Kapitel 6: CHAPTER 6 [the first night of the Great Reunion]
'I was caught.'
Arne, who made eye contact with Cassian, bit her lip. I tried to escape quietly, but I failed. Arne turned her eyes from Cassian and thought about what to do for a moment.
'Should I make you faint?'
I decided to save that for the last resort.
"What are you doing?"
"That….."
Arne stretched the end of her words and avoided looking around. As long as I got caught in this situation, I didn't think I would be able to get out of it no matter what I said.
'Just be honest?'
However, how can I say to my husband openly, 'I was trying to escape because I didn't want to spend my first night with you'? Of course, she could do it if she wanted to, but Arne also had the discernment and conscience to cover up her words. Cassian asked Arne with a more serious look. A low voice touched Arne's eardrums.
"I asked you what you were doing."
"Well, I mean, that's….."
'What should I say?'
I was losing a word. I tried to come up with a lame excuse, but i couldn't even think of anything.
"Looking outside?"
"...."
"Wait, I just going to get some air ..."
"At this hour, standing on the windowsill?"
"...."
It was suspicious to anyone, so Arne gave up her excuses. While Arne was having an awkward time, Cassian's suspicions and misunderstandings grew deeper and deeper. Cassian's sharp eyes stared at Arne as if digging into it. Arne, who was numb, avoided his gaze. Cassian was not very happy about it. Arne tried to jump out of the window without guessing the situation based on what he could see. The Grand Duchess' room was located in an incredibly high place. If it fell from here, no one would survive. Cassian's expression hardened.
"You mean you wanted to die?"
"....yes?"
Arne opened her eyes wide at Casian's sudden question. It wasn't acting. She was really surprised because she had no intention of doing so.
'Will someone die if they fall from here?'
I don't think I'll die... Cassian's expression hardened even more while Arne groaned, always forgetting that her standards were very different from those of ordinary people.
"I have no intention of dying. It's true."
"I see."
Arne tried to appeal that she really didn't intend to die, but Cassian replied with an incomprehensible look. Seeing Cassian's smile disappear, Arne was taken aback as she didn't know what to do. He wasn't usually a very cheerful person, but he wasn't one to create such a suffocating atmosphere.
'He seem a little angry...?'
Cassian became more serious when Arne noticed him. How did you get such a precious bride that she almost lost it on her first day of marriage…. But more than that, the fact that Arne was about to die drove Cassian's mood to the ground . The reason was unknown. I couldn't figure it out why.
"Really, the weather outside was nice, so I thought I'd do some sightseeing."
"You meant at night time?"
"The weather could be nice at night!"
Uh huh, this guy ignores the night weather. When Arne protested earnestly, Cassian's expression softened a bit. The atmosphere softened a little, whether he was dumbfounded or pretended not to know.
'Why do you suddenly think I'm going to die?'
It wasn't a terrible level of saving her life, but really, Arne had no intention of dying. I just wanted to pass the first night safely. For about a second, she thought about telling the truth honestly, but Arne decided to bury it right away. I thought it would be better to let him misunderstand that she tried to commit suicide than to tell the truth. Cassian approached Arne, who was standing on the windowsill, unable to jump, unwilling to back away, and held out his hand. She hesitated, wondering if she should grab it, but Arne took Cassian's hand. Cassian, who gave Arne a little more strength in his grasping hands to get Arne out of the windowsill, asked her without realizing it.
"Take care of your body."
Arne nodded. Cassian looked at Arne. It was a strange word that I couldn't tell if I was sincerely worried about her or if it was something else. I didn't mean to do this, but I find myself strangely losing my pace a little by little when I'm with Arne. is it okay to ignore this subtle crack, "Cassian wondered, his gaze deepening. On the other hand, Arne was already lost in other thoughts, so she didn't care what kind of eyes Cassian was looking at. Arne had only one concern.
'Oh, what about the first night?'
At this rate, Casian was out of this world. Arne was not confident that she would not kill anyone if he touched her.
'Are you going to be the wife who killed her husband on the first night?!'
It was when Arne was very nervous. Cassian suddenly let out a deep sigh.
'You seemed fine, but you were mentally concentrated enough to attempt suicide.....'
Arne's nanny, Eva, said Arne's body was weak, but her mind seemed to be no less than him. Cassian gently took Arne onto the bed. Then he laid Arne down and covered the blanket up to her neck.
"....?!"
What kind of situation is this now? The moment when Arne blinked because she couldn't figure out the situation. As if she were sleeping well, Cassian patted Arne on the shoulder.
"You must be having a hard time, so sleep well."
".....?"
Is it okay to do this? Still, it was the first night, both name and reality, and Arne wondered if it could go on like this, Arne shuddered. It's good, but something... Cassian, who read Arne's eyes,He smiled strangely. At the same time, Cassian lowered his head. As soon as his breath touched her, Arne squeezed her eyes shut before she knew it. However, instead of what she expected, she could only hear Cassian's laughter up close.
"Don't think about anything and sleep in peace."
The warmth that she thought would reach her lips touched Arne's forehead slightly and then fell. Watching Arne's strangely distorted expression because she felt teased, Cassian laughed happily. Then, as if he had intended to do so from the beginning, he got up, turned off the light, and left the room.
'He really gone out?'
Arne, who stood up while glaring at the closed door, rubbed her forehead and frowned.
"I'm treated like a child, i strangely uncomfortable."
To be precise, it was treated like a cat, but Arne still didn't know that fact.
* * *
For the nobility, marriage was a kind of means. A culture in which marriage is natural to calculate and trade with only one goal: the prosperity of the family's. Therefore, many people thought that marriage of the Grand Duke of Terneuzen was just a marriage for the sake of the family and the purpose. Until they saw the two of them at the wedding hall.
"Did you see? The gaze of the Grand Duke looking at the Grand Duchess..."
"It's really dripping with honey!"
"He fell in love at first sight like the in rumors, and it's worth it."
"They are a great match. It's not easy to see a couple like that!"
In addition, to this the absence of the Grand Duchess from the banquet held on the first day of the wedding, and the overprotection of Arne by the maids of the Grand Duchess and Cassian the Grand duke. The rumors of different people were further inflated.
"Is it true that the Archduke of Ternuzen fell in love at first sight and got married?"
"Is it true that the Grand Duke himself threw out all the men who looked insidiously at His Highness the Grand Duchess?"
"How much love he hides and never shows it to people!"
People's misunderstandings deepened.
"Oh my God, the two of them must be happy!"
Everyone dreams of a beautiful day, but the situation of the people involved is not like that. Luckily, Arne returned being like a cat on an old tree after a day and stretched out completely. Cassian stared intently at the old trees in Terneuzen Palace. No one else noticed that, but a subtle atmosphere flowed between the two was smooth. The two of them knew it. But both of them pretend not to know.
'What the hell are you doing?'
Alan, Cassian's right-hand man and aide, felt confused when he saw Cassian, who had been distracted elsewhere for a long time. I swear, it's was the first time Alan saw Cassian was so distracted with something.
'No way, really love... love ...?'
Alan shuddered when he thought of a ridiculous word. I don't know anyone else, but Cassian is in love, It was more credible to say that a passing dog laughed.
'Before the day His Highness loves someone, the sun will rise upside down first'
"Alan"
"Yes? Yes, Your Highness."
In embarrassment,Alan replied with a flurry. At the moment when he shed out a cold sweat, Alan wondered if he had read his inner thoughts,then Cassian opened his mouth.
"I have something to ask you."
"Please do so."
"What does it mean for a new bride to make a suicide attempt the first night?"
"...…?"
Alan was infrequently embarrassed. It was time for a huge question, but what kind of question is this? When Cassian noticed the hint of why he was asking this, he smiled coldly, and Alan replied quickly.
"I don't know, but don't you think it means that you hate the marriage so much?"
"...…"
Cassian was silent. Alan felt strangely stiffened by the aura around Cassian.
"Is there anything else besides that?"
Alan tilted his head at Cassian's low murmur.
"Who the hell are talking about want to attempted suicidal?"
"Well."
Alan furrowed his brow at the vague answer.
'He's not the type of person who cares about gossip...'
Certainly, Cassian has changed. Alan knew where this change began. Alan, frowning, soon came to his senses and did his duty.
"Oh, by the way, Your Highness. The 2nd Prince asked me to deliver this earlier."
"Did Mekenzie leave right after attending the wedding yesterday?"
"Yes . It is."
Second Prince Mackenzie was the only person who attended the wedding as an imperial representative. Cassian was lost in thought when he saw the documents left by the 2nd prince. Alan carefully opened his mouth to Cassian, who touched the document with his fingertips.
"Your Highness, when are you going to greet His Majesty the Emperor?"
Cassian threw the invitation left behind by the 2nd Prince Mackenzie and said.
"Soon."
The invitation was stamped with the seal of Emperor Josep of the Northern Empire. . . . In the splendid gardens of the castle of Terneuzen, Arne drank tea brewed by her nanny Eva herself and glanced at the magic ball. The Duchess of Brillcht, who had been in happy expression in the magic ball, grinned.
~[Did you like it?]
It was a question without context, but Arne almost spat out the tea she was drinking. In fact, nothing happened, so there was nothing good or bad. When Arne was silent because she didn't know what to say, and the Duchess, who thought it was because she was ashamed of Arne silent. was delighted.
~[Ho Ho. It's a good time.]
.... Arne just let her mother misunderstand.
~[It's something to live for a really long time. My daughter got married and spent her first night like this!]
"Kuck! "Cough! Cough."
"Miss. Arne! Are you okay?!"
"It's okay.... Knuck"
~[Oh, daughter. Are you ok?]
While Arne was drinking tea for a while, an unfortunate accident occurred, but the garden was still peaceful. Arne pondered and made a decision.
'Why don't you swipe that magic ball when no one is looking?
I thought that if I moved away, I would get less interference, but I didn't. It's nice to be able to get in touch with my mother with a magic ball, but didn't I feel like I was being watched someone, so it didn't bother me. Unaware of Arne's secret intention to smash it with his grip and pretend it to be an accident, the Duchess of Brillcht said cheerfully.
~[Oh, by the way. Arne, you say your subordinates are in a mess. The Knights of the Golden Dragon went on strike to get you back. Hid Majesty asked me to tell you to stop them. There's no one else could to stop it, but you.]
"strike.?"
~[Yeah, some of them are out of touch. I heard His Majesty tried to contact you several times to ask for help in this situation, but you didn't answer.
"...."
~[His Majesty held me and complained. He said that he felt so sad and abandoned.]
"I have an uncle. Just ask for it."
Contact the Duke of Sarno, who had come to the Northern Empire with her to preside over the wedding. At Arne's words, the Duchess shook her head.
~[I heard you don't even see the Duke of Sarno.]
"I'm busy."
It was never because he was bothering me.
'By the way, they went on strike?'
Arne recalled her subordinates who were against her marriage. When the news of the wedding was announced, the reaction of the subordinates was so rough.
~"What? Arne?"
~"fuck."
~ "Aren't you dreaming?"
~ "Haha. Someone is taking Arne!"
~ "Whmm. How about me as a husband?"
Arne's marriage was treated as impossible by her subordinates, and everyone was busy laughing about it. Remains that, Arne quietly swallowed the word that she was getting a divorce in three months. As the memory back then show up. Arne clenched her fists.
"I won't forgive them."
Just as she was gnashing her teeth at her subordinate, one of the maids come in running. She was a maid named Erica.
"Your Highness, His Highness the Grand Duke has sent a gift for you!"
".… Gift?"
What a gift all of a sudden. Arne thought he had sent a few small ones, but unexpectedly, several wrapped boxes were piled up in front her. Her mother in the magic ball was already in a state of disarray.
~[Oh my, what is this! A lot of gift, he so romantic! Kyaaa, where else can i find a son-in-law like this! I guess I really like him!]
I couldn't understand what my mother was saying after the arranged marriage, but Arne just ignored it. It was a useful skill she learned while living as her mother's daughter. Arne was stunned as her gift box piled up.
'Are you doing this because you misunderstood that i was tried to commit suicide.....?'
When my conscience pricked me a little, I suddenly felt a different mood among the people who came and went.
'This is?'
Arne's eyes sharpened. Arne turned her head and her eyes met exactly one of the men hidden among the well-organized bushes in the garden.
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