539 Kritonia (1/2)

Holding Natasha in his arms off her feet, Lucien walked to the guest room at the end of the corridor calmly. With such a posture and such softness in his hands, he was quite satisfied and could not cover his smile even though he could smell nothing but stinky blood and sour poisons.

Natasha, on the other hand, felt rather complicated. Her self-perception and her previous experience both suggested that she was a brave knight, but now that such a brave and firm knight was hugged by Lucien in such a way, she felt indescribably weak and ashamed. However, Lucien was the one who was hugging her. His heartbeat, his smell and his chest were all so familiar and made her feel warm and sweet. Therefore, she was both delighted and embarrassed, and she tried not to reveal her feelings on her face in case Lucien made fun of her.

While she felt uncomfortable and yet she did not want it to end, it did not occur to Natasha that she was also wearing a smile until Lucien stopped at the door of a guest room.

”Duke James' guest rooms have divine power circles, too?” Lucien was more or less surprised.

Natasha tried to shift her attention from her current awkwardness and looked at the room. ”The few guest rooms on this floor are for the entertainment of the royal family and other major nobles. So, the divine power circles are independent from the overall defense of the manor, giving the guests a private, secure space.”

As she explained, she saw that Lucien opened the door with his spiritual power and walked in.

The guest room was rather spacious, with a living room, a bedroom, a library and other facilities such as a piano and a bar. After Lucien closed the door and activated the divine power circle, the whole room was suddenly separated from the manor. Quiet and tranquil, it seemed like a private space that belonged to them.

Natasha knew that Lucien was being cautious. He could not be distracted when he guided her to use the Health Belt. They would be in major trouble if the divine power circle was not activated and an enemy attacked them.

Suddenly, she felt something soft, comfortable on her back and realized that Lucien had put her on the velvet bed and was staring at her attentively with her black eyes.

In a low voice, Lucien said, ”Just now, you…”

Before he finished, Natasha interrupted Lucien and smiled, ”No thanks are needed between us. It was my faith of protection as a knight and a wife. If it were you, I believe you would've done the same. I was quite shocked when you stabbed your hand into your neck.”

Without being shy or retreating, she spoke of the word 'wife' frankly.

While talking, she extended her right hand and grabbed Lucien's, passing the gentle warmth into Lucien's heart.

There was no need to say or do anything. Lucien held Natasha's right hand tightly and sensed the eternal warmth between the two of them. Then, looking at her in the eyes, he lowered his head and kissed her lips.

Natasha blinked and slowly closed her eyes, relishing the kiss and not loosening her right hand.

Everything was slow and gentle, but it was even more exhilarating than passion.

After a while, when their lips were separated, Natasha's eyes were clear again. She said with a smile, ”Hurry and suppress 'Helpless Kiss' for me…”

”I'm going to help you suppress 'Helpless Kiss'…” Lucien smiled and said at the same time. Then they both stopped and looked at each other with a smile.

”Hurry. If our recovery is delayed because of romance, and we are killed by subsequent enemies, it will be on the top ten most stupid ways to die in Allyn.” Natasha recognized the situation as keenly as before.

Lucien chuckled, ”There shouldn't be any subsequent enemies.” Had he not received Fernando's secret message, he would've helped Natasha suppress the poisons earlier, but the truth was, it was not easy to come by Her Majesty when she was weak.

Natasha raised her eyebrow. ”Granny Hathaway and the Lord of Storm came?”

She believed that Lucien came to the private party with certain preparations. Therefore, she thought of 'reinforcements' the moment Lucien said it.

”Let's talk about the details later. I'll help you recover first.” Lucien nodded. Considering that Duke James would inform 'Heart of Time' to come after processing the spot, he could not stay long. So, he helped Natasha suppress 'Helpless Kiss' with magic such as 'Poison Neutralization'.

Natasha focused her attention and began to gather her willpower. After a minute, a sharp and cold brilliance beamed out of her eyes.

Seeing that, Lucien spread his spiritual power to Natasha through their right hands that were still crossed, guiding her to pass the magic barriers of the Health Belt. Then, he erased his own mark.

Natasha was slightly surprised, but she did not have the time to consider at such a moment. She hurried to leave her own mark in the pivot.

The Health Belt around her waist emitted a gentle glow. As its passive ability was activated, the dark green gas spread out and disappeared.

After a dozen seconds, Natasha waved her left hand and said in complicated feelings. ”Being weak is a terrible feeling.”

Then she looked at Lucien. ”Why did you erase your mark?”

”I have the Congus Ring with me. The effect of the Health Belt is redundant for me, and you don't have an item that protects you from poisons, diseases and negative energy.” Lucien said with a smile.

While the royal family of Holm was rich, and Natasha had a granny who was a grand arcanist, the senior-rank items, especially those with special effects, had always been rare. Therefore, although Natasha had equipment that could prevent poisons, it was not as good as the Health Belt.

Having regained her strength, Natasha cleaned the blood on her and teased him, ”What a precious gift. You truly deserve to be called a 'moving treasury', Mr. Evans.”

It was what Grunwell said just now.