Chapter 115
“…Isn’t the Duke the only one with black hair?”
Louis asked back with a blank expression. As if to confirm he had heard correctly, Sia nodded and answered.
“Yes, that’s right.”
“……”
Unable to hide his troubled expression, Louis took a handkerchief from inside his jacket and wiped the sweat from his face. He had been planning to speak well with Nox and Sia and invite her to the Imperial Palace.
Not to separate the two of them, but to publicly declare that a human was under the care of the Pelles Empire. It would help discipline neighboring countries, and at the same time he had been considering using Sia, a human, for diplomatic purposes.
Louis grasped a strand of his neatly combed hair and checked it. The hair shining brilliantly in the light was the familiar blond. Dylan, who stood beside him, also ran a hand through his hair for no reason. The brown strands slipping through his fingers drooped weakly downward.
It wasn’t just the two of them checking their hair. Cedric, Marie, and several tight-lipped servants all unconsciously checked their own hair color as well, even though they already knew.
At Sia’s words, Nox felt as if he were floating on clouds. The world looked so bright and beautiful that it almost made him sigh. Meeting her that day truly had been fate.
Even if she had mistaken him for a cat, a fateful meeting was still a fateful meeting.
“Since Your Highness already knows, we won’t be able to stop the rumors, right?”
“…If you wish for me to keep silent, I will.”
“Oh, no. I think everyone will find out anyway.”
If God had openly come and even spoken, wouldn’t there be something more?
Thinking that God might visit again, Sia continued.
“The more I think about it, the better this idea sounds. It would be better to announce it publicly. That I, a human, won’t deal with anyone who doesn’t have black hair.”
“……”
“But I’ll make an exception. Your Highness may come to see me from time to time.”
“…Why am I being given permission?”
Rather than welcoming her permission outright, Louis first felt suspicious because he couldn’t understand the woman sitting before him.
“What you said earlier. It sounded sincere. Oh, but of course, I need Lord Nox’s permission first.”
“If it’s your opinion, I…”
At her words, Nox quickly tried to speak, but Sia gave him a subtle look. Instantly understanding what she intended, Nox smoothly changed his words.
“I intend to follow whatever you wish. Then I should take the lead in spreading your opinion. I’ll handle things on your behalf, Sia.”
“Well, I don’t really understand the systems here. I’ll have to leave it to you, Lord Nox. Right?”
“Everything you say is right, Sia.”
“…Hehe.”
At his firm answer, Sia was momentarily speechless and could only smile. His unconditional trust and affirmation tightened her throat. This kind of unconditional love was something that should have come from parents, yet Sia had never experienced even that. The feeling was unfamiliar, but now she could accept it.
Right. This isn’t Korea.
She hadn’t come here by choice, but staying instead of returning to Korea had been her own decision. She felt that she would probably never regret that choice for as long as Nox was by her side.
Nox found it strange that Sia’s eyes had turned slightly red. Worried, he cupped her cheek and brought his face closer.
“What’s wrong, Sia. Are you feeling unwell?”
“No, I’m fine—”
“Call the physician immediately!”
Startled by Louis suddenly standing up and giving a loud order, Sia, who had been about to say she was fine, flinched. He didn’t stop there and spoke to her with a flustered expression.
“I heard humans are fragile! If your body is so weak, you should say so in advance!”
“Yes, His Highness is right. If you’re not feeling well, you must tell us, Sia.”
“…I’m fine.”
“You don’t need to feel burdened.”
With everyone’s attention focused on her, how could she not feel burdened?
“Head butler, what are you doing. Call the physician at once. No, it would be better for her to return to her room immediately.”
“Sia, come here.”
Nox spread his arms as if to lift her. Seeing that they were practically treating her like a critically-ill patient, Sia gave up trying to explain.
Well, compared to werebeasts, she probably did look fragile.
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