Chapter 4 - [A Starry Night For Me] (1/2)

Chapter 4 – [A Starry Night For Me]

Even now, no one really knows why he wears those gloves all the time. It’s still a very big mystery.

I was also curious, but I understood that there are always going to be one or two stories that no one wants to tell.

After he put his gloves on, he touched my leg.

The feeling of his touch on my leg was a lot more rough and solid than I expected.

Perhaps it is because I always forget how amazing of a swordsman he is, that I was surprised at how perfectly strong his grip on my leg was.

“There’s nothing wrong, amazingly,” he said while carefully touching my soles and ankles.

“That’s a relief.”

“My Lady, have you perhaps already encountered monsters like this?” He asked, looking at me.

“No,” I answered thinking about it some more, “It was my first time ever seeing one of those monsters in real life, and it was the first time I’ve ever experienced something like that as well.”

“I see. . .” Theansis looked lost in his thoughts, “Maybe it was just a coincidence.”

“Is there a problem?” I asked curiously.

He shook his head in response. “It’s nothing. As I said earlier, the accident was caused due to ours and the Academy’s negligence, so if there are any further treatments you need, you can always file a claim in the Academy to have it completely paid for.”

Then, he stood up from the ground, elegantly taking off his gloves and carefully folding them into his pockets.

“Thank you for saving my life.”

When I woke up, I had asked the maid to tell him thank you on my behalf, to avoid causing extra trouble for the already busy Duke. I had forgotten to express my gratitude towards him and his actions for me because I was so starstruck at his handsomeness and his kind actions.

He blinked. “I just did what I had to do. It was our fault that the chain restraining the monster was broken and that it also attacked you.”

He was right. But if he wasn’t there, I would probably be dead. And it wouldn’t have mattered to me who had caused the accident if I had already died.

“That’s true, but it’s all thanks to you that I am still alive and safe.”

Even if it was his mistake, I was also only alive because he was there to protect me from the monster.

“It is my responsibility to do so. If it were anyone else, I would’ve saved them too.”

His tone and manner of speaking were very business-like. There was no emotion.

I felt like he was telling me that I wasn’t saved because I was special. The feeling of not being special made me feel a bit bitter, but I knew it was true.

“Nonetheless, I still wanted to thank you.”

In the bigger scheme of things, Theansis and I are two people living in two different worlds. Although I felt like it was embarrassing that I was taking up so much of his time, I know that I am lucky to have a short conversation with him.

But it’ll never happen again in my life.

“Well, I’ll be going then,” I said, turning around quickly and walking away.

But after a few steps, I stopped and turned back to him. Theansis was still looking at me with his charming violet eyes.

It’s extremely cliche, but he was someone that I could never reach, yet he sparkled so much that you couldn’t ignore him enough to truly get rid of that desire to reach him.

He was like a star in the night sky for me.

His good looks were seemingly carved with passion and soul and were capable enough to make every woman who saw him fall in love with him.

The thought that this would be the last time I would see him again gave me the courage to do something that I normally wouldn’t have done.

“Duke Theansis,” I called.

Theansis looked at me curiously when I spoke up.

“I hope that you’ll stay healthy.”

Obviously, this phrase wasn’t something that a complete stranger would say, so he might’ve thought I was crazy.

But that was something that I truly wanted to say.

‘Please, always stay healthy.’

‘Don’t be sick.’

Although he doesn’t know anything about me, and probably won’t ever think about me again, it was thanks to him and my adoration of him that I was able to survive during all the years I spent caring for my mother.

Without saying anything else, I turned back and went out of the room.

I didn’t see what expression he made when I said those words, and I didn’t think of turning my head back to see it either. I just stepped out, a weight lifted off my shoulders.

***

I left Theansis’ luxurious dorm and headed towards the front gate of the Academy.

On the way back, I noticed a few men wearing security uniforms, just talking amongst themselves.

Then they started to walk towards me.