"Charlotte. Mother, when will you be well?
"To my mother, shouldn't I see you yet?
"Dear Lili, Lara......"
In the courtyard of Kingsley Castle, with its sweet scent of seasonal flowers. Charlotte, sitting at the edge of the fountain, was anxiously looking up to her twin princesses as they wrapped themselves around the hem of her dress, cramped in reply to what should be answered.
At that time, what came to her mind were empty eyes with a strong will, shown by Princess Alicia after sharing information all the way in the dungeon.
We gathered in the dungeon, after that. In the wake of the knight Robert's muttering, Liddy first, then Charlotte, reported to Alicia on matters related to "that night" when Emperor Elizabeth fell.
Charlotte talked about how she came to suspect Fritz and her father, the same way she explained to Liddy before. In addition, I confessed to why I thought Fritz was "strange" in the first place - that, too, about the special relationship.
Fritz told me his thoughts, and I secretly fell in love. When he mouthed the fact, Charlotte's feet trembled with horror and guilt.
Charlotte has never revealed anything to anyone about her relationship with Fritz. He is the prince to whom the next throne was promised, and he is just a receiver with no blood connection, even though he is the daughter of the Chancellor. The prince repeated that he had no need to worry, because if he tried it on her, he was the two people who could not have been tied together at all.
Besides, I only had a chance to talk for a few hours, but Charlotte was strongly attracted to Alicia's resolute strength, her character. That is why my deeds seemed to betray Alicia and I suffered guilt.
But Alicia didn't blame Charlotte at all for confessing the truth with tears and tremors. On the contrary, he labored her and took it.
"Thanks for telling me. I think it was very courageous to reveal everything.
Alicia nodded forcefully after hugging Charlotte so that she could fool herself. He told us to leave the rest to ourselves. The straight glance that pierced me was very dazzling.
At the end of the day, Charlotte followed the dungeon first. From the atmosphere, Liddy and Alicia didn't seem to be talking about it yet, but given the possibility that Fritz and Father would come into contact, they decided they shouldn't know much about it.
"Hey, Charlotte. Neither is your brother."
"He looked so frightened."
"Liddy, I can't even see you. Guys, we shouldn't see each other."
"I want to see my mother. Charlotte......"
Two identical pairs of eyes reflect an unreliable self like the one you gave me on the way. Realizing that, Charlotte exhorted herself. And I thought of Alicia again, hoping that I would look equally reliable to the twin princesses.
"It's okay. Dear Lili, Lara."
Overlaying his own it on the little two hands, Charlotte laughed at Lilianna and Laurencia.
"Master Alicia is coming to the castle. Dear Beatrice, Alicia, and Liddy. Everyone is joining forces. And Master Fritz and that one, the truth is..."
"Brother."
Charlotte stood up unexpectedly and looked back at Princess Lillianna, who stared back with her eyes round. Then just opposite the fountain, between the passages made of hedges, there was the figure of Prince Fritz staring at this one with no expression.
My chest hurts like a heart attack. The prince glanced at her like that before calling on her twin sisters.
"Lilianna, Laurencia. The wind is getting cold, so go back to your room. Your mother will be worried if I break your body."
"... Yes, brother"
To the prince, whose voice is gentle but does not say yes or no, the twin princess walks honestly to the maid who refrains behind her brother. When the two were taken to the castle by the samurai, only Charlotte and Prince Fritz were left on the spot.
Face to face with the prince when he spoke with Beatrice during the glance - since Charlotte showed him that she was on Liddy's side.
Charlotte waited for him to turn himself in, but Fritz would not try to move while standing in the same spot as earlier. When she started thinking about walking away because she had no choice, the prince moved to the lid and turned to this side to her big crotch.
"Dear Fritz, I am"
"Shut the fuck up."
Stuffed in time at once, the prince grabbed Charlotte's shoulder intact and took her lips. The rough mouth sealed the words relentlessly and did not allow them to refuse.
"I told you so."
Finally releasing his lips, the prince looked sharply at Charlotte from between the messy blondes.
"I will not consider your convenience. Whether you put your shoulder in there or not, I won't let you go."
Anger and thirst. Charlotte was remembering as she took the gaze of the fritz they had crossed.
When he told me he was going to be the caretaker of Liddy Sutherland, who was put in jail during a glance. The prince, walking down the stage, stopped once and whispered to her the same thing just now.
It's all the same as then - the first night of a feast that took my lips away. There is a mixture of sadness somewhere when it comes to the power to hold yourself down, the words, the gaze, and all that strength.
I don't want to lose it. I won't let anyone take it.
Such an appeal shadows his face.
But still.
"No!
With the best force he could, Charlotte pushed the stiff breasts of the frizz that trapped her. And she glanced at the prince looking down at herself.
"Dear Fritz. I'm weak. I have no power whatsoever, I'm just a little girl not far from His Highness. But that's me. Stop you, this is all I have to give up!
"Don't turn me down, Charlotte," he asks. "I get everything in this country. I won't let anyone get in the way. Nobody can take mine. Regardless, you too...... What dissatisfaction do you have with the new world I create?
"Yes! It's huge!
You're frightened by the intensity of the screaming voice, and the frizzy hands on your shoulders loosen. With that gap, Charlotte paid his hand, distancing herself from the prince and facing him.
"Dear Fritz. Are you going to be king for you?
"... what?
"Master Fritz only sees himself. What happens to the weak when it comes to war? What about Master Lili? What about Lady Lara? Yeah, that's not all. There's a lot of pain in the city, in the country, a lot of tears, right?
"What's wrong with that? Before the Great King, the people obey."
"Yeah, that's right. I can't fight it, I can't change the world. So I can only accept that I was hurt, even if I was torn apart from my real family, without complaining."
"It's..."
Fritz's eyes rocked for the first time. That's right. Neither could he be ruthless enough to overthrow the tragedy that once happened to his beloved lover with "no way to do it".
Charlotte didn't miss that slight change. No, there's no way I missed it. Because she believes in the warmth of her gaze at the prince - the kindness that once protected her - toward her twin sisters.
"I'll wait. that you love me, that you love us in a true way."
"... Huh! Charlotte!"
Without looking back, Charlotte ran. No one goes after her as she flips the hem of her dress and runs between the hedges. Still, she didn't try to loosen her legs.
After a while, her breath rose and she looked up at the sky, which began to stain blue as she swayed her shoulders wide. There were the stars that shined brightest.
"No one, no mother, will admit me. In the glorious shadow of the Great King, every day a small disappointment rises. The weight, the pain, you wouldn't know.
Words that once fell zero from the fritz run through her head as she wandered around.
He's right. Charlotte can't understand half of what has hunted down the prince. And at the same time, I don't know how I can remove his weight - or how I can lead him to the right path.
Still, she is.
"Your Highness...... Dear Fritz. Can you see it? Stars, they're so beautiful. Do you see it properly?
She hoped that he, who would still be in the garden, was looking up at the same sky.
- I hoped this star would show us his way.
The early autumn wind blows and the fallen leaves dance clearly. The sun poured out of the thin cloudy sky is warm enough to make you forget the fierce strife that is about to begin.
"How are you feeling? I don't think it's something to ask when you're about to confront someone who's been drinking boiled water for years."
It was Robert sitting across the street who asked Alicia that way in the carriage. Often it is the brunette aide who rides with her, but with his absence, instead he boards the carriage as the closest sword Robert can protect the princess.
In response to the knight's words, Alicia recalled once again what Liddy and I had exchanged in the dungeon.
Reasoning about a man with a mole and the odd death of Adam Fisher.
"Rumors" about Chancellor Yugdrasil.
The night of the incident and the prince's chilling grin...
"No problem," Alicia nodded. "Liddy was doing his part, properly. The truth that he has told us will be our weapon."
"Ha. As always, the princess has a lot of nerve."
After laughing strangely, Robert glanced lightly over his shoulder.
"If there's one dissatisfaction, it's that he's not here. I lose my head, and I drive well. Without a moment's notice, no man would deserve more than Clovis for today's confrontation."
"Right."
I remember yesterday and Alicia laughed too. Liddy disturbed herself when she realized there was no auxiliary who should always be holding back on Alicia's side, saying, "He's not in my pinch with a rival... ⁉"
"What will he do? Why don't you come over here? Or do you want to stay in the country and practice diplomacy?
"I don't know. The letter didn't say to come or not.... but Clovis will surely come up with the best solution to save this crisis. He has the power."
"You believe it. Take him."
"Yeah. From the bottom of my heart," smiles challengingly, Alicia replies. "You know, six years ago, when I held my hand, he always kept surpassing expectations."
"No way."
At that time, the carriage wobbled and stopped. At the same time that Robert checked through the window, he told us that your man had arrived at Kingsley Castle from outside.
The door opens and Alicia takes a step outside with Robert pulling her hand down first. Looking up at Kingsley Castle, which was beautifully built in front of her, Alicia breathes heavily and vomits. And she looked straight ahead with her empty eyes.
"I'm coming."
Alicia raised her voice for the escort knights, headed by Robert, and for Beatrice, who got off another carriage and joined her.
"Absolutely, let me defend my kingdom -!"