Brody couldn’t sleep properly all night because she was worried. The wind, whistling and swirling, felt like Calihel’s crying. Quack. And now, that was the reason she had dark circles under her eyes as she sat inside the carriage. Aiden probably felt the same way. She had no memory of him sleeping while she tossed and turned, occasionally opening her eyes.
‘It seems like neither of us slept well.’ He was riding a horse with a completely untired face and a proper posture. ‘Why! Both are the same human beings! Why is he so fine over there!’ For some reason, it felt unfair and made her even more swollen.
In fact, strictly speaking, Aiden didn’t look fine. He might not show signs of fatigue, but a severe headache was pounding in his head. The deeply ingrained vertical wrinkles on his forehead were evidence of that.
Maybe it was fine the day before since they kissed at night. However, it wasn’t fine last night, and the headache came again at the worst timing.
It would have been nice if he had taken the carriage in the morning. But he couldn’t time it right due to the preparations for departure to Busan.
‘I should make some medicine when we arrive.’ Brody sighed with that thought.
Aiden hoped she wouldn’t work. If she proved its usefulness to River, it would be hard for her to run away after three years. Of course, Brody persuaded him, saying, ‘Now is not the time to worry about three years from now. It’s a priority to strengthen yourself to confront the Empire well.’ He seemed to understand reasonably, but considering yesterday’s attitude, she wondered if they wouldn’t clash in the future.
Brody couldn’t figure out what he was thinking. It felt like a solid wall was blocking their relationship. Did he just return to his original frosty demeanor? He caught her when she tried to escape, and now he was preventing her from working in the north. It’s not like he dislikes her, but he doesn’t seem to be trying to get along well with her either. It seemed like he respected her opinion, but in some aspects, he was quite autocratic.
‘Yeah, anyway, it’s just a contract relationship that I am following.’ Brody shook her head. Yes, know your place. She was just supposed to follow the contract if she did her job well.
‘I just have to do my job well. No, I just have to do my job well.’ While lost in various thoughts, the carriage continued to roll forward. Fortunately, the snow was no longer falling, and their group could move more easily. As the carriage slowed down and people began to cheer, Brody could tell that their destination was getting closer.
Curiosity arose, and she opened the carriage window, sticking her head out. Then, in the distance, a familiar yet unfamiliar landscape came into view.
She doesn’t seem to dislike herself, but it doesn’t seem like she’s trying to get along well with Brody either. While she seemed to respect her opinions, in some aspects, she was quite autocratic.
“Well, anyway, it’s just an Eul contract relationship.” Brody shook her head.
Yeah, I know my place. She just had to follow the contract if she did her job well.
“I just have to do my job well. No, I just have to do my job well.” Amidst various thoughts, the carriage continued to roll forward.
Fortunately, the snow was no longer falling, and their group could move more easily. As the carriage slowed down and people began to cheer, Brody could tell that their destination was getting closer.
Curiosity arose, and she opened the carriage window, sticking her head out. Then, in the distance, a familiar yet unfamiliar landscape came into view.
What was familiar was the surrounding natural landscape. The scenery she had often seen while plowing the fields during her long stay. It was just seasoned with added snow.
The reason the landscape looked unfamiliar wasn’t because of the snow. The military barracks were all demolished—of course, they moved south after demolishing them. In that place, a few buildings made of stones and wood were now standing.
And those houses and potato fields were surrounded by a stone wall, with columns pounded around it. An entrance was created, guards were stationed, and a tower-shaped watchtower for sentries was installed in the distance.
It was a small but fully equipped early form of a fortress in the style of Motte and Bailey.
So, a reasonable village had been formed.
Brody’s light wheat-colored hair, peeking out of the carriage window, fluttered vigorously.
The gatekeeper guards, upon confirming the arrival of Brody’s party, hastily opened the door.
“Madam! Oh my, madam!”
Since it wasn’t a very large village, the residents inside could immediately tell that the Duchess’s party had arrived.
A familiar face with hurried footsteps leaving quick footprints in the snow rushed towards them.
It was Conny, a round and lively middle-aged woman.
She welcomed Brody while making a fuss.
Before Aiden could escort her, Brody reached out her hand, so Conny grabbed it.
It was nice to see her, but the reaction was more intense than expected. Brody got off the carriage with a bewildered expression.
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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