Awakening in a dark room late at night, Guinevere swallowed her curses.
‘Was I… just sexually frustrated?’
“Are you awake?”
She felt as if he had been watching her the entire time. Irritated, Guinevere abruptly sat up. As she clumsily picked up her clothes to get dressed, she felt utterly ridiculous.
“Where are you going?”
Guinevere silently fastened her robe and grabbed the dagger lying on the table. While she tucked it into her waistband, Siode remained silent.
Sitting at the table, Guinevere glared in Siode’s direction and demanded.
“Speak.”
“About what?”
“Tell me everything you know.”
They should have talked first. But the night had passed with……
‘Was I bewitched by something?’
Maybe his face was the problem. Guinevere gritted her teeth, glaring at his shamelessly handsome face, even as the faint moonlight cast a graceful silhouette of Siode in the darkness.
Guinevere closed her eyes tightly.
“Don’t worry. Nothing will happen right away.”
“……”
“It’s my responsibility given by the Lord. The dragons, being inherently lazy, won’t interfere. The problem is after the egg hatches… but I can handle it.”
“Explain clearly.”
“Dragon eggs need 100 years of constant energy from the mother to hatch. It’s a demanding task, especially for dragons who sleep more than they are awake.”
Guinevere listened intently. It was crucial information.
“But now, an egg that should have hatched by now isn’t. The problem is this egg is precious, born after 3,000 years, and the Lord’s daughter is tending to it… She’s furious because it hasn’t hatched.”
“When is it supposed to hatch?”
“If there were no time regression, it would have hatched in 50 years. But now, no one knows. It’s a first for the dragons. No one in the Dragon Valley felt the effects of time regression, so no one thought the egg would be affected.”
Guinevere tapped the table, pondering.
“So, that dragon might seek revenge in 50 years? Or even immediately if the egg hatches tomorrow?”
“Don’t worry. I can beat her.”
“What about the Lord’s intervention?”
“As I said, he entrusted the matter to me. But if someone reverses time again, he might intervene.”
Guinevere sighed in deep relief.
‘So, I just need to prevent time regression.’
Knowing the dragons were on the move had kept her restless. She couldn’t fully trust Siode’s words, but she felt herself unintentionally relaxing.
However, Guinevere stiffened upon hearing Siode’s next words.
“And… the Lord knows about the child between you and me.”
“What?”
She gasped in shock. Siode hesitantly responded.
“When I asked if a child between a dragon and a human was possible…”
“Wait, so the Lord knows the perpetrator of the time regression is William?”
“No? He thinks it’s you. That’s why I stepped in.”
But it was only a matter of time before the truth emerged. Guinevere quickly said.
“Let him think I’m the culprit.”
“……”
“I did it because my child died. I reversed time myself.”
“Vera…”
Siode sighed her name. Guinevere had changed so much. The woman who seemed eternally selfish had become a mother, and he…
“Answer me.”
“…Alright.”
He liked the change. It made him unable to look away. Knowing that their child had caused this transformation only amplified certain feelings within him.
Was he too elated? Siode found himself wanting to explore an uncertain possibility.
“There is one way to ensure the child’s safety.”
“What is it?”
“Being recognized as a dragon.”
If possible, the child would not only be free from threats but also receive the protection of all dragons. Siode continued quietly.
“I found records of a half-human child born from a dragon awakening to their dragon blood.”
There was a meaningful saying by the Lord.
“Only hatchlings born from eggs laid in dragon form live as true dragons. There is no awakening for children born in human form.”
If it were truly impossible, it wouldn’t have been mentioned. Siode discovered one case in ancient records.
“If our child awakens to their dragon blood, even the Lord would have to recognize them as a dragon. There’s precedent.”
“How can they awaken?”
“The record mentioned a half-blood child awakening to their dragon blood after mastering Draconic magic.”
Guinevere sighed. It meant she had to teach magic again. She had wanted to let the child do as they pleased in this life.
“William hates magic.”
She said, rubbing her face.
“It’s because you forced him to pursue something he couldn’t do. Teaching him Draconic should solve the problem.”
Really? Pondering, Guinevere watched Siode approach her. He hugged her shoulders and said,
“Let’s live together then.”
Guinevere remained silent for a moment, then pushed him away and said,
“William is at the academy. You should go there too. I can recommend you for a professorship.”
“What? Just reveal I’m his father and live together.”
“William is my son. What have you done to horn in?”
Siode was dumbfounded.
“You want me to teach him Draconic without revealing I’m his father?”
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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