Chapter 247 (1/2)
Chapter 247
Seeing her eyes clouding with sadness, Riftan’s eyebrows furrowed deeply He cupped her cheek in his palently swept her puffy eyes with his thuainst her lips
“Th-then… what can I do for you?”
Riftan’s face, half buried in the pillow, suddenly hardened with longing His eyes were appealing for soure out what it was A distant voice tickled her ears
“Nothing… you just have to stay by my side”
The corner of Max’s eyes drooped down as her heart broke: it was the first ti from you can be painful Perhaps displeased with her sorrowful expression, Riftan frowned and pulled her towards his body The second tih to melt all her anxieties in her heart Histiorously until her eyes becaain and sheover Riftan’s tight waist
She slept for so long that at a certain point she felt a suffocating heat and opened her eyes slowly The furnace had so ht until the dawn set,her body sweat from the warmth emanated by it as well as the teot out of bed, draped a robe over her shoulders, and walked to the front of theShe opened thea little to let in the cool breeze Suddenly, she saw so in the dark Max then lifted her head and noticed little white snowflakes falling down froo
Max poked her head out the , letting the small, soft, icy snowflake fall on her face Her sweaty body quickly cooled down in the night breeze However, she didn’t feel like going back to bed As she watched the snow flutter in the wind a wrapped around her back She turned around and Riftan e the back of her head
“Yout-too warm”
His hair was decadently disheveled, and his eyes were unusually languorous Seeing him this relaxed and laid back, her displeased emotions melted away like snow Max stared at hi on her lips
“Look at… th-this The first snow of the year is falling”
Riftan breathed a little sigh of relief and rubbed his hot, ainst her nape “We watched the first snowfall together last year Should we visit the lake again when the sun coo out of the castle?”
“It doesn’t o out when you’re with me If you want, I’ll even take you to town”
The fact that he made such a proposal in a simple way successfully cut her attention fro and Max turned around and ehtly The first snow fell for a while and soon stopped The day was bright, but the temperature dropped in such a way that white frost settled all over the land She was very happy that winter came a little early since now her father’s plan had to wait for the ti Riftan about it His words made sense too, just because she knehat her father was doing didn’t : it was obvious that it would only cause restlessness to her heart She consciously eliminated her worries and decided to fully enjoy themost to her
He took her to the winter lake as he had promised On days when it was not too cold, they would leave the castle to see the town Max toured the new four-story upper building and wandered through the s In the square, merchants from the south sold all kinds of rare ite with people She looked at all kinds of things to her heart’s content Belts of southern silk and snakeskin, pieces of carved ivory in the form of animals, colorful patterned furs, all kinds of spices and rare herbs… He bought her everything that interested her and promised to take her to the port soon Max drew in herthe shore with hiination was so sweet that she really wanted to believe Riftan’s words that nothing grave would happen
‘Right, what can my father do now?’
He would only hurt the fae and embarrass himself if he openly revealed that he was attacked by Riftan at Croix Castle Her proud father was unlikely to try to retaliate when it could involve taking even the slightest disgrace on him If the attempt to isolate Anatol failed, he would soon surrender, so Max decided to be optimistic and, as expected, a tihts who roae and subdued the le minor accident within the territory, and the day when the Duke of Croix brought aran living with Riftan like a bear trapped in a burrow They lingered in their rooht During such peaceful days, she let all her worries go However, their quiet living did not last for long One er arrived at Calypse Castle and Riftan took the visitors directly to his office, but Max iht of Count Robern, who visited Calypse Castle last spring
‘His naht in Max’s face darkened as she recalled the alliance with Count Robern last year For him to send someone to the castle at a tie again Thatto request support frohts
Max wandered around the roo of the possibility that Riftan could go out on a hts on an expedition that winter: it felt like her heart was shrinking and her chronic anxiety began again She wanted to be tough and face anything with a strong heart, but she didn’t kno Max sighed, fiddling with her long, braided hair with her anxious hands Perhaps being the wife of a knightto spend a lifeti with anxieties If she had known earlier, she would have tried very hard not to like hi indifferent to him
Max sat up on the bed and wrapped herself around her knees Why wasn’t life iridescent? Why wasn’t the world a paradise covered in soft green grass? It was disgusting to see the endless suffering above their heads While she was drowning in such useless thoughts, she heard a knock Max got off the bed like a shot put and thinking that perhaps Riftan sent so who it was Then, a chest wide and bulky enough to cover the entire entrance filled her field of vision Max was startled and took a step back When she raised her head high, Hebaron’s seriously hardened face barely caught her eyes
“With what pu-purpose do you co I’d like to discuss Can you spare me a moment?”
He scratched the back of his ear and muttered shyly Without hesitation, Max wore her robe and left the roo She didn’t think that he would lead her to Riftan,her curious about the matter he’d like to discuss Max looked anxiously at his stiff back Hebaron looked over his shoulder and gave her a reassuring saze
“I’entto talk with you in the infirmary but the lady doesn’t seem to visit it these days”
Max blushed and muttered her excuse “It’s because Ru-ruth and… Medrick… are there that I thought I ouldn’t be needed there…”
“Oh, I’ the lady We are all well-aware that the cootten worse these days”