Published at 13th of September 2019 01:30:06 PM
Chapter 54: 54
Chapter 54 – Shall I Tempt Her? (1)
I was staring at the earrings in the box when I looked up in surprise . Once again I felt his lips gently caress my ears .
I let go of my hair and closed the lid on the box . As soon as I turned around, Sovieshu crushed his lips against mine . Instead of reciprocating, however, I kept my mouth closed and backed away . Sovieshu looked surprised, but when our eyes met he smiled and he held out his hand carefully to me .
I stared at his lean fingers and shook my head .
“Empress?”
His voice was soft, but I shook my head again . I didn’t know why he wanted to kiss me all of a sudden, but I didn’t want to do it with him now . He had been with Rashta for over a month . It was awkward to kiss those lips that had already kissed someone else .
“…Alright . ”
Sovieshu lowered his arm, and the room lapsed into an uncomfortable silence . He stared at the chair I had been sitting on a moment ago, while I stood still with the music box in hand . It took me a moment to realize that music was still trickling from the box, and I shut the lid . Sovieshu turned his eyes away from the chair, looked at the box, then looked at me again .
“Sometimes…you are like a colleague, not a spouse . ”
“A spouse is also a colleague you walk with life through together . ”
“If spouses and colleagues are the same, then what’s the point of marriage?”
Sovieshu sighed and left the room, claiming he was tired . I heard the door close . I closed my eyes and took a shuddering breath .
A moment later the door opened again, and when I opened my eyes I saw Countess Jubel entering, glancing backwards over her shoulder . She set down the tray of bread, juice, and jam, but she kept looking back .
“Your Majesty, did you fight with the Emperor?”
She must have come across Sovieshu on the way here .
“The Emperor seems to have a fever, so please send the official . ”
I ignored her question and picked up a plate .
“I want to eat alone . Will that be all right, Countess Jubel?”
I was left completely alone in the room, going through the mechanical movements of eating my breakfast . The bread was crisp on the outside and soft on the inside, and the strawberry jam was a sweet as a spoonful of sugar . The green grape juice was cool and refreshing as well, but I found I couldn’t enjoy the taste . Was it because of the hollow feeling in my heart? I was confused for a moment whether I was eating or not .
Finally, after nibbling only half the bread, I set it down . I took a sip of juice when I saw a familiar bird by the window—golden feathers, purple eyes, a large size, a handsome beak…
“Queen?”
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It looked like him, but how could be here? I walked over to the window to open it, and the large bird hopped inside the room .
“Queen!”
It was really Queen . For whatever reason, my eyes started to sting with tears .
“How did you come here, Queen? Were you looking for me? ”
Queen nodded, then wrapped his wings around me in an embrace .
“Queen?”
It was as if he were trying to comfort me . No matter how large a bird was, it couldn’t be bigger than a human, so Queen’s wings didn’t completely cover me . He wrapped himself around me as much as he could, however, and my heart was moved by his effort . I kissed him on the forehead and he froze as usual, but he did not pull away .
Was he really trying to cheer me up? I had heard that some animals could instinctively sense human emotions . Perhaps Queen knew what I was thinking and didn’t even realize it .
I pulled him away from my arms and set him on my lap to hug him again .
“I might not be able to live without you, Queen . ”
“What if you have to go back to the Western Kingdom?”
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“Should I follow you?”
Queen nodded enthusiastically and cawed .
“Where on earth did Prince Heinley get a handsome boy like you?”
As if trying to make himself look more beautiful, he widened his claws and looked at me with large, clear eyes .
-“Should I bring a bird the same kind as Queen?”
“Queen, if I get you a baby brother will you be nice to him?”
This time Queen shook his head violently, and I couldn’t help but double over in laughter . Suddenly—
“Your Majesty!”
Countess Jubel burst into the drawing room . She looked surprised to see Queen in my arms, but she shook her head as if it were not the time .
“Your Majesty, the Emperor has collapsed!”
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What?
“Where is he now?”
“We moved him to a nearby vacant room and called the official . ”
“Send him to the capital and tell him to bring a doctor . Just in case . ”
I hurriedly stood up and set Queen down by the window sill . He looked like he didn’t want to go, but I couldn’t play with him now .
“Be a good boy . Go to your master, Queen . Ah, wait . Countess Jubel . ”
“Yes, Your Majesty . ”
“Please give Queen some water . He flew a long way . ”
“Yes . ”
“Queen, get some water and rest before going back, alright?”
I kissed Queen on the forehead and rushed out of the room .