The Abandoned Empress Chapter 34

Chapter 34: Chapter 34

Leaving the curious boy behind, I ran on the track around the training field. How much ti passed? I slowed down to catch my breath, but suddenly I felt like soone was following .

‘Is it the duke’s son?’

The mont I stepped aside for him to go in first, soone pulled from behind.

In an instant, I felt warmth around my whole body.

“Who is it holding like this…?”

“I got you, my lady.”

I almost got angry with him for his overly friendly gesture but didn’t. I stiffened suddenly. A friendly voice was heard in my ears, which made shudder.

“Oh, Allendis?”

“It’s been a long ti, Aristia.”

I turned back quickly. A boy who looked very familiar but a little different caught my eye.

I blinked my eyes slowly when I saw Alllendis, who I had not seen in almost six months.

‘Why does he look so strange to ?’ I montarily thought to myself.

However, his hair shining in the sunshine was still fresh green just like I first t him, and his erald eyes looked at tenderly. Feeling warm towards him, I smiled and hung in his arms.

“I missed you, Allendis.”

“, too, my lady. Ah, I feel I can breathe now!”

Allendis whispered, holding when I was wrapped in his arms. As if he touched sothing precious, he stroked my hair cautiously. I closed my eyes. He slled refreshing as he held in his arms. I felt so relaxed.

At that mont soone snatched roughly. When I looked back, I saw a boy breathing hard, staring at .

“Why are you acting so rudely, Lars?”

“That’s what I want to ask you. What the heck are you doing with this person?”

As if he was not happy with sothing about , Lars scread with a red-hot face.

I pulled my arm roughly from his grip and frowned unconsciously.

“Are you okay?”

“Yes, I’m alright.” I smiled slightly at Allendis when he asked anxiously. I felt so relaxed at his comforting voice.

“By the way, Aristia, who is this man?”

“Oh, I forgot to introduce him. This is Carsein de Lars, and he is Duke Lars’ second son. Hey, Lars, this is Allendis de Verita, Duke Verita’s younger son.”

“Oh, it looks like you are that son who is the sa age as , right?”

Allendis smiled at Lars and reached out.

“Nice to see you, Lars. I’m Allendis de Verita. I think you have made friends with Aristia while I was away. ”

“… Hey, you.” Lars shouted at , pretending not to have heard Allendis. How rude! I knew he was insensitive to manners from the beginning, but I didn’t know he acted so rudely to Allendis, who had the sa status.

“Are you discriminating against now?”

“What the heck are you talking about?”

Responding to his annoying remarks nonchalantly, I looked at Allendis. He could have been upset with him about his rudeness, which was close to insulting, but surprisingly, he seed not to care about it.

‘Is he really fine?’

Anyway, I felt a bit uneasy and sighed with relief, when the rude man turned around hysterically and shouted, “Why are you calling ‘Lars’ when you call his na? And the way you speak to him is also different.”

“It’s because I and Allendis agreed to call each other by first na. But you and I have never agreed on that, right?”

“Really? Call by my na from now on!”

“I don’t want to.”

“Ah, why?”

“Can you introduce yourself to him with good manners first? How can you be so rude to him when you have only just t him?”

When I retorted coldly, the boy, who shook his dishevelled hair nervously, turned to Allendis and said, “Well, it’s nice to see you. My na is Carsein de Lars. ”

“I already know your reputation. It is my first ti seeing you in person. Nice to et you, Lars.”

When Allendis naturally introduced himself to him, Lars nodded at him and looked back at .

“Are you satisfied now? Now, call by first na. ”

“Well, it doesn’t make any big difference…”

“I want you to call like that. Okay? Call now.”

“Carsein. Enough? ”

“Oh, can you call more kindly?

“I said I would call you by your na, but didn’t say I would talk to you more kindly.”

I looked at him dumbfounded, but almost broke into laughter when I saw him hitting his chest.

When I covered my smiling lips with my hand, sothing suddenly was placed on my head.

“I ca back after a long ti. Don’t you have any gift for ?”

“Huh? Do you have anything you want, Allendis? ”

“Yes, I do. Will you give it to ? ”

“Sure. What?”

“Your nickna.”

“My nickna?” I asked blankly. Nickna. Well, people close to each other can call them by their first nas. But a nickna was a little different because it was allowed only between relatives or lovers. Of course, people can call each other by nickna if they are in intimate relations, but it was very rare.

I hesitated for a long ti. What should I do? Alendis, who is smarter than anyone, must know the implication of the nickna. I was speechless when he just smiled at , waiting for my reply. I was afraid that he would be hurt if I refused. But I didn’t feel up to it. Believe it or not, I’m still the crown prince’s fiancée. What if he takes an issue with this?

When I was agonized, Allendis said with a sigh, “Can’t you find one as my friend?”

“Oh, that… ”

“I am not so stupid, Aristia. I’m not going to call your nickna in front of others. So, you don’t have to worry about it. ”

Oh, was it what he ant? Well, as a genius, Alendis must have thought of it. Well, I could have a nickna.

Although I was a bit bothered because of Carsein, I felt he would not pick a fight with on this because his and my families are in the sa boat. I glanced at Allendis, after looking at the boy who was still annoyed.

“I’m sorry I couldn’t answer quickly. Yes, of course. No problem. I’ll let you call my nickna. It’s Tia.”

“Thank you, Tia. Then, why don’t you call Allen from now on? ”

“… Allen. ”

I was touched when sobody who was not related by blood called my nickna for the first ti in my life. I wanted to be called that by the man who I loved from the bottom of my heart, but didn’t. However, he never called Tia. When I saw him and Jiun calling each other’s nickna kindly, I had to hide my strong envy back then.

Suddenly, my heart ached. Now, the fact that I’ve got sobody who calls by my nickna, and sobody who I can call by his nickna struck a strong emotional chord in . Suddenly, I felt like crying.

As I hurriedly lowered my head to hide my tears, Lars poked his face at and asked,”Hey, are you crying now? Why are you crying? Did he make you cry?”

“How dare I make Tia cry? You’re mistaken, Lars.”

“Wait a minute. Why are you calling by her pet na?”

“Because I just got her permission.”

Allendis looked back at , smiling at Lars with a wry face.

“Can I talk with the duke’s son, Tia? As I’m going to see him anyway, I think I have to make friends with him.”

“Oh, yes. Please.”

“Thank you, my lady. Lars, shall we move to another place? ”

“… Well, good. ”

After replying reluctantly, Lars left the training field with Allendis. I was worried a bit. ‘Allendis, is he okay?’ What if Lars kept being rude to him? I’m sure he would be hurt. I know he’s generous and mature, but I was still worried.

I returned to my house with a heavy heart and took a shower. When I sat in the parlor and opened a book, Lina ca in shortly with so refreshnts.

“Thanks, as always, Lina.”

“You’re welco, my lady.”

“Sit down. Let’s have a snack together. ”

“With you, my lady?”

“Yes. In fact, as I’ve been busy these days, I haven’t spent much ti with you. ”

Lina, who has grown up with since childhood, was special to . She was even more so to in the past. To , who was always lonely, Lina was the only chatting friend and closer than my father, my only kin.

“However… ”

“It’s okay because I gave you permission.”