Desire

Three weeks after we sail.

Nothing else happened. Hermione's seasickness fell asleep with the help of purple stars, and occasionally there were no problems except for shallow quarrels among the two princes and other princes.

Ajin acted as usual, removing the stigma from Hermione's side. Rivera comes to you a few times and talks to her.

Sometimes I wanted to get wet with useless emotions, I went out to the deck and looked at the sea. The ocean that flowed at night reminded me of the sea I saw at the boat party a few years ago. I should have brought some Raw Snow. How many times do I have to think about it, and nod my head, saying it's better not to bring it. Next time, let's come to the sea together. On a boat.

Take Persian.

There used to be a legend among vampires that the monster could not cross the flowing waters. Will Persian be able to sail? The time spent at sea was long, and there were a lot of distractions floating in my head. It's been over a year since Persian went to the Black Forest as a hostage of the Alkadion.

What is she doing now?

Negative thoughts were avoided as much as possible. To be precise, I wanted to exclude it. But it didn't work out. The intention was not to sink to the bottom of the water. Rather, I don't want to think. The more conscious I am, the stronger I rise and drive the pain.

Maybe too much time has passed. Maybe it's over already. What? If it's over, what? Persian is dead. No, he can't be dead. He'll be alive. Alcadion was interested in Persian existence. If he was going to kill you, he would have killed you.

What if she was humiliated? It was the worst family I could think of. Persian is insulted. No, don't think about it. A different kind of sickness and dizziness than seasickness forced me to stop thinking. It was repeated several times.

What have I accomplished in a year? He earned his name in a small territory and became a guardian by associating with the royal family. It turned out to be quite as I had hoped. So what's next? What happens next? A year or so to get here?

How long will it take? A year? I'm at sea now, and she's in the Black Forest. I can't do this alone. I need reinforcements. Can I afford the alkadion now? But the enemy is not alone. You must take a stand against the entire Black Forest. At worst, you have to face the queen. It's too much to handle to save a woman.

If it hadn't been taken from you in the first place. If I hadn't built up my pride back then. What if you asked Raw Snow for help? Ajin grabs the rail. The handrail that I was holding in my hand with the thumping sound turned to powder.

"Stupid."

Selfloathing and regret occurred periodically. Usually, whenever Ajin was like this, the smell of Raw Snow would support him. Hold hands, hold hands. But now there is no black snow scent beside him. I can't control the idea of rushing.

So I prayed.

The target of prayer is always the same. Adim, the knight god. He does not pray specifically for his desperation. It was already a habit. When I get dizzy, when I have a lot of thoughts, when I have thoughts I don't want to think about.

I prayed every time. He gave up his own wishes and repeated the act of mere prayer. It just boosted my Faith score. I prayed for it in the first place.

However, when I sat on my knees and held my hands, my conscience disappeared.

“You have a lot of faith. ”

I opened my eyes to the voice behind my back. A familiar presence penetrated my senses. Azin raises his body and looks back. There was a purple star in a robe. Azin glances at her face.

‘Again.'

I didn't feel it coming. As if I had stood there from the beginning, the purple star was there. It's already been a few times. After spending three weeks together on this ship, purple stars deceived and intruded and caught up with the pain several times in this way.

“The night breeze is cold. ”

The sea breeze is cold. It was a thoughtful speech, and purple stars shrugged their shoulders. “It's not that cold.” She's a wizard. There will be many ways to overcome the cold.

“What about the Prince? ”

“He's sleeping. ”

It's dawn, he adds. After switching to sleep mode and logging out, I just went back to sleep a little bit in reality. I was staring at the sea for no reason, and it made me feel like shit, so I just kept praying for a while.

“Is it okay for the escort to leave at will? ”

“Who would dare harm the royal family? In this ship you can't escape. ”

Ajin smiles and replies. It may be worth a try, but if it did happen, he wouldn't know. Only purple stars can deceive the pain among those who move on this ship.

What if she tries to assassinate him? It's a meaningless assumption.Purple stars can't do that.

“.. at this hour of the morning? ”

Ajin glances back. The Black Sea was flowing. Purple stars came to the side of Ajin without answering. She presses her hand against the hair scattered in the wind and glances at the side of her face.

“What's wrong with a knight? ”

“I couldn't sleep. ”

“So am I. ”

Purple stars smile at the tail of their mouths. Strange woman. For three weeks, that was all she felt for the purple stars. He doesn't hang out with the other Pentagon wizards, and spends most of his time in his room. The meal seemed to be resolved in the room.

“.. you're from the front line, right? ”

Purple stars suddenly opened their mouths. Seeing Hilghee next to him, the purple star was holding its eyes wide open towards Ajin. “Yes.” She nods her head, and the purple star squeezes her hands together.

“I've heard a lot about progress, but I've never been there myself. What kind of place?”

“.. it's just a place where people live. ”

Ajin replied with a shivering face. I don't remember having a conversation for three weeks.

“I was born in a small village. ”

The great purple star unravels his story.

“This town has nothing. All around the forest. My father was the chief of the village. It was a small village, but it had quite a lot of power. ”

“Oh, yes. ”

“Thanks to me, I grew up with a lot of love from my childhood. I raised a lot of animals. ”

“.. Yes. ”

I accepted the word roughly. The purple star continued to talk nonchalantly, whether I was drunk or not.

“One day, I received a grimoire from a friend of my father's. It was a grimoire with the magic of the Ride. It was my first time learning magic, but it was pretty fun. ”

This is your pride. You have mastered magic without a master, and you are close enough to master Meiji. If you are one of the Pentagon's five stars, you are one of the greatest wizards on the entire continent.

“A few years later, I left town. I used to wander around the Pentagon and settle down... But I never made it to the front. ”

“.. it's just a place where people live. Nothing special. If you get a chance later, go there. ”

“If I had the chance. ”

Purple stars smiled and replied. Azin read expectations of something in the purple star's gaze of staring at him. Do they want this story? Azin spits out low.

“.. I don't have much to say. ”

“You said you were called a hematoma in the line of fire. ”

Purple stars tingle. His expression is a little stiff. Azin clammed his lips and looked at the purple star. The purple star smiling in a circle was the word.

“What did I tell you? I've been all over the place. I'm very interested in other people's stories. While I was doing that, I made some friends with bright ears in some rumors. ”

A purple star sat on the ledge. She laughs as she looks down at the flowing sea.

“The progress across the desert was like a mystery to me. And wizards are mysteriously starving creatures they don't know. After I got into the Pentagon, they told me the story of progress. Sapa blood, bloodline, bloodline, blindness, martyrdom... war. And a hematoma.”

The purple star's gaze slipped. She raises her mouth and raises her tail, gazing at the stiff face of Azin.

“A story about you. ”

“.. if you've heard the rumors, you don't have to listen to me." ”

“You're not denying it? ”

“You already know that. What are you doing in denial? And I've already spoken with the Emperor. ”

“What did you say? ”

“It was obvious. Why did you become Prince Hermione's guardian?" She just said that it happened because of her relationship. What do you want to ask me? ”

Asin asks with boundaries, the purple star shakes her head with a bloodshed smile.

“No, I don't want to ask you anything. I just wanted to be confirmed. Are you really that sick? ”

“I don't know what kind of pain you're asking for, but if blood spawn is bloodthirsty, star-spangled, it's me. ”

“It's a little different from the rumors. ”

“.. what rumors? ”

“It's nothing. I just heard the blood horse is a little violent. ”

The purple star says so and comes down off the ledge. She smiles for a moment at the pain and turns away without a doubt.

“The wind is getting cold. I'm going in now, Lord Azin. ”

“.. the prayer is not yet finished. ”

In response, purple stars smiled. The smile does not disappear from her face until she crosses the deck and returns to her room. Azin glances at the back of the purple star, frowning.

When you close the door, go back to your room. The smile disappeared from the face of the purple star. The soft crooked eyes cool and the dried mouth tail comes down. She takes off the robe she was wearing, goes to a messy bed and lies down.

“Um... ”

I opened my eyes that were closing.

The forest sank quietly. Trees soaring high and branches far away. The leaves that emerge from there again are so dense that they cover the sky.

Thanks to you, the forest is dark as night. She raises her head, touching her flimsy temples with her fingertips. The surface of the lake was shaken lightly.

“.. it won't take long. ”

She mumbles like that and walks to the surface of the lake. Every step she took left a small ripple on the surface of the lake. The forest is a little shaky.

“I met the man. ”

The queen opens her mouth as she crosses the lake completely and touches the ground. I wasn't talking to myself. I just didn't answer. The red eyes blink. The queen looks down and sees a woman kneeling in front of her head.

“It's a little different than what you said. He wasn't violent, and he seems to be doing better than you think. ”

The woman did not answer. The queen's jaw rises slightly.

“Are you disappointed that the man is not corrupted? ”

“.. no. ”

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