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“…!”
In the places where he touched her fingertips, a strong electric current coursed though Elsa felt an irrational sensation, and suddenly flung aside his hand
Claudius eyes widened in surprise, and his pupils that were the same color as Elsa’s Star Stone appeared Elsa was also shocked by her own reaction
(Just then…)
…What was that?
It was a different feeling than when the Holy Knight kissed the back of her hand, and she clearly felt “so” was there
Elsa’s hair stood on end and she was stiff with inexplicable foreboding Claudius’s strangely patterned hands were frozen inElsa in her tenson, he furrowed his brow as he spoke:
“Are you afraid?”
Towards the prince’s gentle question, Elsa suddenly felt a torrent oflike a maelstrom inside her
(Are you an idiot?)
Elsa was furious inside her ht now
What the fuck is, ‘Are you afraid?’! I’lass crybaby princess!
(I just don’t want to be touched!)
I’m not afraid of you
I just don’t want you to touch me
The ot Unspeakable anger filled her chest, and she clenched her teeth Tears were starting to flow, and her fair co her Star Stone with all her strength
(Why me…?)
She never had anything She ca
(Why’d they have to take away my voice too…?)
Claudius, faced with Elsa as clearly bursting with regret, couldn’t help but feel panic
“Um…”
Helpless and confused, he tried calling her name “Elsa” His eyes were full of syine what it was like to be driven off a bridal carriage, married away in an exotic country,
However, he was a cursed prince In another country, it wouldn’t have been strange if he was abandoned after birth But, ht, for a split second
Claudius’s hands with vein-likethe atmosphere, he held his breath, and expressed extraordinary self-awareness Again, he held out his hand, touching Elsa’s cheek
“…”
If he was rejected again, he firain
In contrast with the the prince’s steady deter and turbulent She sensed the Deviant Prince’s tenderness in his s However, the sentier, not sympathy
I won’t forgive you
Her illtheShe had no idea where the feeling was co on However, in her inner tur it all away
She flipped those gentle wrists and knocked away the Deviant Prince’s hand
“Don’t touch me! You anorexic bean sprout freak!”
She shouted without thinking, and time seemed to stop
At those vicious words and repulsive actions, Claudius was very shocked, but Elsa was even asted
“…Huh…?”
“What?”
Elsa’s throat squawked in a scratchy falsetto It was unmistakable
Elsa held a hand against her throat, rubbing her vocal chords as she exclaimed in a rich voice:
“It’s back… it came back! My voice! My…”
It hat she wantedHer own voice and her words
Claudius had been staring blanking at her, but soon he frowned and whispered quietly:
“Elsa I think you may have been cursed with some kind of spell”
Claudius looked down at his hands
“That is, I think ical power Whenever I co that is enchanted, I seem to dispel it…”
But Elsa didn’t hear anything Claudius said Life had returned to her bright red eyes, and her chest had ignited with fire and ambition
Her will to survive swelled
(As long as I have my voice)
As long as I have words, I can keep living!
Elsa’s next action was as fast as lightning She grabbed a fine vase that was beside her and threw it at the wall Claudius backed off a step as he exclaimed:
“That’s dangerous!”
Elsa did not answer, and she used the shards froh her dress She didn’t care that her legs were exposed, and she kicked aside those horrible shoes that were difficult to walk in
The cere She tossed her hair orna in valuable trinkets from the room as well
Claudius stared at Elsa, du his head:
“What are you doing?”
“Can’t you tell?”
Elsa shot back with only a feords, and didn’t answer Claudius’s question He wanted to knohat she was doing? Wasn’t it obvious? She was running away
Then, she was going to sell all of these valuables, every single one!
Claudius blinked his dim eyes several times, confused, and opened his mouth:
“Then what you are going to do?”
“Lemme ask you this!”
Elsa whirled around agilely In a split second, she had become a completely different person froained her voice and torn her dress
“Why do I have to get married with you?!”
In the land of a foreign country, her voice somehow seemed different It seemed more free Even if no one knew her reputation, she could make listeners wince However, Claudius was unfazed as he spoke:
“It’s for the good of your country and mine”
His ansas too quick, too quiet, gentle, and steady
Elsa snorted as she addressed his response
“Hah! My country? The fuck is et it!”
Then she slare
“I have no country!”
Claudius accepted those repulsive words as well as everything else head on However, before he had a chance to reply, the doors opened, and the blond haired Holy Knight entered
“Viontine! Dia!”
As the knight entered, he called out to Elsa with her formal name, and to Claudius was the nickname he was accustomed to
In the corridor behind him, several servants peered in orried looks on their face
“Andy…”
Claudius turned around and spoke the naht Claudius too, also used informal speech to address him
The Holy Knight, who had heard the quarrel and burst into the room, stopped in his tracks as he saw the devastation of the bedchamber and Elsa’s terrible state
“What’s going on here…?”
With her bag of spoils on her shoulders, she glared at Ann Duke with her red eyes and spoke:
“Hey Did they go back?”
Ann Duke’s eyes widened in surprise The slender, glooo had vanished She looked at hiht now she was a fearless, quick footed young girl Ann Duke failed to notice this detail though, and instead addressed the more obvious difference
“Viontine, your voice…”
“My name is Elsa!”
Elsa snapped back as she approached Ann Duke
“I asked you whether they left? Those Seers! Did those demented fucked up old tarts leave yet?”
The Holy Knight was intiression, and he hesitantly replied:
“The eo…”
“Okay great!”
Elsa sant, and it was totally unsuited for the luxuriousness of the room But in her opinion, there was no place too inappropriate
“So, those despicable monsters ran away already Convenient, at least See ya later, then!”
“H-Hold on a second! What’s going on?!”
Ann Duke grabbed Elsa’s shoulder orry Elsa felt disgust towards those hands, and she tried to wriggle away as she shouted:
“I told you not to touch er!”
“That’s why…!”
Seeing Ann Duke strengthen his grip on Elsa, Claudius stepped forward at this moment to stop him
“Andy, you can let go now”
Although it was not as thunderous as Elsa’s voice, Claudius’s voice was crystal clear With similarly sharp eyes, he peered at Elsa and spoke:
“Elsa, you have to calm down”
Faced with Claudius’s piercing gaze, Elsa recoiled a little, but then rebounded and spat:
“I am extremely cal to marry you”
Ann Duke looked at the two, and had a sudden thought about the scene: Claudius’s silver and green, together with Elsa’s black and red, were really beautiful colors
Ann Duke felt very strange
The first time he saw Elsa, her dark and sullen expression entle and quiet te of others Like this, Ann Duke believed that if the prince, as burdened with his own deep pain, was together with someone as also miserable, it would be impossible for them to be happy
Noever, Elsa, who for the ive off a wholly different impression
Claudius’s eyes, which were as serene as a pool of water, gazed at Elsa Al, he spoke:
“Um… I think I understand… but if you run away, it’s very e for us”
“Even if you want to stop me, it’s useless!”
Elsa was helpless “What now…?” Claudius murmured to himself, but he did not seek help from Ann Duke
He tried a plea with Elsa instead:
“Dinner is ready I understand fully well that you don’t want to marry me, and that’s fine… but let’s eat first?”
“!”
Fro, Elsa had intended to reject him no matter what he said She opened herto say
But then, she astonished herself Even though she was called the Poison-Breathing Princess, nothing came out of her mouth
She tightly rolled her hands into fists, completely unsure of what to say She opened her ed Then, she conceded:
“…I’ll eat a bit”
Her response made her seeet changed first”
The Holy Knight sighed deeply as he compared the princess who stood out froe whom they called the Deviant Prince