I am sincerely very sorry Your Highness
Its all right; its all right.
The maid followed behind while quivering. She nervously apologised over and over, while I told her not to worry over and over with a helpless smile. I didnt know if she kept following and apologising because she was that frightened or what. Perhaps Mommy Vyvyan disturbed her.
Mom didnt continue to punish her after I told Mom it was fine. Instead, she paid more attention to , checking to see if I was hurt. I was still normal, albeit lacking mana. A blanket couldnt squash ; I was fine. Mom didnt say anything else, either. Afterwards, the maid stayed with us. I, myself, didnt know what she wanted
I-I am a new maid I am not very skilled yet This is my first day at work and yet I made such a blunder Your Highness I honestly did not do it on purpose.
I sighed. I turned around to see the maid sobbing with her head down. She quickly grabbed onto the long dress maid uniform. Tears coursed down her face. I lifted her chin. I t with her teary eyes with sincere feelings. Her light-green eyes were the exact sa as Lunas. It was the first ti I thought I saw Luna crying and almost kissed her. Her hair was short as Lunas. She mustve had a gentle smile as Lunas if she smiled, I reckoned. Sincerely, I stated, I told you already that it wasnt your fault, so I wont punish you. I wont let the head maid punish you or whatever, either. Just pretend it never happened. You dont need to worry.
R-Really? The maid fearfully raised her head. She maintained her tight grip on her dress. Still scared, she quietly said, I once heard a rumour that if this sort of thing happened with you, then I would have to with you I I I have sobody I love So
Listen
Everybody says that.
I face pald myself. I didnt know who started that sort of false rumour, but I had to punish whoever said it. It was definitely a false rumour; it was one-hundred percent false. Yes, I had a mistress and wives, but I wouldnt threaten sobody over sothing so trivial!
I waved my hand: Thats a false rumour. Ignore it. Im married. How could I threaten a maid into doing that? Moreover, my Mom is with , so how could I do that? However, since you feel apologetic, just stay with for a while. To be honest, youre very similar to my original personal servant. Im reminded of her when youre with . Just stay by my side to let reminisce the past for a bit.
My request appeared to confuse the maid initiailly. A mont after, she lowered her head: But I have to leave at night Your Highness Is the person you ntioned Miss Luna? You only have one personal servant
I nodded: Thats right. I was talking about Luna, my only personal servant. Can you occasionally co back tomorrow? Co look after when youre here. The head maid or whoever wont be able to say anything if youre with , either.
The maid nodded as though she understood, yet not. She then wiped her tears and raised her head to look at with her slightly red eyes. She mulled on her words before articulating herself: When will you return to Duargana?
I shook my head in response: I dont know.
I heard you are unwell right now Is that true? Did Her Highness bring you here so that you could relax and recuperate?
I could sense the maids tinge of fear. Panicking after her query, she explained, No, no, no, I am not trying to pry I am just very curious I am worried about you I I heard about it from so maids insider information I- I Can you tell ?
I didnt let the maid continue with her explanation. Instead, I directly responded, Thats right. Im in very bad shape right now. In fact, I could pass away at any mont. I know its not really wise to tell a maid about my condition, as it should be a secret of our imperial family, but since I want to have you with , I must be upright. I treated Luna the sa way. Frankly speaking, I consider you a replacent for Luna. I dont think highly of your skills. Its purely because you strongly resemble Luna. So, Miss Maid, would you be willing to take care of alone during this ti? I will treat you the sa way I treated Luna.
The maid was too similar to Luna in every way. I wasnt sure if it was because Luna was also an ordinary elf, therefore the strong resemblance. In any case, there was no disputing she was profoundly similar. She was basically a copy of Luna. When I t with her eyes, mories rushed into my mind, reminding of Lunas smile.
I dont know how much longer I have to live, but I wanted to see Luna at the end of my life. I let her down. I let her down more than I let ra down. As a matter of fact, Luna was the one I let down most. Luna gave up so much for , but I couldnt give her anything. In the end, she sacrificed herself for my sake. If I couldve gone out that night, Luna wouldnt have died.
I was flabbergasted to learn Lunas killer enjoyed the funeral of a hero. I forced my way into the cetery, but what good was that? I couldnt do anything besides vent my anger and pang of guilt. I couldnt do anything to a dead person. I felt completely powerless at the ti. Everything I did after her death and every person I killed was because I wanted to apologise to Luna and my weakness.
I then had a pair of gentle eyes watch . Her eyes let apologise for what I couldnt put down and the knot of pain in my heart And, I could finally say, I love you.
The maid resolutely responded without any hesitation: Yes, I am, Your Highness. It is my honour to take care of you. I will be sure to do my best! My na is Eiru Silner. If you do not mind, please allow to be your personal servant. I do not know how your condition is, but I believe our god will respect you for your kindness! You are just unwell right now! You can surely recover.
I chuckled softly. Gods? I had one right next to . Mommy Vyvyan was a demi-god. If the gods care could heal , I wouldve recovered by then for sure. I destroyed my own body. Not even god could repair what I did. I could rely on this god to hang on by a thread, though.
I still hadnt made up my mind to live at the villa forever. Certainly, it was a decent way to live, but I wanted to go back to see my children and wives. I intended to go back once my condition stabilised.
I felt physically worn out. I turned around to open my door: Im going to have a short rest. Rember to call when its dinner ti. Oh, right. Here, this is for you.
I removed my chest pin from my chest and tossed it to the maid: Luna had one back then, as well. This is my personal servants emblem. Take care of it. Otherwise, you might not be allowed to be my personal servant.
Understood! The maid gripped the pin tightly and pressed it to her chest while looking at with a serious look.
I smiled, and then turned around to shut my door.
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