The Springtime Chime of Marielle Clarac [Parts 1 to 3] by Haruka Momo

Author:Haruka Momo
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter Four

Upon hearing our voices, royal guards peered out of the antechamber, and His Highness from behind Lord Simeon. Then, after rolling their eyes, they all returned just as quickly.

Now that we were alone again, Lord Simeon came closer, wearing a sour look. “Go back to your room. If you wander about dressed like that, you’ll catch a cold.”

With a hand on my back, he turned me to face the other way. He then proceeded to walk along with me, so I nestled against his body. “Have you finished working?”

“I won’t finish working until His Highness returns to Ventvert Palace, but he told me I could rest for tonight. I’ll leave the remaining tasks to the guards on duty.”

I nodded. This was just the kind of answer I’d expected. “Then you can talk to me for a while, can’t you? Or are you so tired that you have to go to bed right away?”

“No, not really. But what is it you want to talk about?”

“Anything. I don’t mind. Only, you’ve been clinging so closely to His Highness all day that I’ve barely seen your face, let alone spoken to you. I thought we might at least eat dinner together, but then you were standing guard outside the room!”

“Of course I was. I’m here as a royal guard, not as a guest.”

“But that’s boring! I’m so lonely!”

“Honestly, stop making such a fuss.”

But even as he admonished me, Lord Simeon’s voice was gentle. When I clung to his arm, he didn’t shake me off. It’s safe to say that he’s happy we can spend this time together too, no? While I had the opportunity, I took in as much of his large body’s reassuring warmth as I could.

We soon reached my door, where I invited him inside. I suggested that we could stay together and sleep alongside each other all night. But alas, he told me couldn’t.

He did, however, sit beside me on the bed. “Her Highness Lady Anna spent the afternoon showing you around the castle, didn’t she? Did you collect any good material?”

My husband knew me so well. I replied with a large nod. “Yes! I got all kinds of inspiration. She told me some interesting stories too.”

“About the castle, you mean? Did it include the haunting in the chapel?”

“Oh, you know the story too?”

“It’s relatively famous. Besides, I’ve come here quite a few times.”

That made sense. He’d have heard it already. Such a shame—I was hoping to tell him a tale of romance from long ago.

But when I said as much, Lord Simeon laughed softly. “Romance? Hmm, I’m afraid that’s all a fabrication from later in history. In such a brutal era, a woman wouldn’t be able to go walking on her own, even if her territory wasn’t at war.”

“Lady Anna said the same thing. Still, people have been falling in love since time immemorial! It’s possible that two people met and developed affection for one another in the midst of war. No one can say for certain that it didn’t happen.

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