She blinked blankly. A familiar ceiling came into view. When she slowly looked down, she saw that the child was sleeping uncomfortably with only his face pressed against the bed. She placed both hands on the bed and slowly raised his upper body. She still felt weak, but it wasn’t so much that she couldn’t move him. She carefully got down on the bed and lifted the child slightly. She laid the child on the bed and pulled up the blanket.
She raised my head for a moment and checked the clock on the wall. It’s been quite a while. She tucked the hair that fell forward behind her ear. She roughly tied her hair with a string that was on the table and stood in front of the full-length mirror. Her face was red, probably because the fever had not gone away completely. Plus, she was sweating continuously, so the whole thing was a mess.
She felt indescribably uncomfortable, and all she wanted to do was wash up right away. She went straight into the bathroom, took off her clothes, and soaked herself in the bathtub. Then, she quickly woke up when she heard crying. After wiping off the moisture, she put on a gown and came out. As soon as she left, she saw the child and quickly approached the bed. The child was crying and holding onto the fire.
“…Huh, I thought you had gone somewhere.”
The child, sniffling his nose, hugged her leg.
“I’m not going anywhere without you.”
“Really?”
“Of course. Stop crying and lie down in bed with me.”
“Weren’t you just washing up?”
“I can wash up later.”
While she was lying in bed with the child and hugging him tightly, she heard a knocking sound from outside.
[Are you awake?]
“Yes. Come in.”
The door opened and Sarah came inside.
“How are you feeling?”
“I think it’s better than yesterday.”
“Then I’ll call the doctor.”
Sarah said that and went out. When did this person come in and watch? She tried to get up, but when she realized that the child was asleep in her arms, she lay back down.
“…Fever?”
“It almost got off.”
“Right.”
The Duke, who was quietly staring at her, stretched out his hand. The child who was sleeping in her arms moved away from her. The Duke, holding the child in her arms, looked down at her.
“Just get some rest.”
When he left, silence immediately came. Aside from falling asleep again, her mind was confused. It was clear that the whole reason she was so sick was because of that nightmare. Why on earth did she have such a dream? Although he was the one in prison, the Marquis spoke the Duke’s name, not her name. What came next was even harder to believe. What did it mean to be a traitor and a sinner? She still couldn’t shake off the uncomfortable feeling.
“Traitor, sinner, traitor, sinner…”
While muttering something the Marquis had told her in her dream, a word suddenly came to mind. She didn’t know if a temple suddenly came to mind. All she could think about was that this could be a clue.
Strangely enough.
“Temple…”
Marquis, temple, marquis… Wait. Now, the memory came back to her.
Marquis Dior was a devout believer. The Marquis always stopped by the Louvir Temple once a day to pray. She didn’t know what he was praying for, but she had some doubts when she read the book. This was even more so because he was described as always stopping by the temple no matter what happened. Now that she thought about it, she smelled something suspicious. It was unlikely that a person like the Marquis would have simply prayed in a pure sense.
Corruption existed everywhere. So there was no way that all temples were clean. She felt like she had to go to the Rubir Temple as soon as possible. However, even if one wanted to go to the temple, it was only possible if the Duke gave permission.
If she said she wanted to go to the Rubir Temple, the Duke would be suspicious… She thought about it for a while and came up with a suitable solution. In the morning, Ladiana would visit the Duke’s house. At that time, while talking with Ladiana, she subtly talked about the temple. She announced her intention to go.
If she came to the conclusion that they should go to the temple together, she could use Ladiana’s excuse and ask the Duke.
After coming to a conclusion, she closed her eyes and went back to sleep.
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Translator Note:
I made a mistake and last chapter has a little of this one so… this one is a little shorter, sorry!!
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