Episode 13 : So, Don’t be Sick
“Ugh…….”
The small moans were gradually becoming more intense. At the same time, Belladonna’s brow furrowed.
Escalion was startled and moved her stiffened arm. Should I wake her up?
“Huh…… !”
But before his arm could move properly, Belladonna opened her eyes, accompanied by the sound of her breathing heavily.
“ha……ha……”
Belladonna’s blue eyes lost focus for a moment, but then began to shine more and more clearly. I saw her tearful gaze resting on the ceiling.
Slowly, her heavy breathing became more frequent.
“…….”
Escalion stared at Belladonna without moving a single inch. He tightened his fists on her knees.
Belladonna, who had been catching her breath for a while, slowly turned her head. The wet towel he had given her fell from her forehead onto her bed.
Eventually, her blue eyes, circling around the wet towel that had fallen down, reached him.
“…….”
“…….”
What, what is it?
Belladonna looked up at Escalion with a confused look on her face.
Why, why does your face look so angry?
His eyes were cold, but for some reason I couldn’t take my eyes off him. It was a face I hadn’t seen in a long time since we last went to the sea together.
Their gazes continued to meet.
Eventually, Escalion closed his eyes first, avoiding her gaze, and opened her mouth.
“Are you awake?”
“…….”
He took a deep breath, as if he was holding back his anger, and then exhaled slowly.
“They said it was the flu. you had a severe fever. Why didn’t you tell me it hurt earlier?”
flu?
Belladonna slowly turned her eyes.
Then, it wasn’t just that I had a fever, it was really a fever…….
Escalion, who was sitting in the chair with her arms crossed, slowly stood up from his seat.
He looked at the ceiling, held Belladonna’s lying body under his arms, and looked down at her.
“Would you say you couldn’t speak because you couldn’t speak?”
Bellady frowned slightly at him.
What kind of pun is that……
“If you don’t feel well, express that you don’t feel well. If you feel uncomfortable, express that discomfort. If you don’t want to do it, you don’t have to do it…….”
He cut off by briefly taking in his breath, then exhaled again.
“If you can’t speak, at least write. Just like you did last time on my fucking palm!”
Why are you annoyed……?
Belladonna looked up at him with a puzzled face. I was the one hurting, but I didn’t know why he was so angry.
Escalion was equally embarrassed.
As if trying to calm down the anger that had exploded without his knowledge, he continued to let out her harsh breaths, then lowered her waist and lowered her head towards her.
bean.
Escalion’s forehead and Belladonna’s forehead slightly collided.
“Damn, you have a bad fever. What is a mild fever?”
Escalion cursed under his breath and raised his forehead against hers.
He picked up the wet towel that had fallen on the bed and rinsed it again with cold water in the basin next to the bed.
Slap, slap, slap. Squeak.
The sound of Escalion completely wringing out the moisture from the wet towel was heard.
As I waited quietly, something was placed on my forehead and soon a cold feeling spread little by little.
‘It’s cool…….’
Belladonna looked at him, blinking her eyes intoxicated by the heat.
“This is the first time in my life I’ve seen someone so weak.”
Escalion grunted and lowered her head.
“Did the problem arise from the sea breeze a few days ago?”
“…….”
“shit…….”
He swore in a self-blaming voice.
Knowing that she was wearing thin clothing, knowing that her slender wrists were less than a handful….
I’m a stupid bastard….
At that time, Belladonna, who was lying still, lifted her hand and placed it on the back of his hand.
With her palms much hotter than usual, Escalion lifted his head and made eye contact with hers. Belladonna pulled her up, paying attention to the hard corners of her mouth.
I’m fine!
Escalion’s eyes shook mercilessly upon seeing her smile.
“you….”
Well, what can I do?
The journey from Astanya to Griblata was long.
The cold wind at the beach was strong, and as you said, my body was weak and falling.
It can hurt this much.
In any case, even this was much more tolerable than the illness that had driven me to death in my previous life.
Bella shrugged her shoulders and put pressure on her mouth again.
Escalion, who was looking down at her, frowned, let out a deep sigh, and lowered her head again.
Belladonna placed her hand on the top of his head and stroked it gently.
‘I don’t know what’s causing it, but cheer up, you bastard.’
“……Who is comforting whom?”
Are you really doing mind reading?
Belladonna was startled and withdrew her hand that was slowly moving on the top of his head.
However, she couldn’t take it completely.
That’s because he raised her head and quickly snatched her hand and dragged it to his lips.
“Don’t get sick.”
Escalion exhaled, kissing her slender fingers.
“I will pay more attention from now on.”
“…….”
“If it’s hard to say, if it’s uncomfortable to express it…Then just stay still. I will pay a little more attention.”
Escalion’s soft lips touched my fingers every time he opened his mouth and spoke.
And strangely…….
I felt like my heart, which was not in any contact with him, was constantly tickling.
“So don’t get sick.”
Escalion let out a low sigh.
Belladonna quietly looked at his golden eyes that were turning towards her.
She couldn’t recognize all the emotions inside him, but at least he cared about her now.
Bella also slowly nodded her head.
* * *
“Ma’am, how are you today?”
Cindy entered the room and opened the curtains of the large window, and the dark room was immediately filled with bright light.
She left the window slightly open for ventilation, then turned around and approached her bed.
Bella blinked her eyes and slowly raised her body.
“Let’s see…”
The cold wind that came with Cindy was refreshing.
Cindy placed her hand on Belladonna’s forehead and opened her mouth with a relieved expression.
“Ah, fortunately, your fever has almost subsided! Aren’t you thirsty? Would you like a glass of warm water?”
Ugh, I’m thirsty…….
When Belladonna nodded weakly, Cindy quickly turned around and went outside.
“yes! please wait for a moment!”
Belladonna stared at the door as she left, then she slowly turned her head and looked out the window.
The bright light coming in was unfamiliar to her, but she was also happy about it.
“…….”
How many days has it been?
She narrowed her eyes, lost in her thoughts.
Her body must have been so weak that she lay sick for more than three days. Her body in her previous life was like that, but her saintly body seemed to be just as weak.
I don’t remember the details because i was either asleep or lying helpless most of the time, but it seemed like Escalion visited me more often than i thought and took care of me.
‘Isn’t taking care of Griblata busier than I thought?’
As she was thinking, she heard a knock on her open door.
‘no way?’
Belladonna were startled and turned her head.
Is it Escalion?
But in front of the door, Cindy was standing smiling, holding her tray.
“Hahaha, I guess I forgot to close the door? I brought you warm water!”
Hah…
Belladonna pulled the corners of her mouth and nodded.
It was awkward for her to feel embarrassed and disappointed for a moment.
“Are you not hungry?”
Cindy held out her teacup, steam flowing out of her every inch.
Bella took it with both hands and slowly shook her head. Instead of being hungry, I felt bloated and had no appetite.
“Oh my gosh, you need to eat more in times like these! you need to eat a lot of this and that to get better quickly!”
Yes, but I have no appetite.
Belladonna silently picked up the teacup and brought it to her mouth.
As the warm liquid passed through my lips, moistened my esophagus, and flowed down, I felt my bloated stomach gradually becoming more relaxed.
Cindy, who was sitting down in the chair next to Bella’s bed and rocking her body slightly back and forth, glanced at her and opened her mouth.
“You need to get well and get healthy quickly, my lord and……You will also share a ring.”
“pooh…Cough!”
Belladonna, who had been mindlessly sipping her tea, coughed and lowered her head.
R, ring……?
“Oh, are you okay? I’m sorry, ma’am! I’ve been talking really nonsense since morning……!”
Cindy, startled, jumped up from her seat and looked for a dry cloth.
Bella also looked at her embarrassed expression as I wiped her mouth with the cloth she brought me.
‘If it’s a ring…….’
The newlyweds, who had completed their wedding in the Eleanor Empire, had a simple covenant ceremony by putting rings on each other the next morning.
The act of putting rings on each other symbolized that they had become a true couple, and it also meant that they were ready to have a child.
“sorry. You’re not feeling well yet…”
embarrassing…
Belladonna blushed without realizing it.
On the day she arrived at Griblata and spent the night with Escalion, there was no trace on her bedsheets and she looked fine, so it would not have been difficult to figure out that nothing had happened between her and her husband.
But Cindy, I have no intention of ever sharing a ring with him…..
After wiping Bella’s wet mouth and the blanket around her, Cindy opened her mouth again.
“I didn’t mean to make you uncomfortable…We just want you to have a covenant ceremony with our lord as soon as possible and stay in Griblata for a long time….I’m sorry if you felt burdened.”
Cindy lowered her head with a sour look on her face.
Belladonna rubbed her forearm and smiled to indicate that it was okay.
After petting her Cindy for a moment, she lifted her head and looked out her window.
“Winter will soon arrive…….”
muttered Cindy, who was looking out her window with her.
“The winter here is unusually harsh and cold. It may be even more difficult for you, who only lived in Astanya, which has a warm and temperate climate all year round.”
She continued her words, grabbing Belladonna’s blanket and fiddling with it.
“I will go to the bedroom and tell them to put more cotton in your blanket. Even thicker.”
Thank you……
Bella also looked at Cindy with deeply moved eyes as she took great care of her in many ways.
“But after all, there is nothing warmer than your husband’s arms! If it’s too cold, it might be a good idea to join forces with the lord often! oh!”
Ugh, cancelled…
Belladonna turned her head with tired eyes.
I had a feeling that Cindy’s nagging would be a formidable ambush for the next three months.
• ❁ • ❁ • ❁ •By Esraa• ❁ • ❁ • ❁ •
