Chapter 79 (2/2)

As I was about to tie my disheveled hair again at the moment, I turned around and unhooked the black hair tie. My thick silver hair fell down all at once. He grabbed my long hair gently and put it together. Somehow, I became drowsy.

I slowly blinked my eyes as I felt sleepy, but suddenly I was surprised by the unexpected scene reflected on the window. Bowing his head, he was putting his lips on my silver hair. I suddenly felt wide awake.

My heart bled. ‘What should I do with you, Allen? Your affection for me seems to be getting deeper and deeper, but what should I do as I can’t repay you? I’d rather feel the same toward you. Whenever I try to say something to you, I feel so sorry and heartbroken to see you trying to turn away from me with a bitter smile. Allen, every time I look at you, I remember what I was like in the past, so I really don’t know what to do.’

“…Allen. ”

Allendis, who looked at me hesitating, just smiled, but I couldn’t smile either because his smile seemed so bitter.

“Don’t look at me like that, Tia. I haven’t said anything to you yet.”

“Allen.”

“Stop there. Let’s stop talking about this. You have to go home now, my lady. ”

For the past few months, Allendis cut me off like this every time I hesitated.

Whenever I felt guilty because I had to turn away even though I knew how he felt toward me, or whenever I tried to tell him I was sorry because I knew how painful it was to wait indefinitely, he just smiled and cut me off as if he was okay. The more he acted like that, the more nervous I was. What should I do? I couldn’t open my heart to him, nor could I turn away from him.

I came out of my office with a heavy heart with Allendis. Tired, I trudged along the road leading to the wagon storage center. When I almost arrived at the destination, I saw a man and a woman walking across the street. A young man with blue hair, the crown prince, and a woman who I don’t know. I thought she was probably one of the princesses who arrived as one of the crown prince’s fiancee candidates.

Pretending to ignore them, I wanted to pass by, but I was too close to them. I stopped with a sigh and showed due manners, “I’m honored to see you, the Little Sun of the empire.”

“I, Alendis de Verita, am honored to greet you, the Little Sun of the empire.”

“… It’s been a long time. Are you on your way home?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Originally, he was cold, but his voice felt so cool today. He looked at me and Allendis with subdued eyes.

“Oh, you have silver hair and golden eyes… May I ask if you are Lady Monique?”

“Ah yes, I am.”

The moment the woman standing next to him tried to speak to me gladly, the crown prince cut her off and said, “You look very tired. So, go home and rest. ”

“… Yes, I will, Your Majesty. Then, I’m leaving now.”

I paused for a moment and expressed gratitude by bowing silently. He nodded lightly and turned. The woman who looked back at me wistfully before taking short steps to catch up with him.

I was puzzled by his weird attitude these days, but I was too tired now to think about it.

I got in the wagon with Allendis and headed for my house.

“How about the status of knights’ deployment?”

“Well, as for the security of the princesses from each country, their own knights decided to protect them. Half of our knights are currently assigned to defending each palace. I think there will be about 30 knights and 70 apprentice knights for each palace. ”

“And?”

“For the event of a crisis, we doubled the guards at the Central Palace and the Imperial Palace. I think we have to expect some tough work for the time being.”

“Right. Nice job, Sir Monique.”

About ten days after the foreign princesses arrived in the capital, I toured the inner palace with Duke Las and checked the status of the security around major places. When I looked around the Central Palace and the crown prince’s palace and headed to the places where the princesses were staying, I saw a woman walking across from the other side.

With red straight hair and green eyes, she was dressed in a gorgeous green dress and walking towards the crown prince’s palace. Just like the woman I saw the other day, she was probably one of the princesses who came here as a candidate for the crown prince’s wife.

“Hi, sirs!”