Chapter 15
To be honest, I would be lying if I said I wasn't scared. She was in a dark room alone with a man much bigger than herself. He was insane, even holding a knife. I was scared to death at Rafel's unfamiliar appearance of him.
“Lapel….”
However, Annette did not want to avoid the place like this. It was true that it was scary, but he felt like he had witnessed the weak part of Lapel, who was always strong, that he wanted to hide the most. Annette somehow felt Strongly indebted to this. So she mustered up the courage and gently cupped Lapel's cheeks with both of her hands.
“Shhh, Lapel. The war is already over. You are safe now, nothing will happen to us. So put down your sword and come here. Yes?”
Annette kissed his cheek Her affectionately and whispered Her small, warm hands Her ran across Lapel's face, neck, and arms over and over again Until his troubled expression Her his gradually calms down and his overstretched body her slowly relaxes.
Clink-
Finally, Lapel's grip loosened, and the sword fell to the floor. Fortunately, the sound was not too loud because of the carpet on the floor. Annette quietly pushed the hideous object away with her foot her. Then, he hugged Lapel's exposed upper body halfway and sat him down on the sofa.
I gently pressed down on his hard bare chest with my small hands, and finally Lapel sat down on the sofa as if he were collapsing.Annette let out a long sigh of relief.
But she was still too early to let go of her heart. Lafel, who was sitting on the sofa, blankly looked down at his hands her. Hands his soon turned red.
“Look at this. Blood, blood… Right? I am Robert. I didn't mean to do this…… Do you know what I mean? I didn't want to either, but I…… I really couldn't help it.”
Lapel, who muttered incoherently, eventually buried her face in his hands her as if in pain. The sight of the veins standing on the back of the hand her, where strength gradually went into it, was quite hideous. Seeing this, Annette unknownly sat next to him, grabbed his struggling-looking hand her and comforted him.
“You know everything, yes. You're not bad at all, Lapel. So stop suffering and rest. Now, would you like to lie down on this side? Yes. Like that.”
Lapel seemed to hold on for a while, then followed her hand her and laid down on her lap her. She was so tall that her legs protruded a little from her couch, but at least she looked a lot more comfortable than before. Was to give Rafel a restful sleep.
His blue eyes his peered blankly into space under his long, downcast eyelashes his. Those eyes, as if still wandering at the edge of a nightmare, were bloodshot red. Annette stretched out her hand out of pity and closed his eyelids and comforted his shoulder Her. However, Lafel was so anxious that he could not sleep easily, gasping for breath intermittently.
'How should he fall asleep?'
Annette thought about what she could do for Lapel. Fortunately, he was able to rummage through his memory and recall a faint lullaby. Annette's parents her were n't great enough to sing lullabies to their young daughter her, so her nanny her must have sung them. Annette, who cleared his throat, started singing a little awkwardly.
Sleep well, sweet heart
When the silver orb-like moon hangs over the black ridge
When the gentle spring breeze that kisses the flowers blows
When bubbles break and giggle across the sea
you will fall asleep
You will fall asleep in my arms.
Annette's low, gentle hum filled the quiet room.At the same time, a soft hand gently stroked Lapel's hair on her.As if he had really become a helpless child, as if he had become a truly lovable being.
Annette's lullaby worked better than expected. Lapel's rough breathing calmed down, and the movement of his eyes, which had been shaking unsteadily behind his closed eyelids, suddenly stopped. After a while, the sound of even breathing came from between his af red had finally fallen into a deep sleep.
Annette looked down at him as she bent her knees, humming a lullaby that was now melodic. Rafel's face looked very tired as he slept soundly. He must have suffered from sleep problems for quite some time.
Annette now understands why he had been drunk all night. Even now, Lapel's even breathed his smelled faintly of alcohol.
'It was because of insomnia.'
Under the strict discipline of the Duke of Bavaria, Annette was ingrained in her diligent life. She always wakes up early in the morning to start her day. Lapel, on the other hand, would only show up past her midday, lounging around with her bloodshot eyes her. Annette had been dissatisfied with Lapel's appearance in her in her heart.
But now that he saw Rafel's weak side of him, he felt sorry for him. Annette was well aware of what Lapel's symptoms were called.
'This…… Maybe it's the aftermath of the war?
The Delta Kingdom was at war until a few years ago. It is because the resistance forces of the neighboring countries, Letan, which they occupied over 100 years ago, crawled up and rose up. Had already been annexed, and even brought in foreign powers to raise their plate. Because of this, even in Deltium, a lot of blood had to be shed in suppression.
Rafel fought on the front lines in that war. He achieved great achievements with his overwhelming skills and cold hands, and in return he obtained many things. Even so, he consistently maintained the aggressive attitude of 'It's only natural.'
In reality, Rafel was a self-righteous and proud man. He was cold and hard, like well-forged mithril, so nothing seemed to be able to harm him. So no one, not even his wife his, Annette, noticed the darkness behind Rafel's pride his.
“Anyway, you're a stubborn fool.”
Annette whispered softly as she cared Lapel's handsome cheek Her.Then, even in his sleep Her her, he furrowed his delicate eyebrows and wrinkled his forehead.With her beastly sixth sense, she seemed to know that Annette was looking at her .
Seeing this, Annette laughed involuntarily. It seemed that no matter how angry and howling Rafel was, he wouldn't be as frightened as before. It was because I came to know that he was also a normal person who had scary things and suffered heartaches .
“Good night, Lapel. My brave husband.”
Annette whispered in his ear her her, hoping that Lapel would sleep peacefully today.Then, the wrinkles between Lapel's eyebrows smoothed out like a lie.Seeing this, Annette laughed silently.
The sunlight pouring through the window was dazzling. Rafel, who reflexively narrowed his eyes, felt something strange before he could even stand up.
Even when Rafel was awake, he realized that he was in the best condition he had had in years. He felt as if he had slept very well. The scenery of the room he opened his eyes was similar to usual, but somehow unfamiliar. His own feet sticking out over the armrests of his couch and realized why.
'Looks like he fell asleep on the sofa last night.'
The change of bed was not so unusual. Rafel was also aware of his sleepwalking symptoms of his. He must have slept on the sofa after moving around in a drowsy state again. I slept curled up on such a small sofa, and I was able to sleep more comfortable than ever.
Anyway, after a good night's sleep like the sweet rain of a drought, Lapel felt pretty good. It's been a long time since I've been in such good shape. I wanted to go out and wield a sword right away and challenge the status of a sword master. As he tried to get up, he suddenly realized that he was cutting something. Something very soft and soft, yet warm.
When he confirmed the identity of what he slept on, Lapel was embarrassed and couldn't think of anything.
'Why is this woman here?'
I saw Annette, almost asleep, sitting in the far corner of the sofa. Her face her was noticeably smaller and paler as her head she was bandaged from her yesterday's injury. Maybe that's why it seemed like it would melt and disappear when the morning sun hits it.
Lafel looked at her downward golden eyelashes and slightly parted petal-like lips. Admiring her beauty her, he inadvertently reached out and touched Annette's cheeks and neck her. He was there to check her temperature her, but in fact he also wanted to touch Annette The texture of her skin that touched her fingertips her was as soft as silk.
Fortunately, Annette's body temperature for her was a little low, but it was within the normal range.The wound did not seem to have healed.Lapel, who had taken his hand her away, clicked his tongue disappointingly.
'If I get hurt, I'll lock myself in my room and rest. Why is this…….'
Rafel's face suddenly stiffened as she had been thinking this far.An ominous assumption passed through his mind.Lapel involuntarily grabbed Annette's shoulders and shook her awake.Annette, violently dragged out of her deep slumber her wake up in surprise for her gasping.
“Lapel?”
Rafel's eyes were still cold even as he saw the reaction like a rabbit caught in a trap. Lapel, who held her Annette in her arms her so that she could not escape, lowered her head to meet her eyes her. Savage voice Her, she questioned Annette.
“Did you see it?”
“Yes? What…”
“Did you see me last night?”
Annette, who had just woken up and was bewildered, realized what Lapel was asking. His blue eyes her, staring at him right in front of his nose her, feigned anger, but they faltered a little with apprehension. Have been worried that he might find out about his sleepwalking in front of Annette.
How should I respond? Annette swallowed her saliva in thought.
