Chapter 84
Annette's eyes her shook at Arjen's unexpected question I could not understand why the story of Rafel was coming out here Annette swallowed her saliva, trying to hold back her quickening breath.
“What do you mean, brother? It's unlikely that Rafel was behind the assassination attempt on the military commander of the Empire. He is far from politics. He is not the kind of person who can even reach the empire.”
“Not a bad answer. But it's not an exact answer to my question. So how is it, Annette? Do you trust him?”
Arjen patiently repeated her question.Then Annette's eyes her her swayed like petals falling in the wind.For a brief moment, countless thoughts ran through his mind.But nothing could give a definitive answer to Arjen's question her.
A bitter smile appeared on Arjen's lips when he saw Annette in her agony her.He already had a vague insight into the circumstances of all this.It was not difficult for him to tell Annette all he had learned.
But what about Annette?Will she be able to keep her heart her safe?Arjen,who had been lost in her thoughts for a while,opened his mouth slowly.
“Isn't it strange? Annette, I did a lot of research on the false accusation you wrote. At first I thought it was a coincidence. If you stand on top of other people's heads, countless arrows will fly. So it's only natural that there are people who want to collapse under your feet, like me and you like me.”
“But the timing is very odd. It's hard to see the two in isolation. Yes?”
“Not even clever. Then let me ask you. If anyone wants to shoot you and me down at the same time, who is it? What did he want to do to do this?”
Annette's cheeks her went pale. His own frame of mind her that he could not solve in his previous life her. She had vowed to take it off in this life without fail. Dark that I was terrified. What awaits at the end? Even after realizing that, he…… Will I be able to continue living like I used to know nothing?
Annette choked her breath. She didn't know that the same thing had happened to Arjen. He himself could not escape the prepared trap, but Arjen managed to avoid it.
I suddenly remembered Arjen's question asking if I believed in Lapel. At that moment, a face flashed in Annette's mind. She was a character I never thought of, but now that I think about it, she was also the most plausible candidate. Didn't have the courage to speak out.
“Annette.”
Seeing her shoulders tremble slightly, Arjen stood up.And as her Annette she usually did in her childhood her, she embraced her and kissed her on the forehead.Annette, slightly calmed by the warmth of her blood her her Her asked in a trembling voice.
“Perhaps, …… Are you involved in this? Is that so?”
“Well, what about it?”
Her dark tiredness her floated on her grown-up face of Arjen looking down at her.Arjen's attitude of not denying her hypothesis her meant a lot.Annette felt dizzy in her eyes and put both of her hands on her table.Otherwise, she would feel dizzy and throw up.
“Did your father know about this?”
“Maybe.”
“You know, but you married me to Rafel. But, why would he want us? For a reason, for a good reason…….”
Annette stammered Her mind Her was so jumbled that it was impossible to make a rational decision Looking down at Annette, Arjen smiled bitterly at her As the muscles in his left cheek Her she twitched, she wriggled as if the black spider perched on top of him was alive.
“I told you, Annette. That's what it means to rise above other people's heads. All arrowheads are pointed at you. From below, even from above. My father wanted to make you the crown princess so much, but he didn't seem to tell you about this.”
Hearing Arjen's low voice of her, as if she were singing, she quietly closed her eyes. Outside of her, Lapel's voice arguing with Claire over the sword could be heard in the wind. He was pretending to be annoyed, but it was clear that he was excited about the sword he had been given. Annette could now understand Lapel's mood just by hearing her voice her.
Opening her closed eyes, Annette smiled rejectedly. All of a sudden it all felt ridiculous, like a terrible show. She herself never hoped to appear.
After that, everything was peaceful like a lie. As if Annette and Arjen had never had such a conversation before, they let go of their reluctance. Rapel, who received a rare gift, also treated his guests graciously. Wanted to do it himself.
Rafel went out to the gymnasium whenever he had a chance, swung a new sword, and competed with Claire. At this point, we didn't even need to talk to each other. Thanks to the sweat they shed during the day, they slept soundly all night, and naturally woke up at dawn. And we would run into each other at a restaurant where we went down to fill our hungry stomachs. When they checked each other's faces, one of them asked with their eyes her.
'Can I play one round?'
Then the other side responded with a glance.
'Possible. Heat plates are also available.'
After devouring an enormous amount of eggs, ham and bacon, they ran straight to the gymnasium. It was a tremendous passion indeed. Annette was watching in real time how far the two people who risked their lives on the sword could come together. , Arjen leaned back and leisurely crossed her legs.
“It's a big deal, Annette. My wife is seducing your husband.”
“With a fist?”
Annette replied, recalling the light bruise near Lapel's temple the night before. Technically speaking, it was a bruise caused by being hit with an elbow instead of a fist, but what? Fiddling with the milk cup with his pale fingers.
“Why don't Bavarians have a swordsman gene? It's such an old prestigious family, so there's no doubt that there's at least one famous prosecutor.”
“I do not know. Maybe it's because I'm generally not strong enough?”
Annette tilted her head and expressed her opinion her earnestly in her own way. Certainly, as she said, Bavarian people were generally of slender build. Thanks to that, it was a good hanger to pull off the flashy costumes worn at the ball, but that was all.
Men of the House of Bavaria learned basic swordsmanship as part of their liberal arts classes at an early age. All the talents of the Bavarian family were civil servants. One of them, Arjen, stood up with a smile. She nodded towards Annette.
“Let's go too, Annette. The weather is nice. Let's have tea outside. If possible, while enjoying the sights.”
Annette happily nodded. He must have gone upstairs to get some books. After saying this anyway, Arjen himself will also bring a lot of documents. And I'll work to die at the tea table drinking tea like a pot.
The long light purple dark circles around Arjen's delicate eyes showed no signs of disappearing. Thanks to this, the black spider engraved on the cheek his unexpectedly acquired a dull special effect. As Arjen said, the higher the climber, the arrows flew from all directions .In his case, it was unusual that the arrowhead was made of paper.
Meanwhile, unlike the Bavarian siblings preparing for an elegant morning tea time, the situation at the gymnasium was somewhat extreme.Claire, who had pushed the soil of the gymnasium under her feet, exclaimed enthusiastically.
“Okay, it's burning today too! The weather is good too!! The condition of the soil is better!!!”
Normally, Rafel would have warmed up with her and responded to her curiosity. Conscious of someone.
“Why? Are you nervous because there are onlookers?”
Claire put her hand on his waist and gave a provocative comment with a wide smile. Then she made a disgusted face as if Lapel was telling her not to talk nonsense. Even in the midst of this, his deep blue eyes were staring at the grass outside the gymnasium. It was Annette who was there.
Coming out with Arjen, she was laying a thick carpet on the deep green grass and adjusting the position of the tea table. Apparently, they seemed to be drinking tea while watching their sparing. Thanks to this, Rafel started to get more nervous than usual Maybe that's why he could n't ignore Claire's teasing her as usual.
“Ooh, hot gaze! Her love her for her wife
“You can come anytime. Don't just provoke with your mouth.”
Claire's smile her as she looked at her was somewhat like a fox. Rafel pulled out her sword, disgusted by her expression her as if she had an ulterior motive. Sums, Rafel's eyes began to grow cold in earnest.
Lapel liked this moment. Time for her to focus on her sword her. All of my senses were activated to the point where they were sensitive, and all surrounding noises and distractions disappeared from my head. Front of her. The path of the sharp swinging sword, the focused eyes, the breaths colliding. I didn't even notice the time passing when I paid attention to this.
No words were needed to clash the swords. Because Claire and Lapel were both people who dedicated their lives to the sword. But there was one thing that Rafel didn't know. Claire, her partner in sparing, was unexpectedly the type to talk a lot in the presence of onlookers.
“As expected, your usual skills aren't coming out! The movements of the legs are stiff, and the trajectory of the sword is too obvious. Why are you so nervous? Yes?”
The tip of Claire's sword, which was savagely slashing, headed for Lapel. He gritted his teeth and returned the sword. Sparks flew between the two swords that collided with a sharp sound. Claire, who gave strength to the blades that were facing each other , brought his face closer. Her intelligent green eyes her smiled meaningfully at Lapel.
I don't know what the heck he was thinking, but it was very uncomfortable to look at him with eyes that knew something.At this, Lafel frowned at her and was about to separate from Claire. Claire, who lowered her voice, suddenly asked him a question.
“You, tell me honestly. Do you love Annette?”
