You Think I Won't Talk?-Chapter 676

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The delight of lovers brought peace to their hearts. The motion of the world would not stop and so would the evil and its lackeys.

Days too tranquil to not suspect them. The snow that fell quietly would still murmur to the ears of the child and hint to the man that something wasn’t right. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Alert they were while in ignorance of the evil’s plans. The moonlight shifted as expected... the powers burned as the shade arrived... and so... it was only us at Izeneya and Fenrir’s lust that would finally collide against the disrupting one to awake the coming waves instilled in Marianne.

— Troubled she shall become... —

— Hrm... Jørgen’s blood will not fall. Calla’s with her too. —

—... Deathly and wandering beast... have thou fangs decided to be kept and wag thou tail for the chosen of thou past friends? —

— Good it will be if the child doesn’t die. My bloodlust won’t be able to hide... —

— Right you are... Oregor’s blood... ’deathly’ will not fit his deeds to come...—

—... Even so... grr... Oregor’s is Oregor’s, thee child is Calla’s... each other’s blood won’t drop because of the other. —

— Faith from a destructive deity they have accomplished... was your travel meant for this? —

— Destruction will not be missed... survival is for whom I wish to give. —

— May Ama Dhemnih witness it... Bones shaken by flaring waves of blood. A scene she overlooked for sure. —

— Gruahaha..... Those chains were not mine but that witch’s curse... —

The time for fulfilment had come. Fehuh would arrive and with a red moon controlling the skies for eight nights, it was on the ninth day at the end of Syvusk that this Sanguine cinder Realm would learn if a pure future was allowed.

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Dad’s letters and Clemente’s would not be missed for long. Once I started to miss them a letter would timely reach my hands.

Everything seemed alright. On Dad’s side, although no notice was found about Paul, the matters at the duchy were smoothly working out. Apparently, he had recently been exchanging letters with our uncle, his brother, who is at the lands our household manages that are near the border with Haulven, a country that is between the Frotschter Empire and Latrishk. Happy he seems to be as he doesn’t receive them often... Grandpa Thomas sends regards and not much word about the Duchess is told... I do ask about her to show some politeness while I honestly have no interest in hearing from her and dad seems to know it is best if he keeps such information as a short part in his letters.

As to Clemente, he reports on his hobbies and how he would like to sit by my side again and talk extensively about my unique way of thinking. Her mother does not seem to be getting any better and his father seems aware of that fact... as the former duchess had implied, soon she would eternally rest her eyes apparently.

[ She is the happiest when staring at the piece you made. She refuses to show it to me every day even as I persist, yet she chooses to tease myself that only once she’s gone I may take a look at it. ]

’... oh goodness, duchess... I can tell he does not laugh at this jest you play...’ — I thought, sorry to my friend who I cannot reveal what her mother confided in me.

[ Lately, I prefer to never learn what is... I have decided to stop requesting a peek. ]

"Sigh... poor Clemente, his heart must ache so strongly... as much as one wants to, one cannot fool oneself..."

More about his duties would be reported, specifically those he had towards me. He had arranged that Karina’s surveillance would be stronger at the palace with the aid of the Emperor, however...

[ Odd it is. Nothing seems amiss, my lady. Careful you must be for Mother also affirms none of her steps are for nought. She requests again for you to watch where you let your foot rest. ]

’I wonder what else the former duchess saw... surely, something else happened for her to be so weak and yet so adamant on this.’ — A bad taste it left in me. Clemente’s mother was quite sweet while I stayed at their home. Designing her the accessory was more of an excuse at times for us to chat in the comfort of her chambers... and what is more, I felt truly close to her because she had some ways to say things just as Granny Martha did. — ’I hope nothing happens to her... I hope that if Karina did something it just ended in nothing...’

"Marianne~ are you done reading the duke’s letter? Won’t we play? I have many lessons today so..."

"Dioclecià, please... be patient. You cannot demand things when we came to the lady’s chambers uninvited."

"Ah, I have just finished. It is alright, your highness." — I told Princess Jasmine while caressing Dioclecià’s hair. — "However, is it alright for us to stay here? We could go somewhere else as the princess seems to be in pain..."

"It is alright. I cannot pinpoint why it is that at times when I visit you that my head hurts so much... but that will not stop me from spending a moment with you, my lady... it is upsetting, nonetheless... I wonder why this keeps happening."

"M-Maybe sister is keeping t-things to herself? Mother said that if we hide t-things bad things may occur..." — Dioclecià after hearing this, said innocently. Nervous by the acute stare of the princess while I just smiled with tightened lips, starting to believe this really was an odd occurrence. Being near me was a factor that was always there whenever she felt this pain... and I kept wondering why as well...

’It couldn’t be, right?’ — I thought the more I witnessed the scene I usually witnessed whenever she comes here. I have been thinking about it for a while, yet... it does not seem like she sees them or hears them but, could it be that the fairies are really at fault for this?

"Tehee~ the princess, the princess!"

"Let us decorate her with blossoming blessings as we do with flowers!"

"Yes! More and more, for we love the princess!"

"Would she rejoice if she knew~?"

"Of course she would!! Prettier we make her! Lovelier too! Just like Aenean! The princess would love it~!"

I silently watched how about six fairies, those friends of Estelle and Erna, danced around, laughing and pampering the princess without her knowledge... and this was not the first time I witnessed it.