A Barbaric Proposal

Their lips met again. This time felt more rushed and impatient but it was intense and strong without being rough. […]

As Rienne’s body trembled, Black asked her a question. [ Black ] “Are you afraid?” [ Rienne ] “. .

Rienne waited in silence for his next words. [ Black ] “I don’t know if you’re too cunning for your

At that moment, Rienne’s mind went completely blank, but luckily her hand knew to move on its own. She quickly

Rienne’s voice grew in confusion and embarrassment. [ Rienne ] “What…..No, it’s not like that!” [ Black ] “It’s not?”

[ Black ] “Move!” Black pushed Rienne out of away, causing him to take the bulk of the heavy impact

[ Mercenary ] “The Princess left.” [ Black ] “What?” [ Phermos ] “Where did she go?” Black and Phermos

[ Servant ] “I couldn’t…..avoid it.” His feeble voice came out from close to Linden’s feet. Ever since he was

Ding, dong! Ringing out were the dozen bells that signaled the start of the funeral, and yet there was no

Rafit looked at his uncle with a displeased expression. [ Rafit ] “Since…….Since when has our family been like this?”

[ Rienne ] “What?” He wants her to delay the wedding? Did he even know what he was saying? How

They were lucky there was still water left in the bathroom. Rienne took the dampened cloth and started using it

Maslow didn’t want to answer that question, but that was to be expected. There was a difference between snidely giving

It was windy and from his delicate position on the window frame, the gusts were especially perilous to him. But

By the time Rienne finished getting ready and went outside, Black already had his horse prepared to leave for the

He answered so quickly, Phermos got confused for a second. [ Phermos ] “Then why….?” [ Black ] “He’s still

Does he know? Did he already know and was just going out of his way to ask? Was he trying

If Rienne needed to make an excuse, then she had one she could use. She could easily say she wasn’t

It wasn’t a difficult realization to come to. The most obvious sign was how much his shoulder kept hurting. Whenever

It was a cheap move to ask her whether or not she didn’t like it. Rienne had asked herself that

[ Mrs. Flambard ] “Well, would you look at that? It’s in much better shape than I thought it would

….I feel nervous. Rienne was riding on Black’s horse with him, but she felt embarrassed. She was extremely conscious of

Rienne couldn’t believe what was happening. [ Rienne ] “Rafit!” She could hardly contain her shock, her whole body trembling

[ Rafit ] “There are more than enough rumors following the lord of the Tiwakan. Did you know they even

[ Linden ] “So, you’ve come to deliver your condolences in person, hm?” The look on Linden Kleinfelder’s face was

She couldn’t tell how much time had passed. By the time Rienne pulled away, she was completely breathless. Her lips

[ Rienne ] “…..I’m sorry?” Black’s light colored eyes followed Rienne, gazing over her face and falling down towards her

Things were as quiet leaving the chapel as they were going in. Encountering the Tiwakan search party was certainly unexpected,

[ Rienne ] “That’s…” What a strange thing to say. He didn’t want her to be taken away? He was

By the time Rienne returned with scissors, Black’s aide, Phermos had already taken care of all the necessary treatments ahead

Their discussion was over. Phermos left with Weroz, saying he needed to speak with him about how they would relocate

[ Mrs. Flambard ] “…What?” Mrs. Flambard was so shocked, she released the lace she was tying and Rienne’s loose

At first, Phermos thought he heard wrong. [ Phermos ] “I’m sorry…. you want…what?” [ — ] “The Princess of

One side of the man’s cheek was red. It was from the blood of a wound that had not yet

The letter was completely crumpled from her hands. It was the second letter they had sent. [ Rienne ] “.