Chapter 116 (1/2)

Chapter 116

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[By the time this letter arrives, the weather would begin to get warmer over there.

It’s still cool here. You would say it’s still winter. Still, I saw a flower bloom a while ago.

There is a flower bush inside the Thold Fortress. I found out for the first time.

It had sprouted by chance even though it was not cultivated by anyone, so I left it alone. It’s about knee-high now.

A messenger arrived ahead of His Majesty’s envoy and informed me of the capital’s news. There have also been several reports from Freil.

I can guess that you are busy. I heard that you were in charge of the Western Rebirth project.

If it were you, you would do well. However, don’t think too much about it.

It’s not a story of risk, it’s a story of health. If you have the right person, leave it all to them, and think about pulling out.

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Are you feeling well? Are you eating properly and keeping a good sleep time?

It is a warm place, so it would be better than the north. Ansgar would be better than me. Still, I’m worried since you’re someone who doesn’t know how to take care of yourself.

I’ve written separate letters to Lysia and Hayley, saying that Ansgar’s words come first when it comes to your body, though I don’t know about anything else. To Sophie as well.

If the three of them disobey you, don’t be angry, think of it as me saying and listen carefully.

There are no major changes in the war situation.

Reinforcements were replenished for the Karam’s side, resulting in one local skirmish. However, both sides were in a stalemate again without much damage.

Rather, there are those who insist on pushing it all the way up at this opportunity.

The majority opinion is that you won’t have to worry about war for a few years or even decades if you’re lucky.

After all, humans can’t live beyond the Thold Gate, and you’d know that it’s pointless considering the rate at which Karam grows. It’s also difficult for Evron alone.

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Warfare is not what I hope for. And, fortunately, I met someone who shared the same mind.

I would like to see it together with you. But coming back to the North won’t be easy. Within a few years, I made a promise to lead the expedition.

I decided to think slowly over a number of issues. Life isn’t as long as eternity, but that doesn’t mean you have to rush as if today is everything.

As a far-sighted person, I know you think you have a lot to prepare for the future. But we still have 20 years, 30 years, and more years to come.

And it’s only just the beginning. It’s been less than a year since we met, but aren’t we already in a situation where we couldn’t have imagined back then?

I don’t think I’m the only one who feels that way.

There are many more stories that I cannot write because the letter will travel a long distance. But you are a wise person, and I hope you can guess what I didn’t write.

By the time summer comes, I’ll be able to see you in the capital.

There is something I have to tell you.

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Please stay healthy until then. When we meet again, I hope those arms are a little heavier than I remember.

From the deepest part of my heart,

Cedric.]

The paper was white and clean with no smeared letters.

In the neatly written manner, all sentences lined up. There were several sentimental expressions. Maybe it was because he was worried about the secret or Evron’s situation leaking out.

As he said in the letter, it is a letter that travels a long distance. There is a risk of loss, and it was not strange even if someone tried to tear it open.

There were no worthy friendly sweet nothings. Cedric isn’t a person to put those words into sentences.

Still, somehow, Artizea couldn’t see the letter directly.

Cedric was right. She could tell what Cedric didn’t write in the letter.

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It’s not just what he does with Karam that he wants her to see, but the unexpected situation…….

‘…….’

Artizea folded the letter in half and bowed her head. It hurt as if something was rubbing against the edge of her heart.

A book arrived together. It was an ordinary yearbook that Artizea also had.

At first she wondered why he had sent the book to Artizea. Did he hide a code or something?

But once she opened the book, she knew immediately why. A flower branch that was pressed inside the book fell.

It was immediately obvious that it was the flower of the flower bush that grew inside the Thold Fortress, which Cedric was talking about. This is the first flower he saw this year.

Simply putting it in a book doesn’t make it a proper pressed flower.

As the thick flower stalks were pressed down, moisture soaked into the paper and the ink was smeared. Thanks to that, even the petals of the flowers, which were originally white, were stained.

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She should have smiled bitterly, but now she couldn’t. Heat rose on her cheek. Even if she tried to ignore the fact that it was her heart pounding, it was hardly easy.

But admitting it didn’t make it any better.

Artizea didn’t quite know how to react.

She took a white cotton handkerchief, laid the flower branch, picked up a single fallen petal and put it back in place. She covered it properly, but there was nowhere else to put it, so she put it back in the book that was sent with it

She wondered what to do with the letter.

It was a letter she did not need to burn. So what if she keeps it?

Artizea seldom exchanged personal letters with others.

If there was a way to cherish it, it seemed she could come up with this and that, independent of whether she could do it. But she doesn’t know how to keep it normal.

As she pulls out the juice glass, thinking about the other people’s studies, she hears a knock on her door.

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Artizea put the letter back straight in the envelope and placed it on the book.

It was Freil who came in. In his hand was a plate of bite-sized fried croquettes.

“Have you fallen into a light snack messenger now?”

“It’s not a fall. It’s a valuable opportunity to serve Your Grace.”

“Even if I become the Emperor myself, I will treat Sir more precious than a toilet attendant, so there is no need to worry about that.”

Freil shrugged his shoulders.

“Sir Ansgar’s orders have more authority than Lord Cedric’s words, but are limited to only this mansion.”

It was.