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“What are you doing?”

After I express my dissatisfaction, he takes my hand away. But by then the door had already closed. Apparently, Abel didn’t want Richt to meet Van.

Abel shrugged and placed the tray brought by Lewis on Richt’s lap. The thick soup made with finely chopped beef was so delicious that I ate more than usual.

“Have you eaten everything?”

“yes.”

“You couldn’t even eat half.”

Abel frowned and pushed the bowl back to Richt.

“Eat more.”

“I’m full.”

As she said that and was about to refuse, Abel suddenly stretched out his hand and touched her stomach. She got scared and hit him with a spoon, but skillfully dodged it.

“Eat more.” I’m still skinny. “You need to gain some weight.”

“This is enough.”

“no.”

Abel didn’t seem like he would back down easily. If things continued like this, Richt had no choice but to eat the soup again because he was going to be forced to eat it. One bite, two bites, three bites. He ate just that much and put down his spoon.

Perhaps because he knew that he had put in some effort, he didn’t tell me to eat more. As I breathed a sigh of relief, a new bowl was placed on the tray.

“What is this?”

“It’s a fruit.”

“I know that.”

Are you asking because you don’t know that? When I looked at it with that meaning in mind, the answer came out.

“When you’re done eating, you should eat dessert.”

Then, he picked up an apple, peeled it, and broke it into pieces. Then I took it and held it out with a fork.

“I can’t eat any more.”

“I can eat more.”

Why do you set my limits? Richt pursed his lips and put his head back.

“You don’t want to eat that much?”

“yes.”

“Then there’s nothing we can do.”

Abel took a bite of the apple. Then, he kissed Richt. I tried to avoid it, but before I knew it, I couldn’t move because of the hand on the back of her head. Her mouth opened and a piece of sweet and sour apple was pushed through the gap.

“I!”

Richt cried out as soon as his lips separated.

“I will eat it myself!”

Abel grinned at that sight.

“Okay, good idea. “I have to eat at least half of it?”

Half of it. Richt sighed and picked up the fork. And while crunching, he ate half an apple over a long period of time. The original Licht was a newsman. I could feel my small stomach suffering from the food being pushed into it.

“good. “If you eat it, you have to digest it.”

The hand that came between his armpits lifted Licht up.

“Let’s walk a little bit.”

Richt looked at Abel with a suspicious gaze. Because he knew that a distant river ran between him and his thoughts. However, Abel really made Richt walk a little.

‘Why is he like this?’

Wariness grew steadily. But Abel didn’t do anything else strange. After putting her to sleep, feeding her food and medicine, she makes her move. After that, she fed him rice and medicine again. So it was already night.

Perhaps because I slept too much during the day, my eyes were watery even at night. In the evening she sat in the chair next to Richt’s bed, as Abel did during the day. In her hand she was holding a small booklet, and judging by the title, it seemed like a romance novel.

“Do you also watch romance?”

“I decided to take a look now.”

“Have you found someone you like?”

Among the male protagonists in novels, some read romance novels to understand love. I wondered if Abel was like that too, so I asked him.

“okay.”

At that moment, a strange sound almost came out of my mouth. Did she have a crush on Abel? I don’t think I’ve ever seen a related story.

‘Oh, that’s right.’

Abel is not the main character. There is no need to tell his love story in the novel. Since the main character is Theodore, only the woman who will become his empress will appear.

Normally I would have kept my mouth shut like this, but I was bored.

“May I ask who it is?”

“curious?”

“yes.”

“Why are you curious?”

“That’s because I know Archduke Graham’s personality.”

“My personality?”

It’s arbitrarily dirty. It’s cruel there. Although she is a member of the imperial family, she is also kept in check by the imperial family. He was handsome, strong, and powerful, but the hurdles seemed high. What kind of woman would like this guy? That’s what I thought.

“Yes, you.”

Abel, who was about to say something, suddenly raised his head and put the book down on the nightstand. Naturally holding the sword, he stood up and looked at the door.

Squeak.

The old door slowly opened, revealing a person standing on the other side. The face seen under the flickering light of the lamp in the darkness was Ban’s. He pursed his lips and looked at me with an indifferent expression.

“Isn’t it polite to knock when entering someone else’s room?”

At Abel’s words, Ban raised the sword he was holding. Red blood was sticking to the sword, as if it had already cut someone.

“Well, I don’t think I’m in a state to be polite.”

Abel walked towards Van.

“Let’s go out. “We can’t fight here.”

Half agreed with Abel. He moved after Abel, who was ahead.

“The spirits there, protect Licht.”

Abel left those words and disappeared outside.

[I will protect it even if you don’t say anything!]

[that’s right!]

[But what happened?]

[I don’t know. What’s going on?]

One of the whispering spirits flew out. It seemed like he was coming to see what was going on. Only then did Richt recognize the sounds coming from around him.

The sound of swords clashing and screams were heard. Members of the Redford Knights were fighting with someone. Hearing the sounds of fighting made me anxious.

‘Let’s at least close the door.’

Thinking that, I stood up from the bed, and suddenly the window opened and a person jumped in.

“My lord.”

It was a person with a familiar appearance. Dark skin, purple eyes, and silver hair sticking out from between the turban. He was Jin, the leader of the Shadow Knights. He quickly scanned the room and extended his hand towards Richt.

[Wow!]

It was a spirit that blew a sharp wind there. Jin probably couldn’t even be seen, but she quickly pulled his hand back.

“no! Don’t attack. “We’re on the same side.”

Richt blocked the spirit from attacking again.

[Are we on the same side?]

[with who? with you?]

“Yes, with me.”

“Who are you talking to? No, we’ll talk about that later. Since it’s urgent, let’s go. “Then excuse me.”

Jin just pulled Licht and held him in his arms. Then he jumped out the window again and started running. She looked up at the sky and saw gray clouds blocking the moon. Maybe that’s why the surroundings are darker than usual. In that state, Jin stepped on her shadow and ran.

Unless you have decent eyesight, it will be difficult to find Jin. Only then did Richt realize who had attacked the Redford Knights. They were the shadows of the Devine family.

‘Wasn’t it disbanded?’

If it were Jin, he would have disappeared in excitement as soon as he found out that he was free. Since he didn’t do that, it seemed like Ain hadn’t delivered the command. Well, the most important thing for Ain is the bloodline of the Devine family. It seemed like they thought they should keep the shadow a little longer.

Thank you Ain. Because thanks to her, she was able to escape. As I was moving further and further away from the inn, I saw Ban and Abel fighting.

‘half!’

Richt gritted his teeth and swallowed his voice. If you call out now, Jin or Ban’s plan will be ruined.

‘Attract the knights’ attention with the shadow, and Ban holds Abel down.’

It was a simple, but solid plan. The problem is whether the shadow or the whole body can be removed.

Jin ran for a while and stopped at the entrance of the village. There were several horses standing there, and all but one were ridden by two people.

“sun!”

“Yes, Jin!”

One of them, who was riding alone, put Richt on the horse. I felt like I could open my mouth now. Richt looked straight into Jin’s eyes and said.

“Get me a class.”

Jin hesitated for a moment, but nodded. Then he immediately started his horse. The other horses also scattered and started running in their own directions.

“Hold on tight.”

Judging by the voice heard, the person riding here is a woman. Licht nodded and hugged her tightly. Even with two people on board, the horse ran like a flying horse. The woman called She Hae didn’t just run.

Sometimes I stopped in the middle and erased my traces, and sometimes I moved along the same path several times out of nowhere. So I ran and reached a river.

“Change to a boat here.”

There was one man on the boat. Judging from his clothing, he also seemed to be a shadow.

[are you okay?]

[It looks difficult.]

[Wouldn’t it be better to get some rest?]

The spirits that were attached to Richt were worried about him.

“are you okay. “I can’t rest now.”

Saying that, he got on the boat. The boat headed towards the other side of the river. During this time, the shadow didn’t say a single word. A carriage was prepared on the other side. It was a carriage that I normally wouldn’t have even noticed, but I didn’t have the energy to care about that now.

As soon as he entered the carriage, Richt collapsed and lay down on the floor. The carriage ran with a jolt. I felt like my stomach was going to turn, but I had to hold on. In the middle, a shadow brought us food and drink.

It was a loaf of fluffy white bread and milk that I didn’t know where I got it from. It was quite edible, but I had no appetite. Richt lay down on the floor again without eating.

Throughout the busy journey, one thought did not leave my mind.