章節 505: Chapter 505

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"I am not asking this to hurt you, dear. It is so I can avoid that." — He said right after I fell silent, surprised by the inquiry… to which I do have an answer. — "You are beautiful, no man with eyes can deny that truth. Coming from a good family as well… A prince he is and much of his time is filled with boredom. So much war is known to be a source of entertainment to him… This I say is not that absurd if you take a moment to think about it."

Somehow the fact he asked that made me happy since depending on the answer, I would also find a real answer to the first question. Therefore, all I could think of… was telling the truth…

"… I did believe it was an act, Dad… him acting so nicely towards myself who was mute and expressionless… showing himself different to everything the whole Empire knows about him… gentle and even innocent… it appeared like a lie… a much too cruel lie as I continued to grow attached…"

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