Woke Up And I'm A Married Woman (17 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 84

Grisha, of course, was fine. If it had been back then, I might have gladly taken Grisha’s hand myself.

‘But then I met Cedar.’

On our way back from the academy, carrying the dragon egg, we chatted comfortably—far more relaxed than on our way there.

Since we knew almost nothing about each other, Cedar mostly talked about swords, and I spoke about magic.

[The moment I first held a sword, I knew it was mine. It felt like it clung perfectly to my palm. For you, it must’ve been magic like that, right?]

[I always felt absolutely certain I could never do it.]

[Yeah. Exactly. I’m glad. I feel the same way as you. Other people just think I’m showing off.]

Because our fields were so different, much of what we said went over the other’s head. Yet, a sense of mutual understanding steadily built between us.

Even someone as dense as me could tell the atmosphere between us had changed from before.

‘Cedar said he loved me. He promised to protect me.’

Even if I thought about it coldly and logically, I needed to stay by Cedar’s side.

Only then could I absorb his magic power and use magic myself.

But even without that calculation, I now wanted to stay beside Cedar.

I wanted to understand more deeply this emotion I’d experienced for the first time thanks to him.

The more I thought quietly about it, the faster my heart tilted sharply in one direction.

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