Late at night, Evelia, unable to easily fall asleep, gazed out beyond the window.

Her heart had been beating unusually happily all day long, precisely since she met Edwick.

It was not an exaggeration to say that she had resolved the somewhat uncomfortable relationship with Edwick. After doing so, she felt a sense of peace in her heart for the first time in a very long time.

It kept her excited all day long, making it difficult for her to fall asleep easily. It was understandable. It had been so long since she had felt this kind of tranquility that it was hard to determine.

Since becoming the Crown Princess, she always felt like walking on thin ice. Although her relationship with her father had never been strained, her relationship with her husband had never been good.

Of course, the person currently in the role of the Crown Prince was not Riu Rian but Khalif. Thinking about that problem made her head ache. However, Evelia did not want to ponder on that issue.

Anyway, Riu Rian had always been a difficult person for her, and Khalif was someone who risked his life for her. Ethically, she couldn’t simply take Khalif’s side, but she didn’t want to think about Khalif’s problems cynically and rationally.

Even if everyone said otherwise, she wanted to be on his side, at least to some extent. He had risked his life for her several times, and wasn’t it okay for her to do so for him?

Thinking this way, Evelia made an effort to erase the issue from her mind. It was a day when she finally regained peace for a long time. She didn’t want to complicate her mind with unnecessary thoughts.

“… Beautiful.”

Evelia murmured while gazing at the night sky. She didn’t know how long it had been since she looked at the sky so peacefully.

Perhaps because her mind had become more relaxed, the moon, which always seemed cold, looked unusually beautiful today.

Evelia enjoyed the night sky for a long time. Then, an unexpected voice pierced her ears.

“Is your heart still as complicated today?”

Her head dropped abruptly as she searched for the source of the sound. Reflecting on her hazy vision was Khalif’s face.

“Khal!”

It was late at night, and there might be someone around, but Evelia called out his name without hesitation. It was a sound that burst out instinctively in joy.

Whether he understood her feelings or not, Khalif smiled brightly.

“Although it’s late, I missed you all day.”

“…”

“May I come up to your bedroom?”

It was extremely polite and sweet temptation. It was an offer made by him, and was there any reason to refuse?

Evelia nodded eagerly.

“Come in.”

With a radiant smile, she answered. Her face, illuminated by the beautiful moonlight, shone exceptionally dazzling.

“Was there any significant outcome from the time you spent with Felix today?”

Khalif, gently tucking Evelia’s hair behind her ear, inquired with kindness. The touch of his hand, along with the voice that penetrated her ear, was so ticklish that Evelia instinctively squirmed.

“Today, I mostly just had a conversation with Felix.”

“A conversation?”

“Yeah. We talked about sacred power and… Felix’s true identity.”

At the end of her words, Evelia looked up at Khalif. It was to gauge his reaction.

From him, she couldn’t find a clear response. It seemed he had known about Felix’s true identity beforehand. So, just to be sure, she asked him.

“Did you know?”

“About his true nature being a dragon?”

“You knew after all?”

Khalif hesitated to answer outright, then nodded after some time.

“I haven’t seen it myself. I only heard the story from him.”

“I see…”

Khalif’s reaction was cool and indifferent. It was a starkly different attitude from Evelia, who had been surprised when she heard Felix’s words.

Even if he was surprised the first time he heard the story, somehow, it seemed like he wouldn’t have been that surprised. He probably would have dismissed Felix’s words as nonsense or simply ignored them.

“Oh, today, Father came.”

“The Marquis?”

Evelia nodded, bringing up Edwick’s story that suddenly came to mind.

Actually, her father had been quite unwell recently. Felix might have already told Khalif about it, but…

“Father was quite unwell recently. Felix might have already told you…”

“The Marquis was unwell? What do you mean? Felix never mentioned anything like that to me.”

Khalif looked at Evelia with a surprised expression. Evelia tilted her head as if saying, “I thought everything was told to you.”

“It seemed like everything that happened to me was being conveyed to you, but maybe that story wasn’t told. Suddenly, my uncle sent a messenger. Father is not feeling well. Felix happened to be looking for me at that time, so we went to see Father together, and Felix took care of him. Thanks to that, Father recovered quickly.”

Evelia chirped like a sunny child. However, Khalif couldn’t easily smile or show any mercy, seeing Evelia like that.

It was fortunate that the Marquis had recovered, but it didn’t sit well with Khalif that Felix had visited Evelia and her uncle without him knowing.