“What is the condition?”
“To be honest, it’s a miracle that I’m still alive.”
“How long do you think it will take to get back up again?”
“Having been a doctor for so long, and suffering from injuries of this magnitude, it is simply strange that I am still alive, unless it is a blessing from God. There is no guarantee that it will happen.”
“………”
“If only they had put the protruding organs back into their bodies, sutured the burst organs, and aligned the broken bones, they would have already been dead.”
“It’s a miracle just to be alive.”
“Yes… I’m just barely holding on, like a candle in the wind.”
Seriously, I only did the simple treatment that I could here, but everyone was exhausted and covered in blood.
I just sat on the floor and fell asleep without any reason.
In fact, it wouldn't be strange if that monster came rushing in here right now, but there's no time to relax like this.
The only question that remains in my mind is, "Why on earth doesn't he come?"
“Please rest for a moment. We plan to evacuate the people here later.”
“Excuse me, are we leaving too?”
“So, do you plan to stay here?”
“Where could I possibly go, leaving such a princess behind?”
I won't necessarily stop someone who doesn't want to go.
As someone who saw the scene of slaughter right before my eyes, I want to somehow persuade them to evacuate.
“………”
No matter how hard you try to persuade him, he just looks at you with a useless look.
***
It's still dark.
Is it really this cold in the North, where there is no sunlight? I was just near the window to see the outside scenery.
Every time I breathed in and out, white puffs of breath would come out of my mouth.
And although I was initially surprised by the view here, I'm not so surprised anymore.
There was a loud noise going on and on as red flames shot out from there, but now it has quieted down and is starting to get quiet.
My eyes are drawn more to the stars in the sky.
“It’s pretty.”
Like small, sweet sugar sprinkled on the endless black sky
The vast northern sky was illuminated by stars.
I couldn't help but be certain that the scream I had heard earlier in my head was the Princess's.
No matter how much I want to deny it, the only person who can be by Emily's side is the Princess...
“I don’t like it… If you really don’t, why do it?”
I had no choice but to deny it without even seeing it properly.
It was so clear that the person Emily had brought with her at that time was indeed the princess.
If not, it doesn't make sense, but I can understand Emily's actions, even though she kicked me out without even listening to my story.
In the current situation, there is no use in letting emotions take precedence.
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In the midst of this, the sound of footsteps crunching in the snow began to be heard from down there.
Perhaps because I was making noise, footsteps began to slowly approach me, and I could see the figure.
“Why are you here alone?”
It's my first time seeing you.
I'm wearing a dress that's not something you'd wear to work here, and I have slightly white hair.
Thinking that he was probably a noble or someone of high rank, I quickly dressed politely.
“Oh, sorry, I’m sorry.”
“Why are you apologizing?”
“It looks like you’re playing alone here.”
“No, don’t apologize. You’re not really that great, so sit back down.”
"yes."
“Is it okay if I sit next to you?”
“Okay, just a moment.”
Since I only swept the snow off one side of the chair so I could sit alone, I also swept the snow off the other side so we could sit together.
“It doesn’t matter if you don’t clean it up, but thank you.”
"are you okay."
He is a strange person.
It's clear that this is the first time I've seen him here, but I feel like he's getting too close from the first time we met.
A pungent smell is pouring out from somewhere, stinging my nose, and I feel like I'm going to frown.
"what's the matter?"
“Oh, no, but where are you from?”
“Where did you come from? You came from home.”
“……”
“Oh, sorry, was it not fun?”
From the moment we first met, she made absurd jokes, and somehow I thought she was a similar type of person to Emily.
“More importantly, why are you here?”
“Ah… that’s it.”
“What are you worried about?”
“Hmm… a little bit.”
Even if I say it's a worry, it's just a worry. Should I even call this a worry?
“So that’s why you were here.”
“Yes, it hasn’t been that long since I got here, but it’s not like I’ll get anything done by staying inside, I just came here to get some fresh air.”
“Hmm… I see.”
***
I soon continued my conversation with the nobleman sitting next to me.
Even though he said he kept talking all day and night about what he wanted to say, I just agreed with him.
“So, what was it like there? Are you listening to the story properly?”
“Yes, yes! I’m listening properly.”
“This is the most important moment, so you have to listen carefully.”
“Ahaha… I’m sorry.”
“No, you don’t have to feel sorry about it. Just listen without thinking about anything else.”
"yes."
“Listen carefully, don’t think anything strange.”
He started talking again.
I started listening to random things over and over again without even being able to grasp the context of what was being said, so I started to feel a little dazed.
Somehow, he doesn't seem to have any consideration for others, and he seems like a bit of a selfish person.
"Do you know what's truly absurd? Dad pretended to be so noble and upright, yet he ended up not knowing a thing about Mom!"
“When I realized it later, I was in denial, but I said it was because I was just tired.”
“I knew that my mother was acting crazy like that to me, and I thought my father would deny it somehow and calm down quickly, so what do you think he did?”
The stories that were heard here and there were about family circumstances that were quite embarrassing to hear.
But he didn't stop, as if he knew I was the only one who could keep talking.
“I, I….”
“Huh, huh? Why.”
“I’m cold now, so I’ll go in first.”
It's not a lie that my body is cold.
As I sat here in the same position all day listening to the story, I began to feel my body tremble and feel cold.
I got up from my seat and tried to go into the palace first,
“No, listen to me no more.”
“Ah.”
He grabbed my hand as I stood up and pulled me back to where I was sitting.
I know I'm a little weak, but I thought my wrist was going to be ripped off for a moment because of how strong you are.
“Ah… ahhh….”
"are you okay?"
“Yes, it’s okay….”
“Well, if that’s okay, then that’s good.”
“……Ugh.”
I don't necessarily say it, but
Isn't that too selfish and self-willed?
My arm is starting to hurt because of someone, and instead of offering a proper apology, they're acting like there's no need to apologize.
He asks me to continue listening to his story.
“Don’t go, just sit down and listen to the story.”
“………How long do you plan to do this?”
“Isn’t that a lot?”
“Haa… I’m really sorry, but it’s really cold to listen to you like that….”
Isn't this person cold?
When you breathe out, white smoke comes out, and the weather is so cold that the accumulated snow does not melt.
How can you be so nonchalant, wearing just a black dress?
“Is it very cold?”
"yes…."
“Even though you’re wearing so much?”
“Yes, that’s right….”
“Then, should I come a little closer and listen to you? I’m already warm.”
"yes?"
“You heard me, so why don’t you pretend not to hear me? Come here.”
“Uh… Uh uh uh uh.”
Why on earth are you doing this?
Now, is it that he has gone beyond being selfish and has no sense of his own chastity? Or is it that he literally means to give warmth, in that sense?
I don't know why he's doing this, whether it's because he's sticking right next to me or whatever the reason is.
All I could say was that I was just embarrassed.
“How is it warm?”
“You’re too close….”
“It’s okay, don’t worry about it.”
“Poetry, it doesn’t matter whether you care or not… I just wanted to go inside because it was cold.”
“No, don’t go in.”
“Why on earth?”
“You’ll feel better once you go in.”
“Well, that’s true… It’s late, you know.”
How did you know?
If I go in, I'll just sit there alone and worry and fall asleep... but it's just luck, right?
What else could there be to do at this late hour but sleep?
“Come here and keep listening.”
“………”
“I won’t bother you. If you’re sleepy, you can just sleep here.”