“In the early morning, when the livestock cries out, it sends shivers down the spine.”
“I didn’t know that cows could bellow so loudly.”
“Not only the livestock in the territory, but also various animals and birds in the mountains cry out as if competing, making my eardrums tingle…”
The elite Imperial Guards exchanged hushed conversations.
On the dimly lit mountain road in the brightening dawn, holding the reins tightly without lowering their guard, the elite knights and soldiers who had just left the village were crossing the forest, tense due to the sudden commotion of animals.
The emperor’s white horse, which had shown courage in battles, seemed to have become quite sensitive to the mournful cries of various large and small wild animals deep in the mountains, repeatedly stumbling.
The emperor, sensing the cause of this disturbance, turned his head to the side, looking at the adjacent carriage.
As large pupils peered through the small window, a baby deer quickly disappeared inside as if fleeing when it met the emperor’s gaze.
Though the emperor withdrew his gaze, he soon cast a sidelong glance at the window again. Tears welled up in the light brown eyes, which had become visible again, and a small palm spread out, vigorously waving.
It certainly wouldn’t be a greeting by shaking hands with the emperor…
Each time the palm moved timidly, the cries of unseen animals in the dense forest resonated even louder.
A flock of black birds, barely visible in shape, began to rise into the dawning sky, flitting around the carriage and disappearing.
It seemed that not only the village’s livestock but also the wild animals in the mountains sensed the separation from her and were causing an indescribable commotion.
‘Now that I’ve become a mother, I need to be careful when participating in races. Twins must have grown a lot when I come back.’
Arabel, who spent the night assisting in the delivery of a racehorse in the stable, held the newly born foals in her arms and named them.
Riding on the carriage, Arabel, leaving the village and crossing through the forest, caused a commotion as pigs, cows, ducks, and sheep—all the livestock in the area—began to cry out noisily.
As the sounds of the livestock seemed to fade away, now the sorrowful cries of wild animals and birds from the mountains behind the passing territory were incessantly heard, putting the emperor’s elite guard on edge.
Unlike the animals causing a noisy disturbance as they reluctantly let her go, the family members, namely her sisters and cousins, did not seem to have any regretful expressions.
Though the glances of Arabel’s sisters and cousins sparkled with jealousy and envy towards her going alone into the palace, it was different from the noisy turmoil caused by the animals.
Lord Cander and his wife, who received a more substantial reward than expected, and Arabel’s father, Jonathan, seemed genuinely indifferent, as if Arabel being sold as a slave instead of becoming an empress candidate would not bother them at all.
The luggage brought down from the attic room where the maids, who didn’t even have proper bedrooms, stayed was just a small bundle.
“Here.”
Nevertheless, when Arabel’s tearful face, who constantly turned her head, thinking of her family, came to mind, the emperor, sensing his taste, pulled the reins and increased the speed.
As the emperor picked up the pace, the carriage and the imperial guards started to gallop through the mountain path in the early morning without hesitation.
After going some distance, around the time they left the mountains of Viscount Cander’s territory and arrived at a new territory, the emperor slowed down the reins.
“I need to take a short nap, so I’ll ride in the carriage.”
At the emperor’s words, the eyes of his right-hand commander Jacob and left-hand commander Paul widened.
The emperor rarely got on the carriage. No, he never did. Since Maxwel ascended to the throne, he had ridden in a carriage once when he was attacked by an assassination squad during the coronation ceremony.
Inside the carriage, perhaps due to limited visibility and sound, it was inevitable that they would react late to the surrounding attacks. Since that day, the emperor had always moved on horseback, rain or snow.
What’s more surprising is that there is only one young lady inside the carriage now, without a chaperone (Sharprong, who accompanies noble young ladies when they go out or date).
So far, the emperor had never created a situation where he was alone with a woman. He knew that such a scandal would be created, which could be politically exploited.
Moreover, the emperor was nauseated by small talk with young ladies, which meant engaging in idle chatter or gossiping. He considered any useless conversation, such as talking about the weather or what to eat today when men and women meet, as a waste of time.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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