Chapter 11 - Blue Farewell (1/2)
Chapter 11 – Blue Farewell
It was a dreamy voice.
“Forever, I want to be with you.”
Ronée thought it might be a dream. It was such a nice and calm night if it weren’t for the knights downstairs who were obnoxiously loud with their intentions to kill her.
Ronée opened her mouth. “…But.”
”How could she send someone like that to a sacred place!”
“I want you to call the heresy interrogator of the temple right away!”
From outside, Nabel heard voices that talked about how to punish Ronée. Ronée fell silent. The Count seemed to be in motion. He planned to send Ronée to the temple, and thought he would sell it to the merchant family afterwards.
The merchants were worshippers of money rather than the gods in the distance, so they were well suitable to the Count’s wicked schemes.
“…But, you and I, no.” Ronée spoke firmly, swallowing the bitterness that crept in her heart. She didn’t even know her hand was touching Nabel’s. “My father will somehow try to sell me to a better place, so I will object to it.”
There was no way to protect Nabel if he came across so many knights. Ronée closed her eyes. She suppressed her desire as she always did, but Nabel heard it.
“I like you too.”
If she was sold somewhere as the Count’s intentions were, they might meet again. But if the temple would decide that she is indeed a heresy, she would be burned. Then, it was goodbye.
Nabel slowly closed his eyes. Above his shoulder, a fox jumped up, as if comforting him. He looked at the fluttering tail and returned the fox to Ronée, who snuggled comfortably in her arms.
“Grace will surely pay back.”
“I will not forget your kindness.”
The fox bounced in Ronée’s arms. Nabel did not dare reach out to Ronée. It wasn’t a rejection, but it wasn’t the best time. Instead, he stroked the fox. “This fox will only follow its sister. Sometimes it will disappear, but then…”
Nabel reached out and touched Ronée’s shadow. Then, the fox purred as if Nabel was stroking his body and soon emerged from the shadow. Ronée’s eyes opened wide.