Reneve slowly blinked her remaining heavy eyelids. At that moment, Icarus spoke to her in a gentle voice.

“Reneve, if you’re sleepy, get some more rest.”

Reneve leaned her head against Icarus’s broad chest and raised her head.

“No, I have to get up now…”

She said that, but her body felt incredibly heavy, making it difficult even to lift a finger.

Smiling faintly at Reneve’s response, Icarus sat her down at the table while still holding her in his arms.

On the table, a hearty breakfast was generously laid out, ready to be enjoyed.

Icarus brought a piece of grilled fish to Reneve’s mouth and said, “I’ll feed you. Open your mouth.”

Reneve, with half-closed eyes, opened her mouth. The crispy skin and tender flesh of the fish smoothly entered her mouth.

Watching Reneve chew and swallow the fish with satisfaction, Icarus then prepared another dish.

“Reneve, try this too.”

This time, a roasted beef with blood dripping was presented in front of her. Reneve opened her mouth slightly and tasted the food.

The plates were emptied diligently, and it was nearing the end of the morning meal.

“Hmm…”

Icarus’s handsome forehead wrinkled, showing signs of contemplation.

“What’s wrong, Icarus?”

“I’m worried that the Empress’s health is deteriorating day by day.”

Reneve looked away and blinked her eyes silently.

Icarus’s words were all true.

Reneve’s strength was gradually diminishing.

It was understandable.

After the wedding, Icarus, as if waiting for this day, relentlessly pursued Reneve day and night.

His extraordinary stamina and recovery were the best in the empire, but Reneve’s situation was different.

In the end, Reneve became like a sick chicken, struggling to stand.

Getting out of bed in the morning was difficult for her, and she could doze off anywhere if she just rested her head.

Then, unexpectedly, Lady Vanderfeldt, who rarely showed up, protested to Icarus.

“I understand that His Majesty desires to enjoy the honeymoon. However, pushing the Empress to this extent… Wouldn’t it be advisable for Her Majesty to be a bit more moderate?”

But as Icarus’s frown deepened in real-time, Lady Vanderfeldt’s protest became somewhat passive towards the end.

“Has there been any health issues with Her Majesty?”

But even that much made Icarus urgently spit out words as if the world were about to end, and Lady Vanderfeldt withdrew her words in haste.

“That’s not it… But Her Majesty has been struggling a lot during the daytime lately.”

“It’s good that His Majesty and Her Majesty are happy in their private chambers, isn’t it?”

“Well, yes, but…”

Although Lady Vanderfeldt, who had vowed to give a firm warning, couldn’t hold herself up in front of Icarus.

Helplessly, Reneve intervened.

“Your Majesty, it’s true that my stamina can’t endure…”
Icarus, seemingly pondering for a moment, spoke.

“Shouldn’t we hire a few more capable maids to assist the Empress with her duties?”

It was a time when Icarus thought they weren’t on the same page. Conveniently, Reneve’s head pinged with a lackluster sound.

Only after seeing the disheartened Reneve did Icarus change his mind.

“Alright, let’s compromise and do it once a day.”

After that, Icarus ordered the procurement of healthy foods and medicinal herbs from all over the Basuker Empire.

As a result, the things Reneve had to eat increased significantly, not limited to meals.

“I’m too full. I want to stop eating now.”

When Reneve, touching her bloated stomach, spoke, Icarus scolded her.

“Then just this much for today…”

In the end, after forcibly feeding Reneve with supposedly beneficial items, Icarus let her go.

Sigh…

Only then, glancing at Icarus’s broad back heading to the bathroom, Reneve secretly sighed.

At that moment, Icarus, who was heading to the bathroom, suddenly stopped and turned to look at her.

Reneve, with an innocent face as if nothing had happened, turned her head.

“Shall we bathe together?”

At the sudden proposal from Icarus, Reneve vehemently shook her head.

If she had avoided entering the bathtub with him at first due to embarrassment, now she avoided bathing with Icarus for a different reason.

“If you reject so vehemently, it hurts…”

Icarus said with a face that showed no signs of damage.

Not long ago, Reneve wouldn’t have known what to do if Icarus made such remarks, widening his shoulders.

She might have genuinely hurt him.

But now, she wasn’t as naive as to be deceived by his act.

“I think it’s better if Icarus can bathe comfortably alone.”

…

Icarus stared at her with narrowed eyes. However, Reneve responded with a smile.

“Alright.”

Upon hearing that, he immediately turned away.

Reneve felt relieved only after Icarus disappeared into the bathroom.

On the other hand, soaking his body in the tub, Icarus, pulling up one corner of his lips, reflected on Reneve’s recent reaction.

Could it be… Is she already fed up?

For a brief moment, he entertained such thoughts.

But soon, Icarus shook his head.

That can’t be.

Just recalling the situation from a few hours ago, he could tell how much she loved him.