

I blinked my eyes as I took the glass of water she handed to me. Although I had jumped off the cliff with expectations of good luck, I never thought I would survive.

Moreover, falling from such a height and being completely unharmed—does that even make sense?

At that moment, the ring on my finger, which Cahilun personally put on my hand when I went to meet Floria, caught my eye.

“It’s a ring with my oora. If something happens, it will help you once.”

At that time, the jewel that had shone brilliantly in blue was now completely faded.

Come to think of it, just before losing consciousness, I had seen an illusion where a blue light enveloped my entire body. Perhaps it was all thanks to this jewel that I was unharmed.

‘I’m lucky.’

Cahilun is definitely alive. Otherwise, his oora wouldn’t be able to exert its power.

Breathing a deep sigh of relief, I examined the ring intently, and suddenly, I gasped, inhaling sharply at the face that came to my mind. Then, I grabbed the hand of the woman who had been looking at my face with interest.

“Other than me, what about the other person? Is that person okay?”

Although the ring Cahilun gave me protected me, I couldn’t be sure if Matthias had been saved too. In response to my question, the woman smiled kindly.

“That person is also fine. However, he hasn’t regained consciousness yet.”

Relieved by her words, I worriedly followed her to see Matthias. Fortunately, the ring seemed to have protected him as well, and Matthias did not appear to have suffered significant injuries.

“We’ve treated the wound on his back where the sword cut. According to the physician, he should regain consciousness soon, so you don’t need to worry too much.”

Fully relieved by the woman’s words, I sighed deeply and sat down in the chair.

“Thank you for saving us.”

Now, I finally felt the reality of being alive and the relief simultaneously, belatedly expressing my gratitude to the woman. I then shared with her the events of that day.
“Fortunately, our caravan happened to pass by that road. If not, we might have been swept away by the water.”

The woman said she operates a small caravan from Etra Kingdom. The reason her attire seemed familiar when I first saw her was probably because I had encountered the Etra diplomatic mission, including Ezola.

“In the pouring rain and flooding situation, to reach the physician, we had to go to the neighboring territory. However, there was no time for that. The validity period of the travel documents was until that day. It was impossible to leave the injured person behind, so we had no choice but to hide and sneak into Etra Kingdom.”

The woman, who spoke of illicit entry with a cheerful expression, smiled brightly.

We expressed our gratitude to her several times for helping us, as we could have been in big trouble without her. I thanked her profusely, but suddenly…

I grabbed the woman’s hand and asked, “Um, what day is it today?”

Even though I had awakened after a few days, I had no idea that it had been a whole day.

While wandering around the room, I fixed my shoulders and asked the woman.

“Even a little delay, and we might not have crossed the border. The 1st Prince of the kingdom ordered a complete blockade of the border due to the 1st Prince’s wife running away with a foreign man.”

“What?”

“Surprised, huh? Well, considering you are a kingdom resident, it’s quite natural. The maid who served the prince, as well as the knight, testified about the incident. The news has already spread throughout the kingdom.”

What on earth happened?

Why does it say that I escaped with Matthias? And what about the testimonies of the maid and the knight?

While wandering around the room, I recalled Viscount Seitz, who had suggested taking Matthias with us.

‘Ah.’

He planned this from the beginning. Originally, he intended to create a scandal by associating Matthias and me, rather than killing us outright.

This way, he could be lenient towards the deceased, burying the matter in scandal to enhance his reputation. It was a plan that Floria would contemplate.