Rosaline looked at Ricardis in awkward silence.

Go get changed in the dorm andcome back.

Ricardis, chin rested on one palm, stretched out his free hand with a smile. His large hand touched Rosalines waist. Ricardis pulled her toward him with his strength just like that. The sheet crumpled between the two. Rosalines eyes widened as she was pulled right up to his nose. Her expression seemed to say, Uh, our weak and feeble Highness is stronger than I thought!

Rosaline.

Ricardis pulled Rosaline even closer. As his body pressed against her, she stiffened. Ricardis face was reflected in her stiff green eyes. His silver hair, flowing like silk, glistened in the morning sun. Ricardis lowered his eyes and smiled. Rosalines breath stopped. She hadnt noticed before because she was mesmerized by his beauty, but the distanceseemed very closed.

Realizing this, Rosaline gently pushed his chest with one hand in surprise as if telling him to come no further. Because the hem of his shirt was open, the palm of her hand touched his firm chest, making Rosaline even more flustered. His skin was so soft that it was smooth. She took her hand away in wonder, but when she realized why she had put it there in the first place, she pushed again. Then she panicked and pulled it again before pushing again with an Oh, right.

What are you fiddling with? Ricardis laughed at her absurdity. Rosalines eyes shook wildly.

Your Highness, something is

Ignoring her dissuasion and embarrassment, Ricardis kissed her forehead with a smack. Hohh! A gasp was heard.

I-is strange

It was a tearful voice.

Good morning, Sir Rosaline.

It was a faint smile that seemed to melt into the air. His face was more beautiful and moving than a natural scene with a ray of sunlight leaking through the dark clouds covering the sky. Rosaline was stunned by his incredible appearance. His smile deepened.

Haqab Hwi Livita. To think that ambitious man put Ricardis on the line when the only thing that could be set up as a rival was Ricardis.

***

The mouth of Hannah, the head maid of the Moonstone Castle, trembled.

Yes, Your Highness? My apologies. I misheard a lot lately

No, judging by your reaction, I think you heard it right.

So, today you want us to dress you up with a deadly feeling like a rose with thorns and a dark scent in it despite looking vulnerable even in the spring sunlight

Exactly. That kind of feeling.

The maidservant doubted her ears at Ricardis strange order. She didnt say anything for a long while.

Your Highness, wouldnt the maid be embarrassed if you say so? Isserion, who was beside him, interrupted the conversation between the two. Hannah cheered him on inwardly. What was with all the dress-up? The person who hated putting anything on his face became a different person overnight, so she couldnt adapt. Secretary Isserion mustve felt the same way. Your Highness is already vulnerable as if you would fall apart in the faint spring sunlight, but wanting to have the feeling of a rose with thorns and a strong scent is no different from asking to make adamantine from a stone.

Behind him, the senior knight, Lewon, also nodded. Hannah looked at the two brothers with a puzzled expression.

Ricardis grumbled, Look at this, Hannah. You can never communicate with Isserion.

Clearly, neither words nor meanings made sense. Hannah was the first to come to her senses among the maids gathered in the room and reflected on what Ricardis had said. Vulnerable enough to perish even in the weak, intangible energy of the warm sunshine, yet like a deadly rose that seduces people with its thick scent

Its love at first glance. Masters romantic feeling that Ive never felt before in the 10 years of working at the Moonstone Castle! Hannah shuddered. Spring is finally coming to Moonstone Castle, too!

Hannah said to wait a little while and hurriedly dragged all of the maids out. She was on the verge of robbing the treasure trove. The room where the maids had all left was silent.

Lewon scratched his chin and then sneaked up to Ricardis side. The brothers Isserion and Lewon also had no idea what was going on. No way Is he in love? Do flowers bloom in the Moonstone Castle? The moment he was about to ask, Ricardis called him first.

Lewon.

Uh Yes?

Find out who Sir Rosaline met with and what conversation did she have yesterday. Dont miss anything out.

What flowers? It was cold snow, as if even the growing flowers would be cut with a knife.

Also, who she meets today and what kind of conversation she has.

The face of Ricardis, who was staring sharply into the distance with his arms crossed, was Well close to the fatal blah blah of a rose, but it didnt seem to be blah blah that would scatter in the spring sunlight.

In addition.

Sir Rosaline, what the hell have you done? Lewon sighed deeply inside.

Was it Hessa?

What Hessa?

Sir Rosalines new apprentice knight. Bring him here, without her knowing.

Lewon repeated the order in his head. What Sir Rosaline had done yesterday. What Sir Rosaline would do today. The apprentice knight who assisted in all aspects of Sir Rosalines life.

And Sir Raymond.

Even her guardian.

What have you really done

Lewon shook his head and left the room. Seeing Hannah, the head maid, returning with a lot of excitement, he put on a pitying expression. It was kind of dating, as Hannah expected, although a little bit mixed. But it felt more like a sticky and various tricks than the fresh atmosphere in the early days of dating. He wondered if Hannah ever wanted that

He shrugged and moved on.

***

Rosaline stumbled. Her steps swayed, like a drunk or a hungry dog, going left and right and then stopping. She absent-mindedly passed the dormitory building. It was only twenty minutes later that she realized that she had passed her destination. So, it was exactly one hour and forty-nine minutes after she came out of Ricardis room that she grabbed the doorknob of her dorm room.

Click.

Inside the tidy, almost empty room, Hessa was sleeping curled up under the huge bed. Why wasnt he sleeping in his room and on the floor

Oh right.

The moment she saw the boy with swollen eyes, Rosaline remembered things she had forgotten. The necklace given to her by Haqab, the offer received with it, and even Haqabs existence. It was because Ricardis in the morning was too shocking.

Rosaline pulled out a sheet and gently covered Hessa with it. She wanted to move him onto the bed, but the boy had a wild sense that was incomparably more sensitive than the two seniors. It was clear that he would wake up the moment she touched him.

Rosaline stared at the boy sleeping on the floor, thinking about last night.

[ From the moment you came to me]

[Good morning, Sir Rosaline.]

Ricardis smirk spread over Haqabs proposal. No matter what she tried to think about, even with the necklace in her hand, his twinkling eyes, the hard chest that she had touched earlier, and the big hand that pulled her and the soft and warm feeling on her forehead!

Her whole head was full of Ricardis. Rosaline pressed down on her thighs.

Something more than this It was elastic and the skin texture was soft but hard

The solid feeling of his chest was palpable. She wanted to press it one more time when she had a chance.

[My heart pounds.]

[Thats right. My face burns and I cant even make eye contact.]

[How beautiful.]

She remembered a conversation she had with her colleagues the other day. It was something she sympathized with at the time, but now her heart really pounded, her face was hot, and she felt like she couldnt meet his eyes. She didnt even know how she had seen him until now.

Rosaline swept her dry face. Metal slid down from the inside of her clothes as she moved.

Oh, right.

Haqab. She had forgotten again. This time Rosaline concentrated and briefly reflected on his proposal. If I get married, he will not only not touch Ricardis, but also protect him. Marri Marriage.

[Do you know why Idelavhim made so many people, Sister?]

[ Uh Umm]

[Its because you make a lot of wrong decisions by yourself. Humans are imperfect, and therefore they often make mistakes. So it is to help each other and make up for it. God has made us see the light of the world together. So Sister, if something happens, dont just worry about it and share your thoughts with people you trust. Two human heads are better than one human head, and three are better than two.]

Of course, what Calyx said was a blatant lie because it was not described in the scriptures. He was horrified when he found out that his sister had been doing dangerous things alone in Balta. She needed to be warned once more, on such a scale that it had to attract the god that had made the huge world.

Thanks to that, it was engraved impressively in her head. She was suffering from headaches, so it was only natural that Calyxs advice came to mind. Rosaline nodded. What can I do alone? Nothing.

She wanted to ask Macaron, but she hadnt seen them since yesterday. Rosaline changed her clothes and left the room to find someone else.