The two physicians knew well that there was nothing they could do for the Duke other than waiting for the headaches to subside. Fortunately, when the pain began to surge, he knew where Valter was heading, and it was then. “Two of you, what are you talking about?”

Edith, who unintentionally overheard the conversation, asked palely.
Fortunately, when the pain began to surge, Valter knew where to move his steps and it was at that moment when he was heading there.

“Two people, what is that sound?” Edith, who unintentionally overheard the conversation, asked, pale and trembling.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘Valter. How could you…’

Edith wiped away the rising tears with the back of her hand and briskly walked to the location the physicians had informed her.

After giving birth and receiving care from Lexion for a few weeks, both body and mind at peace, she was shocked to hear a disturbing fact, making her entire body shiver.

“Delma, George. What are you talking about? Theos, tell me everything if you know.”

“Young, young Madam. Well, that is—.”

“…Right now, the Duke’s magic is in a highly unstable state. If this continues, there is a possibility that the magic will surge, and he might lose his memory again.”

Edith had faced the physicians several times a day right after childbirth. Seeing that they hadn’t said anything to her until now, it was obvious that Valter had given an order.

‘But telling me the truth now must mean Valter’s condition is that bad.’

At that moment, something on Valter’s desk caught her eye.

Afraid that she might forget her and Adrian’s existence, she tried to leave something in writing but accidentally spilled ink due to a sudden headache.

Thinking about what emotions he might have had when moving the pen, her stomach felt like it was collapsing. Edith clenched her fist against her chest.

Resentment towards Valter, who hadn’t confided in her despite having countless thoughts, surged with all those thoughts, but for now, she wanted to be by his side.

In the afternoon, raindrops were scattered across the vast gardens of Lexion, where dark clouds had been looming. The trees and grasses of summer emitted the natural fragrance towards the dim sky.

Edith pushed through the damp and dense forest scent and eventually spotted Valter’s back.

However, she was frozen and couldn’t say anything. Valter, with his eyes tightly closed, leaned against a large pine tree, sitting hesitantly. Each breath he took made his body, clad only in a wet shirt, sway dangerously, like a wounded animal hit by an arrow.

Unable to tell if the disheveled black hair was due to raindrops or the cold sweat he shed, her anxious heart grew even more significant. In his usual state, he would have sensed her approaching long ago with all his sharp senses, but now, with his eyes tightly closed, he only let out a half-mumbled voice.

“…Edith.”

As if saying that just the three letters of her name were enough to endure any pain.

“Valter.”

Edith spoke in a calm voice, reminiscent of when he had run to her when she got lost in the forest a long time ago.
Not being able to tell if the disheveled black hair was due to raindrops or the cold sweat he shed, her anxious heart grew even more significant.

In his usual state, he would have sensed her approaching long ago with all his sharp senses, but now, with his eyes tightly closed, he only let out a half-mumbled voice.

“……Edith.”

As if saying that just the three letters of her name were enough to endure any pain.

“Valter.”

Edith, speaking in a calm voice reminiscent of when he had run to her when she got lost in the forest a long time ago, said.

At that, his tightly closed eyelids opened, revealing beautiful green eyes.

As if realizing that he had been caught doing something he shouldn’t have, a sense of embarrassment crossed his face.

“……Edith?”

“…….”

Edith cautiously approached him and sat down beside him.

The first time she sought him out and moved her steps towards him, she had thought of asking questions as soon as she faced him.

Why did you keep your condition a secret from me?

If he tried to dodge the answer again, she was ready to get answers by forcefully confronting him, even if it meant grabbing his sturdy arms a few times.

However, looking at him, who was breathing heavily and enduring pain, she first wanted to confirm that he was alive.

She gently wrapped Valter’s cheek, wet with cold sweat and rain, with her hands. Without any hesitation, he willingly lowered his head first.

“Ah…….”

His lips, perfectly intertwined to the point that her whole body shivered, were still warm.

Edith continued to respond to the kiss, and her tears, shed earlier, blurred his cheeks.

The hand, calloused from holding a sword, clenched her cheek. The fear that had engulfed her like a wave, threatening to swallow her, gradually subsided.

She couldn’t lose Issac, who didn’t even know he was her first love, and Valter, who had stolen her heart without any choice.

“It will be very difficult, but there seems to be a way, Young Madam.”

Edith recalled the words Teos added to her when she felt like she was crumbling.