Chapter 407 - Fantasy Night (1/2)
Chapter 407: Fantasy NightTranslator: Atlasstudios Editor: Atlasstudios
As night fell, Marlene sat by theand blankly stared at the scenery At this ht scenery of the Land of Atonement was unlike any other places that Marlene had seen before As far as one’s eyes could see, the surrounding scenery was in full pitch-black apart frohts of the fortress At the border of this orderly land, even the radiance of theone’s eyes to it, the odd darkness spread in unique tranquility and peacefulness
Marlene stretched out her hand and gently stroked thebefore her eyes The ice-cold tactile sensation cah to calid as if she were in an ice cave Her ht like she was huddled in a corner and shi+vering like afor a cat’s arrival
This can’t do!</e herself to her feet and turning her attention indoors
Although this fortress was only recently built, the facilities were co individual characteristics, Rhode caned the fortress And before Marlene’s eyes, her bedroom showed a quiet and calm atmosphere A white, soft bed laid beside the cyan curtains above the hich let off a refreshi+ng htlypieces of furniture which see?
Marlene inched towards the mirror beside her bed and observed herself The raceful as always However, this tiant and luxurious black dress
This was apparel which nobles put on for dance parties and banquets As the heir of the Senia Fah hting her slender waist and bosoracefully on her shoulders, showing off a pair of fair shoulders and tender ar skirt let off the silver radiance of a galaxy river flowing along with the gentlewith a silver necklace and a pair of delicate geant charm
Such dress up undoubtedly made one the center of attention in a ballroom However, it inevitably felt out of place as she wore it in the room Marlene looked at her reflection blankly as she stacked her palhtly
“Mine’s are a little small compared to Anne’s…”
The maiden mumbled softly and after a few moments, she abruptly startled and lifted her head as if she had just woken up from a short dream
“Th-This looks ridiculous”
Marlene blushed and hurriedly scuttled to the wardrobe on the other side of the rooed through the dresses attentively Marlene let out a long sigh after a fewthe doors of the wardrobe She sat down on a chair and held her hand against her forehead
“What exactly a…” The , Marlene had tried on all the dresses in her wardrobe and her makeup was also re-applied at least two to three times However, Marlene still wasn’t satisfied To her, these clothes would either seem too childish, overly flirtatious or simple in Rhode’s eyes… which h in the final own, she began to feel ill at ease while waiting… After all, this goas too outrageous in this place What would Rhode think if he sees this? Will he think that I’hty? Ostentatious?
Marlene had never experienced such eht that she would have such an irresolute day Ever since she was young, she had never been this way before Even when she learned about her family secrets from her father and heard her life mission, she had never been this hesitant But now, she realized she was acting like a tiinations run wild
like this?</eure out why she panicked in this situation and was even this hesitant and indecisive She was even dubious over her feelings towards Rhode Although she admitted that she didn’t hate Rhode and had a favorable iardless
Marlene couldn’t be bla depressed in this difficult situation After all, their relationshi+p indeed was somewhat odd Most hu interest in one another and finally reaching the last step of sexual intercourse However, their relationshi+p was totally different Both of them didn’t advance step by step, but instead, they skipped the ht to the last It was so fast that Marlene wasn’t even able to buffer her thoughts for the middle step
Not to mention, ever since Marlene was born, she had never fallen in love Love in stories and fairy tales were only suitable in wonderful dreams However, the love which she sensed and felt was not completely consistent with the love stories But in fairy tales, the prince wouldn’t engage in such illogical developments with the princess
Due to this, Marlene had conflicting views There were many times that she had decided to call off this date, but she couldn’t pluck up the courage And right now, the most important moment of her life was finally here
the knocks on her door, Marlene innately leaped up like a startled bunny She looked at the door in uncertainty and subconsciously placed her pal herself to calm down
“Who’s there?”
“It’s me, Rhode”
“…!”
Marlene felt her heart alained her senses after a few seconds She tidied her hair and the creases on her dress before inching towards the door It was incredible that even though the maiden was so fagered with unprecedented stie back into my usual robe</eain hesitated She turned around and looked at her uncertain self in theher head violently There’s no more ti Since things are this way now, I don’t think I need to overthink any her door and pushed it open slightly
“Hmm?”
The instant Rhode met Marlene, he revealed an odd expression which tensed her eht This dress is a complete mistake If I knew this would happen, I would’ve worn my usual robe
However, the odd expression on Rhode’s face only lasted for a second before he regained his usual expression and nodded towards Marlene
“Hi there, Miss Marlene”
“H-Hi, Mr Rhode… Please come in”
With full of uncertainty, Marlene nodded towards Rhode and invited him into her room At this moment, the maiden’s head was a complete blank The noble etiquette she learned and practiced for so many years had been thrown to the ends of the earth
Rhode also seemed to notice Marlene’s eccentric behavior and a trace of craftiness flashed in his eyes Under Marlene’s invitation, Rhode sat by the table At this moment, Marlene was completely rattled and she didn’t even notice Rhode’s peculiar expression
“Miss Marlene, I’ht for…”
“Ah, th-that…”
Marlene slightly blushed at Rhode’s question She sat opposite Rhode and lowered her head in panic while gazing at the tableware Her gaze wandered all around, avoiding direct contact with thelike a child who didn’t dare face her parents after doing so
“This… Mr Rhode I reht? How are Christie and Lapis doing?”
After a few seconds, Marlene finally asked However, it was entirely out of topic
“They’re doing well Apart from those Southern idiots who sent soht Christie and Lapis to the fortress and Lize has arranged their lodgings”
“I see…”
Marlene replied and the atain Rhode didn’t speak as he attentively scanned the maiden before his eyes On the other end of the table, Marlene continued to stare blankly at the tableware and abruptly regained her senses after awhile
“Ah, yes, sorry… Mr Rhode I have forgotten that I invited you for tea…”
Marlene stood up in panic and poured a cup of red tea for Rhode However, perhaps due to her excessive nervousness, her hands slightly trembled and red tea overflowed and spilled onto the table
“Ah!”
Frightened by the spillage, Marlene gasped and instinctively tried to wipe the water stains off the table with a cloth However, theinto contact with the boiling tea And at this round
“Ah…!”
The maiden’s screarabbed her hand and dragged her into his ar with a crisp s the floor
“… Argh… Argh…”
Marlene began to tremble as she whimpered
I screwed up</e before, but how did things turn out this way? I thought as long as I tried s becoish What curse did I get myself into?
“I’m so sorry, Miss Marlene”
And at this moment, Rhode’s voice sounded in her ears The azed at thehis usual expressionless face, this time, Marlene discovered his sies and slyness
“If I’ve put you into a difficult situation, allow ize… To be frank, Miss Marlene looks really adorable right now, so I can’t help but see just how cute you are But it seems like this is your limit…”
“Eh?”
Marlene widened her eyes in shock as she stared blankly into Rhode’s eyes
“M-Mr Rhode, you know…”
“A young lady invites a ht, dressed in such a luxurious dress Anyone can understand what this means, unless one’s an idiot…”
“Ah… Ah…”