[Child, I cannot express how grateful I am.]
It was happening again. After Richard brought Alia to the room, he was summoned back into the goddess' realm.
The thod was the sa, and now he just wanted that in the real world, ti would stop, or his mother would beco sick in concern.
"Granting my wish would be the best token of gratitude." He suggested.
[I would not go back on my words, child. Rather, for your great deeds I would allow you to have the cloak of invisibility.]
Richard raised his brows, "For real?"
[Indeed you can have that, child.]
Richard rested his hands on his waist with a broad smile on his face. A cloak that hid him from the world...isn't that pretty much a broken tool?
[But rember child,]
Ah, here it cos,
[...until now, I have been providing the divine energy to keep you hidden from the deities, but now, since you would be using ether, you won't be hidden from those who possess divine essence.]
"You an, I would be visible to Ethan and the deities, eh?"
[Indeed, child.]
Richard sighed. Although it was a little sad that he wouldn't be completely invisible to every being, it was still a great tool for him.
[Now, for the wish you asked for.]
Suddenly, Richard's body began to glow, and a warm sensation penetrated his skin, making him feel that he was in a sauna.
Richard looked at himself as the illumination slowly subdued and a strange mark appeared on his left hand.
Richard smiled in satisfaction as he found his surroundings starting to lt and the voice of the goddess resonating through the space,
[Have a great life ahead, child.]
....
"Uh?"
Alia blinked in confusion suddenly hearing the strange sound from Richard before she asked, "Is sothing wrong."
Richard looked at her, trying to collect his thoughts before answering, "Yes...everything is good."
*Knock*
Turning around, he found Violet standing there with a tray in her hand.
Richard nodded to her before she walked in and rested the tray on the bedside table.
"You can go now."
Violet bowed her head briefly before making her way out of the room.
Richard took the glass before handing it to Alia, as he said, "Have so honey water for a better sleep."
Alia closed her eyes and bent a little forward.
Richard sighed and shook his head before placing the glass tip against her soft lips.
She parted her lips and slowly began to drink.
Seriously, the way she gracefully tucked her hair strand mid-way and never opened her eyes threw Richard in a daze as he absentmindedly continued to look at her.
Alia finished the content and had already removed her lips. She looked at Richard with a tilt of her head; not understanding why he was behaving like a statue.
"Richard?"
Richard suddenly shook out of his stupor as he hurriedly said, "Sorry...I just...anyway, you sleep for now. Your body requires so much-needed rest."
He got up saying that and was about to step away when Alia held his hand; urging Richard to look down at her.
With an upturned gaze, Alia asked, "Can't you sleep here with ?"
"----!" Richard widened his eyes. Usually, a maiden like her should have been shy when proposing such an idea, however, Alia wasn't like others. She always remains honest with her desires.
Richard shook his head before telling her, "We can't, Lady Alia. We are just friends-"
"But what if we had been engaged?"
Richard paused, then thought, then looked at her before replying, "But we aren't. Please understand."
Alia smiled before telling him, "Glad to know that at least you won't resist after we get engaged."
Her words made it seem that they would surely get engaged. Richard didn't know how to answer her. Truth be told, only Alia is the one who can make even Richard embarrassed.
Stuttering he said, "Okay then...good night."
On his way out, he heard her lodious laughter, which sounded honey-like sweet to his ears.
Subconsciously, his lips also stretched in a smile as he inwardly muttered,
'She sure is fierce....'
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Ethan woke up in a daze and was sitting at the edge of the bed for a long ti. He didn't know where he was nor could he clearly rember what happened to him before he lost consciousness.
He just felt he t a girl in the jungle...and then...he was brought to a strange dark place where he experienced unimaginable pain. Even thinking about him made his heart race and body tremble.
Shivering, he looked up and tried to extend his hand toward the glass of water nearby. However, he was feeling so weak that even lifting the glass seed like a labor that he was unable to endure.
"Allow ," Suddenly a soft voice greeted him before Ethan looked at the familiar blond girl advancing towards him.
Truth be told, despite wanting to react to her presence he was just too tired now.
Elizabeth helped him drink the water and nearly lapped the droplets that fell from his lips.
Endure...endure...
Once she was done, she asked him, "Would you like to eat sothing? I will prepare it myself."
"I don't think I can eat anything right now..." Ethan honestly replied, feeling no appetite at all.
Elizabeth felt quite sad hearing that and her agitation flared up towards that bastard nad Lucius.
Thinking for a bit she asked hesitantly, "So soup? You won't need to chew it and it will help replenish your lost energy."
Ethan felt she was being more helpless than he was. Looking into the eyes, he felt she might cry if he rejected her, so he nodded.
She bead with a smile before going towards the open kitchen just across the bed. She moved around a bit, boiled things, added things, and in ten minutes, she brought a full bowl of vegetable and at soup.
Sitting on a chair near him, she scooped the soup before slowly blowing air over it and bringing it near his lips.
However, he didn't part his lips to taste the soup; he asked her, "Why are you concerned about ?"
Elizabeth slowly brought her hand back down and looked clueless about how she should answer that.
"And please tell honestly. I am tired of hearing lies." Ethan added, his tone carrying weariness rather than annoyance.
Elizabeth finally uttered and didn't hide the truth, "I love you."
Ethan blinked...and blinked again.
Elizabeth didn't want to hear his response before she finished what she had to say, so she hurriedly added, "Don't ask when I fell for you...but just know that my feelings are all true. " She has seldom felt this much nervous before. She kept her eyes closed and her fist clenched when she uttered those words.
She has confessed to him in the previous tiline but every ti she says those words, she feels her heart about to explode in excitent.
Ethan remained silent for a bit before he held her hand, urging Elizabeth to look at him.
Her eyes contained a bit of moisture, and she looked quite anxious to him.
Ethan felt troubled in his heart as he said, "I don't know how a Princess like you fell for a commoner like ...but I cannot reciprocate your feelings. Sorry."
Elizabeth didn't react to that. She expected much. It was one of the qualities she loved about him.
Wiping the tear, she brought the spoon near his lips before asking, "At least, you can have my soup, right?"
Ethan felt bitter in his heart. It was the first ti he had rejected soone. And given how genuine her feelings seed, he felt even more guilty.
However...accepting her feelings without knowing anything about her other than her na and status made him feel that it would be unfair to her.
He parted his lips and tasted the soup, before telling her, "It's quite good."
Elizabeth fondly smiled as she scooped another spoonful and said, "I am glad."
They both sat in comfortable silence; Elizabeth slowly and patiently fed him the soup and Ethan consud it with a lot of thoughts going inside his head.
Ethan wasn't able to finish it, so Elizabeth took it to the kitchen, with the pretense of throwing it away, only to store it so she could drink it later...using the sa spoon, no less!
Ethan drank so water, by himself this ti before he asked Elizabeth,
"Your Highness, can you tell ...what happened to ?"
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A/N:- Now, we are finally starting the academy arc. Just two more chapters I guess?
Things would be fun given everyone had their character developnt before the main arc. Eleanor and Emily are completely lost by now. Elizabeth got what she desired, and Ethan had gone through the most severe developnt.
The blessing Richard gained would be explained soon. It would be extrely useful for him once he enters the Academy.
Anyway, drop a few comnts, and see you!
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