The Escape of Layla

I just renewed my resolve, and I tried to move quickly, but they were experiencing more wound bleeding earlier than I thought, and when I tried to get up, I realized I was dizzy. I am reminded that there was a lot of blood in the place where I was falling, and it was really dangerous.

I accepted Mr. Leanhardt's word to just take a short break, and now I was sitting on the couch so that he could hug me from behind. What a reassuring posture, but subtle embarrassment comes with it. But I couldn't have asked you to let me go any more than I had seen Mr. Leanhardt comb my hair with pleasure.

"So, what do we do now?

Mr. Leenhardt deposited his head on my shoulder, grinning and looking up at me.

"If you want revenge on those who scorned you, I'll do anything for you. If you want, you can turn this country into a sea of fire."

Returns an ambiguous grin to Mr. Lenhardt, who says something rash and noisy with an unusual calm and neat grin.

"... hehe, you say things that scare you a lot"

Maybe Mr. Leanhardt would really do anything. In fact, that's all he has, and I think he loves me to the point where he doesn't hate to use that mighty power.

That's why I can never go wrong. Do not let this man, who is kind in heart, do things that go off the path of men.

"Leila, I'm serious. The people in this country hurt you too much."

Mr. Leanhardt loosened the arm he turned to my body and faced me. Purple blue eyes are even serious.

"Sure, maybe you are.... but I don't want revenge. Nor have I always been right."

"Don't you even hate the King Prince who strangled you?

"Yes, I can't say enough... but I have no desire to hurt Your Highness"

I'm still scared about Your Highness. I can't help being scared and scared. Just remembering, it's so painful that my breath gets stuck. I'm sure after all these years, you'll be frightened just to see what you look like.

But I have to face him. I have to be honest with you about my feelings and settle for this mistake of nine years. It must be cowardly not to face His Highness's heart for fear of it, though I do not think we can discuss it in a full circle.

Nevertheless, it is nearly impossible to speak to His Highness on an equal footing in this room. Because what is wrong with you is no match for His Highness's power.

Your Highness and I need a place where we can talk on an equal footing. It would be ideal if we could discuss it alone, regardless of identity.

It may be near impossible if you think properly, but I'm actually coming up with only one such place. But it only took a little courage to put Mr. Leanhardt forward in his mouth. If you do it badly, you can choose to break his heart.

"... what's wrong?

Mr. Leanhardt peeks into my face looking worried somewhere. You must have made me anxious because you're silent. I held my breath and looked up at Mr. Leenhardt's purple blue eyes and told him.

"Mr. Leanhardt...... I, am going to join the monastery"

"... Huh?

"After revealing Rose's sins to your father, you enter the monastery. That should make sure His Highness comes after me. So I want to discuss it with him. After a proper discussion with him, I'd like to take Mr. Leanhardt's hand. We'll meet at the monastery after we've settled everything."

"Wait a minute, Leila. You can't do that, it's too dangerous..."

A colour of deep sorrow floats in Mr. Leanhardt's eyes. I know, this proposal should be so unacceptable to Mr Lienhardt. Because I'm about to follow the same procedure as I did with Princess Amelia two hundred years ago.

"I am sorry that it has become an action that evokes hard memories for Mr Lienhardt. But I think the best way to confront His Highness is to have a monastery that we can discuss regardless of identity."

"... do we have to get that far and face him? That's the man who strangled you, isn't it?

"That's why. There were too few words between me and Your Highness. If we don't discuss this properly, my relationship with Your Highness will remain stubborn for the rest of my life."

"Can't you stay stubborn?

"... Yes, because in order to be happy with Mr. Leanhardt, we have to settle properly. And I decided to be as honest as I could with people's emotions and their hearts."

In Mr. Leanhardt's eyes, there had been an obvious stray. I'm sorry that I upset this gentle man, and I gently touch his cheek.

"I'm sorry I said all I could.... but the situation isn't the same as it was when Princess Amelia. It doesn't mean I'm being targeted for my life by anyone."

Mr. Leanhardt looks at me anxiously and touches the pendant I lowered from his neck.

"... Ahead, never take this off me. Because before entering the monastery, we do more powerful magic."

"I promise. Until we settle with His Highness, I'll keep you on your skin."

Looking up at Mr. Leanhardt and smiling, he hugged me by trying to bury his face in my shoulder.

"... if you get hurt, I don't like it, Leila"

"I will pay close attention.... you don't have to worry so much, you'll be fine. I will come to you in the end."

"Promise."

"Yeah, it's a promise"

As he gently stroked Mr. Leanhardt's dark hair, he smiled somewhere weak. Even though he has a look he thinks is cute somewhere, he still has a color in his eyes, which is bad for his heart to see up close. I feel heat on my cheeks, and I accidentally slip away from my gaze.

"... don't stare so much. I get nervous."

"I hope it's time for you to get used to this..."

Mr. Leanhardt laughed all the time and took his hand off me. Good. In the state of being embraced, I was whimpering that it would even transmit the sound of my sooner heart.

"... you seem to be feeling a lot better. A little relieved."

"Ah... right. It's a lot easier than earlier."

After all, Mr. Leanhardt was right to take a break as he put it. It will be time to take action.

I'll write to His Highness to tell him that I'm going to the monastery. We're also going to reveal Mr. Leanhardt, so we just need to seed the means to get out of here then.

When I told His Highness that I would write to him, Mr. Leanhardt told me that in the meantime he would process a broken vase with blood all around it. Sure, walking away like this would cause extra confusion. This room must be kept as usual.

I took the parchment paper I was using when I was teaching Monica the letters and the feather pen. There's no such thing as an envelope, so it would be more of a write-off than a letter. His Royal Highness wrote down that a week later, the night after, we would wait at the monastery in Wang Du, where the two of us had visited. Though it would be too disrespectful if I thought I would write something that would call against the royalty, this is a word I put to Lewis himself.

I signed under the parchment and put it on the table. Maybe you'll realize it's my handwriting. If it's true that Your Highness loves me, then you should be looking through the letters I was sending you as a fiancée.

They quickly finished cleaning up. Mr. Leanhardt saw that I rested my hands and came back beside him again.

"Revealing your sister's sins means going to the Duke's house first, too?

"Yep.... but before I do, can I see Rose"

Rose was no exception when she decided to face all things. There is no more guarantee of Rose's life than I revealed Rose's sins to your father and decided to go to the convent. You can't end your relationship with Rose without talking a lot about it.

"Of course.... but you want to see me? He must have taken his first love from you."

"Heh heh... but even though it created an incentive for us to meet"

Now that I know His Highness's true thoughts, I was certain that Rose's ploy would add to his unforgivable feelings based on the fact that he also trampled on his feelings. But it's also true that if Rose hadn't had that accident, I wouldn't have met Mr. Leanhardt. Of course, that's why it's not sunny enough for the word gratitude to come to mind, but it had left me with negative emotions to the extent that I could hold them back with reason.

"What do you mean?

"It was Rose's ruse that got me kicked by a horse. To bring me and Your Highness's engagement back to blank paper."

"... wait a minute, doesn't that mean I was trying to kill you?

"Maybe that's what's gonna happen"

Clear hatred lingers in Mr. Leanhardt's eyes. I thought it was a failure to talk about this, but at this point, I'd rather not have anything to hide.

"... such a person should die, you didn't even have to worry about Leila's deal with Prince Wang"

"Still, I wanted to save Rose and the Duke's house. Though it was now only self-satisfying motive."

"... there are too many people around you trying to unilaterally consume you"

Well, I'm pretty sure there was a time when I couldn't leak into that example, too, and Mr. Leenhardt groans somewhere sorry. I touched his arm not only with that painful expression, but leaned softly against it. Mr. Leanhardt looks at me like that and strokes my head only once.

"I don't think I'm going to like your sister very much... but before I said I'd do anything for Leila, I can't pull back now, so I'll work with you."

Mr. Leanhardt didn't seem convinced somewhere, but he seems to get me to see Rose. The presence of this man who makes my pain as angry as it is about me made me think it was still unusual and loving.

"Thank you. Mr. Leanhardt is still kind."

"... I don't think you're being nice. Maybe I just don't want you to hate me."

At that moment, Mr. Leanhardt stared at the door and gently blocked my mouth with his hand. Immediately the hand was released, but Mr. Leanhardt pulls me straight in, ear to ear.

"People are coming"

"... Your Highness?

"No... that's not a sign of Prince Wang. She's younger than Leila. Do you want me to transfer right away?

Younger than me, there is only one visitor to this room. It's Monica. I'm sure she even came to clean up this tea set.

Just in time. It's my chance to say goodbye. I'd rather see him in person and exchange words than just leave a note like this. I thought so, and I shook my head sideways and looked up at Mr. Leenhardt.

"No, I'm fine. I'm sure he's a maid who's been good to me. Let me say goodbye one last time."

"Who's okay with you leaving here?

"Yeah, I'm fine"

Monica will surely be surprised at Mr. Leanhardt's presence. What can I explain, will you believe in the existence of magic? It's about pure Monica, so she won't imitate you denying me without a headache, but she just gets a little nervous. Listening to the sound of a regular sounding knock, I looked at how the door would open.