221 - Escape (3)
Sylphrien sighed.
He had been thinking all day long, but ultimately, he would have to talk to Arwin.
Arwin had not left her room since she had left Berg.
He didn't even know if she was eating well or if she was alive.
Sylphrien had many mories with Arwin.
He knew all too well how much Arwin had struggled in the Celebrien territory.
He knew how much she longed for the outside world, and how she yearned for a life of freedom.
In her free ti, she would always read the sa books about the outside world.
When Arwin finally ca out into the world, she t Berg, and that ti seed to have changed Arwin's life forever.
There was a ti when Sylphrien hoped that Arwin's feelings were temporary.
Arwin's first encounter with the outside world was with Berg, and he wanted to believe that it was just a montary shake.
From the beginning, Short-lived and Long-lived species had a fate that could not be connected in ti.
Arwin must have understood that at first as well.
But after Arwin divorced Berg, he gradually fell apart.
Sylphrien, who had been watching her from the side, could tell.
The feelings Arwin had for Berg were not temporary, but more special than anything else.
No matter how much ti passed, their hearts would not change.
They would cry every day.
They protested to find a way to share their lifespans.
They perford sacrificial rituals every day.
They comforted themselves with alcohol
Throughout the period of their divorce, she was in pain.
Arwin, who seed to have run out of tears, might have also been through the ti when she cried the most.
Things got much better when they arrived in Stockholm.
Although she couldn't even get a glance from Berg, Arwin seed relieved just to be by his side.
Sylphrien felt it once again.
Now, Arwin could not live without being by Berg's side.
...But now, Berg had faced death.
What must be going through Arwin's mind?
How much she must be struggling, it was impossible to grasp.
It must feel like the only light in her life had gone out.
-Knock...knock
So, Sylphrien knocked on Arwin's door to check on her condition.
It was ti for a conversation since they had given her a day.
If comfort was needed, they had to offer it, and if she was about to make a foolish decision, they had to stop her. *_Arwin, it's ."
'Co in.'
But the strong voice of Arwin that followed surprised Sylphrien a little.
He did not expect her to respond.
In
in any case, thinking that good is good, Sylphrien opened the door.
Arwin
*_Did you co?*
by the window, enjoying th breeze.
Arwin looked back at Sylphrien with a smile as she appeared.
--
Sylphrien couldn't understand that smile
She began to worry if Arwin had lost her mind.
*_Are... you okay?"
Sylphrien hesitantly opened the door.
Arwin laughed at her words.
Sylphrien had never seen Arwin looking so relieved.
Arwin nodded and replied.
"I'm fine."
-
"Sister, I've been waiting for you. Let's talk for a mont."
At Arwin's suggestion, Sylphrien hesitantly approached her.
She carefully sat down on the seat Arwin offered.
She still couldn't figure out what Arwin was thinking.
She didn't know how she could look so happy.
Arwin was the first to speak.
*I couldn't leave because I was acting sad. So I was just waiting for you to co."
*_Acting...?"
As Arwin continued speaking such incomprehensible words, Sylphrien's worry deepened.
However, she had no choice but to quietly listen to Arwin's story.
*_Sister"
Arwin looked at Sylphrien with a bright smile.
Then, with a delightfully joyful expression, Arwin whispered.
*_Bergh is alive."
Unable to contain her joy, Arwin covered her face.
Silphrein could only maintain her silence.
..Arwin really must have lost her mind.
*_Arwin, I don't know how to say this, but... Bergh..."
As Silphrein spoke cautiously, Arwin smiled at her.
Then, as if to reassure her, she put her hand on her shoulder and said,
*Sister. I'm not crazy. Bergh... is really alive."
"What?"
"I sacrificed all of my life vessels to save him. It's a fact that Nero, Cien, and I all know."
Silphrein blinked her eyes at those words. She could not understand what she was hearing.
Arwin soon closed her eyes.
At that mont, sothing seed to erge brightly from her chest.
It was a ceremony to bring out her life vessel.
*_Huh?"
However, from Arwin's chest, only a thick, ash-like illusion flowed out and disappeared.
Silphrein knew what that ant.
Arwin's life vessel was broken.
*_Did you see?"
But Arwin spoke with a proud expression.
It was as if she had been freed from a long curse.
-Gulp!
Silphrein suddenly stood up from her seat.
"Ah... Arwin! Your life vessel....*
"I said, I sacrificed it to save Bergh. I'm not crazy. Bergh is really alive."
However, Arwin continued her reply calmly as ever.
*I'm so happy. I could save Bergh with my life... my life of a thousand years of torture has now turned into happiness for a
few decades.
Silphrein couldn't say anything.
Arwin, who possessed the talent to live for more than a thousand years.
Yet now, with her life vessel shattered, she has only the normal lifespan of a short-lived species left.
Sixty years. If he lived healthily, maybe until seventy.
That's about the ti Arwin had left, according to Sprfrien.
*_But if it's like this... only as short-lived as a Danmyeong blossom..."
Arwin corrected Sprfrien's words, lifting his head.
"Living as long as Bergman."
--
"I'm so happy that it's possible for . It's not always good to have a long ti. My past life proves that."
Sprfrien gradually found herself convinced by Arwin's firm stance.
She didn't seem to have lost her mind.
So, the initial question was raised again.
*_Berg is alive?"
"Yeah. He's hiding in the southern forest."
"Why? If he's alive, he could just co back"
Arwin shook his head.
"Berg doesn't want a life of fighting anymore. He wants to let go of all obligations and live peacefully."
--
*_And accepting and Nerk as wives... isn't the noble life already tough enough?"
*_Ah
"Originally, Berg's dream was to live peacefully. Everyone thinks Berg is dead, but there's no better opportunity than this."
Gradually, Sprfrien was swayed by Arwin's words.
We'll have to see how Nerk and Sien behave over ti, but for now, she was swayed by Arwin's words.
With a small smile, Sprfrien asked again.
"Really... he's alive?"
*_Yeah."
Arwin nodded. Tears even began to fill her eyes.
"Yeah, he's alive."
Taking a deep breath, Arwin approached Sprfrien.
And then, in a calm voice, he began to speak to her.
"Sister."
*_'m going to leave with Berg now. I'll live the life that Berg wants to live. Together, in a secluded place... we will build a
house and have a child."
"_Arwin."
*_But since I'm disappearing without a word... I'm telling only you, my sister. Please tell Father not to look for . Berg
wants to live in peace. Don't look for us."
Sylphren could now understand why Arwin had said that she was waiting for her. Assuming all her words were true, it was a task she had to make sure to do.
No matter how much Arwin disappears without a word, it's natural to try to find her
*When will you leave...?"
Sylphren carefully asked.
Arwin just shrugged her shoulders.
"When everything is ready. We're planning to run away together. I'm not sure how that part is going, though."
*_Do you need help?"
"It would be nice if you could help. But... the lesser people know that Berg is alive-"
*-Of course, I know that, Arwin. I promise, on my honor, that I won't tell anyone."
At that, Arwin hugged Sylphren.
Seeing her, who always maintained a cold expression, being so affectionate it seed to convey how happy Arwin was.
*_sister, thank you."
--
Sylphren nodded her head.
Although she entered the room worried and heard shocking news...for now, Sylphren felt more happiness than anything else,
as it seed Arwin had found happiness.
After a long ti of suffering, it was fortunate that Arwin seed to be happy.
At the sa ti, Nere was facing Laan.
*_What?"
Laan frowned at Nere's words.
Nere continued to speak carefully.
*I'm going to leave. Please take care of my older brother."
Laan asked back coldly.
"Leaving... where to?"
"To Berg's side."
-
Upon hearing Ner's response, Laan's expression deepened in a frown.
"If you have nothing but nonsense to say-"
But Ner's laughter cut off Laan's irritated words.
Ner, who had been chuckling for a while, spoke up.
"I'm sorry. I was only joking. Though I will be leaving to be by Berg's side... it's not as dark a story as you think"
--
With a smile, Ner continued.
*_That's because Berg is alive."
Laan blinked her eyes.
After being rigid for a while, she laughed bitterly.
*_You've finally gone insane."
Ner understood her reaction.
The return of Berg was nothing short of a miracle.
Laan bit her lip and said,
*_Though you may not want to hear it, I've seen Berg's body with my own two eyes. He was undoubtedly dead, and nothing
could change that fact."
However, the fact that Berg was alive had given Ner unfathomable relief, and he was scrutinizing Laan's every word.
In the past, Laan had tornted him, but things had changed recently.
Even now, he could feel her being quite cautious in choosing her words. Considering Laan's cold personality, this was also trendous consideration.
Before he left for the last ti, Ner felt the warmth of family, and was at ease. -With a swish.
With that, Ner took sothing out of his pocket.
It was what Arwin had given him.
A weapon for Ner, who was not that close with his family, believing he could convince Sylphrien.
"_That is..."
Laan's expression changed as she looked at the item Ner took out.
What Ner revealed was Berg's World Tree Leaf.
Once torn apart, that world leaf was shining green once again.
Rian couldn't help but keep her mouth shut at the unique shape of the world leaf.
This leaf, unlike ordinary leaves, had a different aura.
Elves were rare, and married elves were even rarer, so the existence of this world leaf itself was evidence.
*_Isn't it Lord Arwin's?"
Rian whispered, as if she couldn't believe Ner's words.
Ner, on the other hand, just quietly spoke the truth.
"Lord Arwin's world leaf is with Berg. You saw him wearing the necklace during the funeral, didn't you?"
-
Rian blinked her eyes, crossed her legs, and began to bite her nails.
She could see that she was gradually accepting the truth.
After looking at the world leaf for a long ti, Rian finally leaned her body towards Ner, uncrossing her legs.
*_Really?"
_Yes."
*_Is he really alive?"
Ner smiled.
"Yes. He's alive. He's in hiding, though."
*_why..."
*_Because he's sick of the life of nobility."
Ner then went on to explain why Berg hadn't returned.
She reminded her of his dreams, the fact that he had beco a hero through death, and even the story of polygamy.
Rian just quietly listened to all these stories.
*_So, I'm going to leave with Berg"
--
"Wherever Berg goes, I'll go."
Rian blinked her eyes.
It was clear that her mind was filled with nurous thoughts.
Rian continued to look at Berg's world leaf, which Ner was holding.
She also scrutinized Ner's expression endlessly.
*_Running away?" Raan asked again.
Nell nodded her head.
*_Even Lord Cien and Lord Arwin."
..
"Soon you'll find out that my story isn't a lie. You'll believe it when even Lord Cien disappears."
*_But unlike Lord Cien, who has no close relatives, I have the Blackwood family behind . Even though we didn't have a
good relationship, I know they will look for if I disappear. If not my sister, then my brother."
--
"That's why I'm telling you this story even though I know we must keep it a secret. Please don't look for . And please tell
my brother as well. Tell him not to worry about ."
Raan remained silent and still.
She seed to be digesting Nell's story in her head.
Over and over again, she gave Nell a sharp look.
Her eyes seed to be assessing the sincerity of the situation.
"If you go where are you going?"
"I don't know. There's no plan."
Raan asked with a smirk.
"if I stop you from going, will you not go?"
Nell also smirked at that seemingly absurd remark. *_Of course not.*
"So, it's just a notification."
"Yes, that's right. But you'll find out the exact reason why I'm disappearing, won't you?"
..
Raan took a deep breath.
Cautiously wetting her tongue, she began to whisper slowly.
*_Before coming here, my brother had a request for ."
Nell's expression hardened at those words.
She instinctively tensed up at the ntion of Gideon's story
*_My older brother was confused as well. he wanted you to let go of your feelings for the Veld Lycor Duke, and at the sa
ti hoped that you would find so happiness. So he asked to tell you what he said."
*_What are you talking about?"
Lan answered.
"Respect whatever choice you make. Just make sure the problem doesn't get too big, and control it well from the side."
**
Lan looked into Ner's eyes.
* If this is your choice, I respect it. I will tell the older brother well"
"Thank you."
"I just hope you're not saying this to because you're crazy and I'm not being fooled by it."
Ner smiled at the remark.
Then he lifted up the world scripture leaf of Berg,
Lan laughed as he looked at the leaf.
"When are you leaving?"
Lan asked soon after.
Ner shook his head.
"I haven't decided yet."
"Will you tell us when you leave?"
* Maybe. I think I'll have to see the situation."
* Please send us your news from ti to ti."
In response to Lan's words, Ner playfully imitated the revenge of the past.
"You're so kind as soon as you say you're leaving."
Lan also snorted at the remark
"That's right. A troublemaker of the clan is disappearing, so I can act a little kind."
And the two looked into each other's eyes.
Lan's smiling expression gradually beca serious.
*_Ner. In the past-,"
"Don't"
In the atmosphere of trying to apologize, Ner blocked Lan's words.
He adjusted his tone so as not to be too heavy.
"I can't accept your apology right now. Of course, I also know I made a mistake by taking my mother's life...but it was so
hard when I was young. The mory still hurts ."
Abusive language and violence. Throwing away the food that he had worked so hard to make. Monts when they couldn't
even sit in the sa dining area. The ti when there was no greeting, no word of concern.
Even now, those monts were so hard and lonely.
Before I knew Berg, I thought that was the whole world.
That's why when Berg died, it was even more difficult for .
Raan spoke bitterly.
*_...suppose so.
She showed a sign of admitting her fault as well.
But Ner was in the sa situation of having Berg. A certain level of ease had returned.
*_but_"
So, she said to Raan
The desire to tie the story up well wasn't just on Raan's side.
*_if you don't look for for the rest of your life. If you block soone from finding ...then I will forgive you. If you take
care of us so that I and Berg can live in peace... if you help to live happily."
"Then, at the mont when I leave this world, I will forgive you."
Raan remained silent with that statent, chuckling weakly.
Raan's nose seed to redden for a mont, but... Ner thought it was definitely a delusion.
Raan took a deep breath and nodded.
And then she spoke to Ner.
*I should listen to your brother's words."
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