Earl and Fairy: Volume 04 by Mizue Tani

Author:Mizue Tani [TANI, MIZUE]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2023-12-29T00:00:00+00:00

Not Quite in Love

That evening, the tide had receded, and Raven had left for town. The seas remained stormy, the waves constantly lapping at the shore as if to sweep away any passersby. Taking the narrow path was even more dangerous in the dark night, but the boy had insisted on fetching Scarlet Moon’s valuable information.

“I shall be back tomorrow morning. Please remain vigilant until then, my lord.”

“The enemy wants me to suffer slowly. It is a little early for them to pull out all the stops.”

Despite what Edgar had said as he saw his servant off, there was plenty to be cautious of that night. More than anything else was the possibility that their adversaries may realize that Theresa only possessed Lydia after dark.

“She’s still unconscious! What’s going on?” Nico complained, joining Edgar on his hind paws.

“Miss Collins is currently in possession of Lydia’s body. It could be her terror that is keeping her asleep, but she may well awake soon.”

“Terror?”

“It would appear that memories of her death have been fraying Lydia’s nerves.”

Nico folded his front legs. “And you can’t do anything about that? Do you have any idea what it might do to her?”

It was indeed a horrifying thought. However, Edgar reasoned, Theresa’s sudden recollections of death may well have been caused by last night’s incident. No, not the incident itself, but what came afterward. What had she seen? What had she felt?

Supposing Ulysses had murdered whoever was possessing Lydia specifically to pass her off as Theresa, something about the incident must have reminded her of her murderer.

“There is a chance, Nico, that Miss Collins’s killer is responsible for all of this. If she can recall the moment of her death, we might just be able to gain the advantage.” Edgar stood up and made to leave the room.

Nico scrambled in front of him. “You would make her remember? But what if Lydia is awake inside there?”

If she was, she might be forced to go through the same horrific pain.

“If I don’t do anything, Lydia will remain in harm’s way, and I cannot guarantee that I shall be able to protect her.”

Edgar picked the fairy cat up and put him to one side. Nico screeched.

“Unhand me at once! You’re not concerned about Lydia in the slightest, are you?! Sometimes simply saving someone’s life isn’t enough!”

In Edgar’s mind, he was concerned about her. And yet Nico was parroting Lydia’s sentiment that he hadn’t even tried to “understand her feelings.” Were they right to make such accusations? Surely there was nothing more important than keeping her alive? After all, if he failed to protect her, there would be no feelings left to understand in the first place.

His mind made up, Edgar headed for Theresa’s bedroom.

***

She was in pain. She couldn’t breathe. The more she struggled in the darkness, the more filthy water filled her mouth and nostrils. She wanted to cry for help, but she couldn’t find her voice. The only thing she achieved was exhaling the little air that had been left in her lungs.

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