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00:00At my first birthday feast, I reached for the crown prince and closed my tiny fist around the most unfortunate
00:05part of him.
00:07My mother looked like she wanted to sink through the floor.
00:10Look at that. Not even one year old and she's already staking her claim.
00:15No one would have guessed we'd end up sworn enemies.
00:19After I came of age, the king set out to arrange my marriage.
00:22Who do you want to marry?
00:25Take her as my mate! I'd sooner die!
00:28Die. I'm still saying I do.
00:31Drop dead, Serena.
00:32I thought he was just being cruel for sport.
00:35After the wedding, I learned what humiliation truly meant.
00:39Charles let the servants walk all over me and did nothing.
00:42Two years. He never once set foot in my room.
00:45In the winter of the second year, he had me sent to the cheapest brothel in the East Quarter.
00:49He never gave me a reason. That was where I died.
00:53When I opened my eyes, I was seventeen again.
00:55The day the king would decide my marriage.
00:58Is there a man you wish to wed? Speak freely.
01:01Only then did I understand. This was not a dream.
01:03It was the same family banquet like before.
01:06The king meant to settle my marriage. A kindness, he called it. A tribute to my fallen house.
01:09Don't be nervous.
01:10The veins have bled for this crown across the ages.
01:13Your father, your brothers, the kingdom's fiercest wolf warriors, all gone.
01:18You alone remain.
01:19So I will decide your match myself.
01:21Tell me the man you desire.
01:22I give you my word. He is yours.
01:24Father, please. It's not a secret. Serena's been throwing herself at Charles forever.
01:28The exact same words.
01:29Back then, my face burned and I couldn't look up.
01:32My silence was answer enough.
01:34The king named the date.
01:35Charles and I would be wed.
01:37I prepared for that wedding with so much stupid joy.
01:40I embroidered the gown myself.
01:41They said it would bring the couple closer.
01:43On our wedding night, Charles refused to share a room with me.
01:47He wouldn't let me near the bed.
01:48I curled up on the freezing floor and endured the night until dawn.
01:53Month after month, my belly remained flat.
01:56Pity turned to disappointment.
01:58Even from the king and queen, the servants smelled the shift in the air.
02:02I was never the lady of the house to them.
02:04That palace taught me every shade of shame.
02:07Then one day, I overheard Charles talking to a friend.
02:12Then one day, I overheard Charles talking to a friend.
02:15She forced me to take her as my mate.
02:17Whatever she suffers now, she earned it.
02:20She's beautiful.
02:21She adores you.
02:22And you feel nothing?
02:23Not even a flicker.
02:24She disgusts me.
02:26This time, I didn't blush.
02:28I didn't mistake their stares for love.
02:30Just as the king opened his mouth to settle the matter,
02:33I stepped forward and interrupted him.
02:35Your majesty, his highness and I grew up under the same roof.
02:38I've always respected him as my future king.
02:41Nothing else.
02:42Nothing more.
02:43Charles's frown deepened.
02:44Truly?
02:45The king wouldn't let this go.
02:47If I didn't name someone now, he'd choose.
02:49And his choice would drag me straight back to hell.
02:51So I curtsied deeply.
02:53I have long held Duke Arthur in the highest regard.
02:55If I could become his wife, it would be the greatest honor of my life.
02:59This time, the entire hall erupted.
03:02Duke Arthur was the king's own brother.
03:03The war hero who had won him his throne and crushed every rebellion that followed.
03:08The kingdom called him the North's war wolf.
03:11A year ago, he had collapsed without warning on the north-western front and had never awakened.
03:16The physicians said he might never wake.
03:18But I knew better.
03:19In my first life, Arthur woke in the third year, after my marriage to Charles.
03:25Back then, I had no one.
03:27Charles's lovers tormented me.
03:29Get out if you don't want to die.
03:30Everyone else looked away.
03:32Only Arthur had ever been kind.
03:35Serena, this road leads to nothing but misery.
03:37Let me find you someone else.
03:38A good match within the royal family.
03:40I thank your majesty for your kindness.
03:41But I swore an oath before the gods.
03:43In this life, I will marry no man but Duke Arthur.
03:45Please, grant me this.
03:47With that, I bowed until my forehead nearly touched the flower.
03:49The king frowned and said nothing.
03:51The girl's clearly devoted to our dear Arthur.
03:54Why not let her have her wish?
03:56You have no family to arrange this, and Arthur cannot speak for himself.
04:00The queen will handle the wedding.
04:02I bowed again.
04:03By refusing Charles, I had taken the first step away from the fate that destroyed me.
04:07Arthur was the safest choice I had.
04:09Two years of unconsciousness.
04:11Two years to plan my way out.
04:13In my first life, Arthur's household had neglected his care while he lay unconscious.
04:18When he finally woke, the once mighty war wolf was confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his days.
04:23He'd been kind to me when no one else was.
04:25So I'd be there for him now, in his lowest moment.
04:28I'd get him back on his feet, whatever it took.
04:31After the banquet ended, I returned to my residence and slept more deeply than I had in years.
04:37The relief of not marrying Charles was so deep I could feel it in my bones.
04:41I slept soundly for days.
04:42A few days later, Cora, one of the queen's ladies, came to my residence.
04:47The queen has taken charge of your wedding by his majesty's order.
04:50The preparations are well underway.
04:52Today, she wishes to see you at the palace, to choose the date.
04:55I had no wish to enter the palace again.
04:57I'm no expert on these things.
04:58Her majesty can pick the date.
04:59Any day works.
05:00Even among ordinary families, the bride gets a say in the wedding date.
05:02Do come, my lady.
05:03Her majesty also mentioned she misses you.
05:05She'd like a private word.
05:07Private?
05:07With the queen?
05:08But she'd backed me into a corner.
05:09Refusing now would just look rude.
05:10At dusk, I followed Cora through the palace corridors.
05:14As we turned past a covered walkway, she suddenly stopped and lowered her head.
05:17Your highness.
05:18Crown Prince Charles stood at the far end of the corridor.
05:21I did not know how long he had been watching me.
05:23Before, he would have turned on his heel the second he spotted me.
05:26Like the very sight of me offended him.
05:28Today, he only stood there, waiting for me to approach.
05:31Your highness.
05:32He said nothing.
05:32He was waiting.
05:33Waiting for the old Serena to appear.
05:35The girl with sweets hidden in her sleeves, excuses on her tongue, and devotion written
05:39plainly across her face.
05:40I gave him nothing.
05:41No sweets.
05:42No excuses.
05:43Just silence.
05:44Serena.
05:45What are you doing here?
05:46Her majesty called me here to discuss the wedding date.
05:49Ask Cora if you don't believe me.
05:51It is as Lady Serena says, your highness.
05:53Charles's brows drew together slightly, as if he had been handed a riddle without an answer.
05:58My uncle is unconscious.
05:59If you marry him, you may spend your entire life beside a man who never wakes.
06:02Your concern is noted, your highness.
06:03I've admired Duke Arthur for years.
06:05Wake or sleep, I'll stay by his side.
06:07Gladly.
06:08For a moment, Charles said nothing.
06:10Is that so?
06:11Only those three words.
06:13No sneer.
06:14No blade hidden at the edge of his voice.
06:16He stepped aside and allowed me to pass.
06:17I walked forward without looking back.
06:19Only after I had left the corridor did I realize, his tone just now had been different from every
06:23time before.
06:24In the queen's private sitting room, her majesty smiled the moment she saw me.
06:28The warmth, however, never reached her eyes.
06:31Come here, child.
06:32Sit with me.
06:33I did not move forward.
06:35Instead, I gave her a proper Kurtz.
06:37Still so formal.
06:38You came alone?
06:39The question sounded harmless.
06:40It was not.
06:41I knew she was asking about Charles.
06:43House Vang has no one left.
06:44There's no one to come with me anymore.
06:46Something flickered in the queen's eyes.
06:48It vanished almost at once.
06:49Let's not dwell before her.
06:51Two dates had been written upon it.
06:52Come.
06:52October 19th.
06:53October 19th.
07:23In my first life, that was the day I married Charles.
07:24I truly want to marry the Duke as soon as I can.
07:27At that exact moment, Charles stepped into the room.
07:29He heard every word.
07:31His footsteps came to a halt.
07:33Charles, you are just in time.
07:35Mother.
07:36Serena's set on June 3rd.
07:38I'd rather wait till October.
07:40Plenty of time then.
07:41Help me talk her round, won't you?
07:43She's never been able to say no to you.
07:47Charles looked at me.
07:48For a moment, he held my graze.
07:50If she's so eager, why stop her?
07:52Push it to October and people will say we're dragging our feet on purpose.
07:55His highness is right.
07:57June 3rd it is.
07:58We do hope you'll attend, your highness.
07:59His gaze languered on me for a heartbeat longer.
08:02Then he looked away.
08:03I have matters to attend to.
08:04I will take my leave.
08:05The queen nodded.
08:06Charles turned and left, his steps quicker than usual.
08:10Uh, one more thing.
08:12Oh, and the bridal procession.
08:13Since Arthur can't do it himself, we need an unmarried royal to stand in.
08:16Charles seems the natural choice, don't you think?
08:18His highness has far too much on his plate.
08:20Any other royal will do.
08:22Duke Raymond's heir, for instance.
08:23Lord Lucas.
08:24He's young, unmarried, just turned 20.
08:26He'd be perfect.
08:28Lucas, then.
08:28Very well.
08:29On the carriage ride home, old memories stirred.
08:32The kind I'd tried to bury.
08:33My grandfather had tutored Charles.
08:35That's how it started.
08:36He'd bring me along to the palace.
08:38Charles and I had grown up together.
08:39Back then, we told each other everything.
08:41We'd sneak out of the palace together just to wander the streets.
08:43Once, a runaway carriage tore through the street.
08:45Straight for Charles.
08:46I shoved him out of the way without a second thought.
08:48He walked away without a scratch.
08:50I hit the cobblins.
08:51My left knee slammed into the stone.
08:53The pain was blinding.
08:54I couldn't walk for days.
08:55I'll make this right.
08:57I promise you, Serena.
08:58I don't know when that boy disappeared, or when the man he became started looking at
09:02me like I was dirt.
09:03In my first life, I tore myself apart over it.
09:05Night after night, I cried myself to sleep.
09:07What did I do wrong?
09:08In time, my bad knee inked with every cold season.
09:10And my out from too many tears and too little sleep grew dull.
09:14In low light, I gave me another chance.
09:16Another life.
09:16This time, I was done.
09:17With Charles.
09:18With all of it.
09:20As the wedding approached, preparations swallowed everything.
09:24The palace.
09:25The Duke-Ery estate.
09:27Vane Manor.
09:28No corner was left untouched.
09:30Everywhere Charles turned, Crimson stared back at him.
09:33Ribbons.
09:33Banners.
09:34Wedding chests.
09:35The sight set his teeth on edge.
09:37Just as he decided to escape for a breath of air, Lucas arrived.
09:40What brings you?
09:41Uncle Arthur's wedding, of course.
09:42Her Majesty needs someone from the family to stand in.
09:44You know, for the bridal procession.
09:46Of course.
09:47So this was Serena's game.
09:48Uncle Arthur couldn't do it himself.
09:50Someone had to.
09:51Leela entered with tea and set it down quietly.
09:53Lucas accepted a cup, blew across the surface, and had barely taken a sip before Charles spoke.
09:58If this is about the procession, find someone else.
10:00I don't have the time.
10:01Or the interest.
10:02But.
10:04Originally, Her Majesty think you were the most suitable choice.
10:07You are unmarried, after all, and you are closest in rank.
10:09But Lady Serena declined.
10:13What?
10:13She didn't want to trouble you.
10:15That's why I'm here instead.
10:16She chose someone else.
10:17On purpose.
10:18I should have felt relieved.
10:19But why is my chest all tight?
10:21Maybe she just figured you're too busy.
10:23All that state business.
10:24Escorting a bride is a lot of work.
10:26Me?
10:26I've got nothing but time.
10:28Charles said nothing.
10:29The silence was unbearable.
10:32Even the teacup felt like it was burning his fingers.
10:36Brother, I have some things to take care of.
10:38I'd better go.
10:39Hmm.
10:40Charles, that thing years ago.
10:42Serena didn't do anything wrong.
10:44It's not fair blaming her for it.
10:46And now look at this mess.
10:47You're miserable.
10:48Lucas.
10:51Didn't you say you were busy?
10:52Lucas couldn't meet his eyes.
10:54He ducked his head, swallowed whatever was left to say.
10:58And left.
10:59As the wedding drew near, word came from the crown prince's residence.
11:03Charles had fallen ill.
11:05The day of the wedding, Lucas hoisted me onto his back to carry me out.
11:09Serena.
11:10Charles is still ill.
11:12The palace is keeping it quiet.
11:14Lucas, let it go.
11:15I've let him, you're trying to help.
11:17But the past is the past.
11:18Time to look ahead.
11:21Lucas opened his mouth, but in the end, no words came.
11:24Come on.
11:26It's my wedding day.
11:27Cheer up.
11:28And next time we meet, that's Duchess to you.
11:31Outside, horns blared and drums pounded.
11:34The Duke's wedding procession stretched in every direction.
11:37Maybe I imagined it, but this was grander than my wedding to Charles, in that other life.
11:42As if the whole Ducal's household had been waiting for this day for years.
11:47Duke Arthur's deputy commander, Cedric, pays his respects to the Duchess.
11:51Cedric lost his left eye, which he covered with a red silk ribbon today, lending him an air of festivity.
11:55He treated me with great deference.
11:57The Duke has been in deep sleep for over half a year.
11:59He has grown thin, but is otherwise well.
12:01He receives his medicine once every morning.
12:02With the heat these days, he requires a sponge bath every other day.
12:05I kept my expression blank.
12:06He quickly explained.
12:08These tasks are all handled by me.
12:10You need to trouble yourself, Your Grace.
12:12I've also prepared a bed in the adjoining room.
12:14I shook my head.
12:15That won't be necessary.
12:16The Duke and I are husband and wife.
12:18There is no reason to sleep apart.
12:20From tonight onward, I will share the Duke's bed.
12:23Cedric stood stunned in place.
12:25It's getting late.
12:26I'll wash up and change.
12:28I offered a soft smile, then turned and left.
12:31I did not notice.
12:32On the bed, Arthur's fingers resting at his side twigged suddenly.
12:35When I returned to the wedding chamber in my nightgown, the ceremonial candles still burned
12:38bright.
12:39Arthur lay on the bed, eyes shut.
12:41His features were sharp and striking like a sword sheathed in its gaskell, though his
12:44face was pale and drawn.
12:45I laid down beside him, keeping a small space between us.
12:48I could smell the faint medicinal scent on him, along with the heat of his body, warmer
12:52than most.
12:53Like my father and brothers, warriors who trained year-round always ran a little water.
12:58I gazed at his profile and spoke softly.
13:01Forgive me for marrying you while you lie unconscious, but I promise you, I will take
13:06good care of you.
13:07I will be a proper duchess.
13:09It's super gloomy at the prince's palace.
13:11Charles has been down for days, and the medicine isn't working at all.
13:15The queen is totally on edge because of it, and keeps chewing out the maids.
13:18Charles had no idea the queen was mad.
13:20He was fast asleep, having this amazing dream.
13:22In the dream, he was all dressed up for his wedding, holding flowers and marrying Serena.
13:25It was pouring rain outside, and his shoes and socks were totally soaked.
13:28Serene was just sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at him with the biggest smile
13:30on her face.
13:31He just stood there, looking at how gorgeous she was, completely stunned, his heart racing
13:35a mile a minute.
13:36Then, out of nowhere, this huge crack of thunder went off.
13:39Charles jolted awake, and the amazing dream was gone.
13:42Your Highness?
13:45What time is it?
13:47It is already night, Your Highness.
13:48Her Majesty should have returned from the Ducal State by now.
13:52What day is it?
13:53June 3rd.
13:54The day Duke Arthur marries Lady Serena of House Vann.
13:58Charles went still.
13:59Something heavy seemed to lodge in his chest.
14:01It was not quite pain, but for a moment, he could not breathe.
14:05He could not get Serena out of his head.
14:07Supported by a maid, the queen entered the room.
14:09When she saw Charles sitting up, joy flashed across her face.
14:13Charles, you are awake.
14:15Are you feeling better?
14:18Only after the attendant lit the candles, the queen see how terrible his complexion was.
14:23She sat beside his bed and slowly said,
14:25Now that Arthur and Serena's wedding has been completed, I can finally breathe easier.
14:30Next, it is time we turned our attention to your marriage.
14:34What?
14:35Charles' entire body went rigid.
14:37You are the Crown Prince.
14:39You are no longer a boy.
14:41Your father is watching you, and so is every eye at court.
14:45Once your health recovers, I will begin making arrangements.
14:48There are many suitable noble ladies in the capital.
14:51Any one of them would be a better match for you than Serena ever was.
14:55At the mention of the planned marriage, Charles' hand tightened beneath the blanket.
14:59When you were young and reckless, Serena was always the one encouraging you to sneak out of the palace.
15:05More than once, the two of you nearly caused a serious scandal.
15:09I disliked her from the beginning.
15:12All these years, she attached herself to you far too closely.
15:15I wished I could remove her from your side at once, but behind her stood House Vane.
15:19Your father valued their military service, so I had no choice but to show her courtesy.
15:23Now the van has fallen, and there is no one left to shield her.
15:27At least she had enough sense not to continue pustering you.
15:31The Duke's residence was no good place.
15:33Arthur had remained in a coma for days on end.
15:36The kin had the whole Duke's residence under their grip.
15:40Without my help, she wouldn't have enjoyed such ease.
15:44Remember my words, Charles.
15:46Serena will have plenty to suffer in the days ahead.
15:49Charles remained silent from beginning to end.
15:52Enough.
15:53Rest early and recover hell.
15:55As long as I stand behind you.
15:58No one who've rate the crown ins.
16:00The next morning, before the sky had fully brightened, I woke.
16:04Lena entered to comb my hair.
16:06After studying my face for a moment, she asked softly,
16:09Your Grace, did you sleep poorly?
16:12I am not used to the bed, and I am not used to sleeping beside a man.
16:16Help me wash and dress.
16:18Is her Grace awake?
16:20Just then, an aged yet forceful voice sounded from outside the door.
16:24Lady Moira has given instructions.
16:26On the first morning after the wedding,
16:28the Duchess is to present herself and offer the proper respects.
16:31I had heard long ago about the situation within the Duke estate.
16:34Arthur and the king were full brothers, both sons of the late Queen Mother.
16:38Years ago, the Queen Mother's younger brother, General Rowan,
16:41had followed Arthur onto the battlefield and died in war.
16:44Out of guilt and obligation,
16:46Arthur had taken General Rowan's widow and children into his household.
16:49Because Arthur spent most of the year on campaign,
16:51Lady Moira had gradually taken control of the household affairs.
16:55I had also heard that she once intended to arrange a match
16:57between her youngest daughter and Arthur.
16:59Arthur had refused, and now, I was the one who had married him.
17:03Her Grace has only just risen.
17:05Why are they in such a hurry to summon her?
17:06Of course.
17:07Her Grace is a noble young lady from a military house,
17:10and this marriage was personally granted by His Majesty.
17:13Naturally, she would not think a poor widow like Lady Moira worth her notice.
17:17When did I ever say that?
17:18If you cannot even speak clearly, girl, then you had best keep your mouth shut.
17:23Lena flushed with anger.
17:24What does your grease say?
17:26It seemed Lady Moira was determined to humiliate me
17:28on my very first morning in the household.
17:30I should indeed go and pay my formal respects to Lady Moira.
17:35Your Grace misunderstands.
17:36It is not a matter of formal respects.
17:38Lady Moira merely wishes to meet you.
17:41General Rowan gave his life for the Duke.
17:43His widow naturally deserves respect.
17:46It is only proper that I go and pay my formal respects to her today.
17:50The housekeeper's face relaxed, and a smug look appeared in her eyes.
17:53So I will have to trouble you to carry a message to the palace for me.
17:57An unfamiliar carriage had stopped at the front gates.
17:59Two tavern porters were helping a thoroughly drunken young man down from it.
18:03Do you know who I am?
18:03The Duke is my cousin!
18:05The late Queen Mother watched me grow up!
18:07I have even met His Majesty himself!
18:09The porter covered his face and did not dare make a sound.
18:12Is that one of the Duke's cousins?
18:14Lord Dorian.
18:15He is infamous among the young nobles in the capital.
18:18He has made a career of wine, women, and gambling.
18:20Yesterday was your Grace's wedding to the Duke,
18:22but he got drunk in some pleasure house and never returned at all.
18:26Arthur.
18:26What sort of people have you allowed into your household?
18:29I went straight into the carriage.
18:34Who was that woman?
18:37The newly married Duchess.
18:38My cousin is still unconscious, and she must be terribly lonely.
18:42At that thought, his mood improved at once, and his grin widened.
18:49Once I enter the palace, I must go see the Queen first.
18:52The late King and the late Queen Mother were gone.
18:54Among Arthur's closest royal elders, only His Majesty and Her Majesty remained.
18:58At this hour, the noble ladies who had come to pay morning oxtection should have just left,
19:02and the morning council should be nearly over.
19:05If I stayed with the Queen and spoke for a while,
19:07His Majesty would arrive at just the right time.
19:10But there was one thing I had not calculated.
19:13At the entrance, I came face to face with Charles.
19:17No wonder he had not attended court today.
19:19He had indeed grown thinner, and there was a sickly plumber on his face.
19:22He stood with his head down, staring at the flagstones near the wall.
19:26Your Highness.
19:28He raised his head.
19:29For a moment, he was clearly stunned.
19:31The woman before him seemed to overlap with the bride in his dream.
19:34Yet she was not the same.
19:35Because now, I was not smiling at him.
19:38Serena, you must be very pleased with yourself after marrying my uncle.
19:45Wrong.
19:46A flicker of emotion passed through his eyes.
19:48By rights, you should call me Aunt Serena now.
19:50If that is too difficult, your grace will do.
19:52Calling me by my name directly is far too improper.
19:55You are very pleased with yourself, then.
19:57I personally requested this marriage.
19:58Now that my wish has been fulfilled, of course I am satisfied.
20:01Is your Hyment not asking the obvious?
20:03He was so angered by my words that he began coughing violently.
20:08Since your Highness is ill, you should take your medicine and rest properly.
20:12I will go pay my spec to Her Majesty and His Majesty first.
20:20After the morning council ended, His Majesty came over as expected.
20:24When he saw me, he was in excellent spirits.
20:27It turned out that during council that morning,
20:30the ministers had unanimously praised this marriage.
20:33Taking advantage of His Majesty's good mood,
20:36the Queen invited me to remain for a meal.
20:38I did not refuse.
20:40In the courtyard, I spotted Cedric leading two servants towards the house
20:43and called out to stop him.
20:45What is this for?
20:47Your Grace, it's time for the Duke's medicine.
20:49The pot in his hands gave off the same medicinal scent
20:51I had smelt beside Arthur the night before.
20:53We will come out once we've administered the medicine.
20:56It may take some time.
20:58Given the Duke's condition,
20:59giving him medicine is no easy task.
21:01I spoke lightly.
21:02I'll join you.
21:04Cedric stared, stunned.
21:06I am his wife.
21:07Caring for him is my duty.
21:09Let me watch and learn today.
21:11From now on, leave these tasks to me.
21:14As we walked inside, he couldn't help but warn me.
21:17The Duke cannot drink on his own.
21:19We have to force it down.
21:21Sometimes even when it goes in, he throws it back up.
21:23It's truly an unpleasant task.
21:26Inside the room, the servants sat Arthur upright.
21:29Cedric poured the medicine, scooped half a spoonful.
21:33Arthur's mouth was clamped shut.
21:34A servant had to pinch his jaw open by force.
21:38The moment the liquid entered, it trickled out the corner of his mouth.
21:42Dark brown stains bloomed across his undershirt.
21:45Cedric's hand paused, and he let out a quiet breath.
21:48At this rate, more than half the bowl is wasted.
21:51Let me do it.
21:52He froze.
21:53It had never occurred to him that I was not disgusted.
21:55I wanted to take over myself.
21:56I reached out my hand.
21:57Give me the bowl.
21:58Your grace, we will withdraw at once.
22:01Why would you withdraw?
22:02Aren't you going to feed the Duke mouth to mouth?
22:04With us servants present, it would be embarrassing and improper besides.
22:09I went utterly still mouth.
22:10Just the thought made my heart pound and my cheeks flush hot.
22:14Nonsense.
22:14There is no such custom.
22:15Taking the bowl, the warmth of the psorcem seeping into my fingers, I steadied myself.
22:19I scooped a small amount of medicine and slowly tipped it into his mouth, gently supporting
22:23his jaw to help him swallow.
22:24By the time I had finished half a bowl, a thin sheen of sweat had gathered at my temples.
22:29Just as I set the bowl down, Arthur's Adam's jote shifted.
22:32His brow furred slightly, as though reacting.
22:34His lashes fluttered, but in the end, his eyes did not open.
22:38Cedric stood to the side.
22:40Your grace, you are truly remarkable.
22:42I smiled but said nothing.
22:43Truthfully, I had not been confident either.
22:45I just didn't want him to suffer needlessly.
22:47In my last life, after he woke, his body was already frail, and because the medicine had
22:50never gone down properly, it took him ages to recover his strength.
22:53In this life, I had married him.
22:55I would not let him endure that again.
22:57In the days that followed, I personally fed him medicine, bathed him, and massaged his
23:02limbs every day.
23:03At first, there were murmurs.
23:04A noble daughter of a warrior house lowering herself to servants' work was beneath her
23:07state.
23:08Lady Moira sent people several times under the guise of concern attempting to meddle in household
23:11affairs.
23:12I deflected each attempt without fuss.
23:13Once, she came in person and found me massaging Arthur's legs.
23:18Serena, dear, leave these rough tasks to the servants.
23:21You are the Duchess.
23:22How can you spend all day on such things?
23:24If word gets out, people will say the Duke's estate mistreats you.
23:27I lifted my head and met her with a gentle smile.
23:29Lady Moira Jace.
23:31Caring for my husband is my responsibility.
23:33Besides, the Duke spent years on campaign.
23:35Only by tending to him myself can I be at ease.
23:38I paused and shifted tone.
23:40Speaking of responsibilities, Lady Moira, you manage the household accounts with so much
23:44on your plate, and yet you still take the time to look in on me.
23:46Truly, you work too hard.
23:48I have noticed the ledgers are somewhat tangled.
23:50Perhaps I should join you one of these days to sort through them together?
23:53Lady Moira's face fluttered.
23:54She had managed the estate for years.
23:56There were bound to be entries she dared not let me examine.
23:59No need to trouble yourself, Your Grace.
24:01I will have the accounts organized and presented properly.
24:03With that, she made a hurry excuse and left.
24:05Rowan, meanwhile, often came wandering through the estate.
24:08He claimed to be visiting Arthur, but his eyes always lingered on me.
24:11Duchess Serena, my cousin has been unconscious for so long.
24:14You must be terribly lonely.
24:15Let me take you out, Ma, for some amusement in the capital.
24:17Master Rowan, know your place.
24:18Her Grace is your elder.
24:19How dare you speak such nonsense?
24:20Elder?
24:21So what?
24:22Who knows if my cousin will even wait?
24:23Is the Duchess to spend her life guarding an unconscious man?
24:26My affairs are none of Master Rowan's concern.
24:28If you have nothing else, please leave.
24:30Put down in public, Rowan slunk away.
24:32I knew well enough the man was a scoundrel.
24:34I would need to keep my guard up.
24:35At the same time, Charles and the Crown Prince's palace had not been idly.
24:40After recovering from his illness, he kept inquiring, intentionally or not, about news
24:46from the Duke's estate.
24:47Hearing that I personally cared for Arthur every day, that I ran the household in good
24:52order, even suppressing Lady Mora's influence, left an explicable bitterness in his mouth.
24:58One day, a banquet was held at the palace.
25:00I attended as the Duchess.
25:02Charles watched me in my formal gown, all traces of the lovesick some ill girl once
25:05was, completely gone.
25:06He walked over.
25:07Serena, are you well over there?
25:09His tone was not like before.
25:10Before, every word had been a nail.
25:12Today, there were no nails.
25:14Thanks to your Highness's concern, I am very well.
25:17Well?
25:17He repeated the word, as if it was the problem itself.
25:19Tending to an unconscious man day and night, doing the work of servants?
25:22This is what you call well?
25:23I married the Duke of my own free will.
25:25He may be unconscious, but I know he is a good man.
25:27He is worth caring for.
25:28I thought he would argue, but he only stood there a moment longer, then turned and walked
25:33back to his seat.
25:34His steps were slower than when he had come.
25:37The King came over to smooth things over.
25:40Now, now.
25:41A family banquet is no place for unpleasantness.
25:44Serena, I've heard you've been caring for the Duke with great devotion.
25:48I am truly gratified.
25:50I curtied.
25:52Your Majesty is too kind.
25:54It is simply my duty.
25:57Days slipped past in the rhythm of dawn and dusk.
26:00Before long, it was deep autumn.
26:03I tended to Arthur every day.
26:05Medicine.
26:06Baths.
26:07Reading to him.
26:08Lady Moira, cowed by my earlier warning, no longer dared to provoke me.
26:12Rowan occasionally tried to visit under the guise of seeing his cousin, but I always blocked
26:16him at the door without incident.
26:18One afternoon, I sat at Arthur's bedside reading a book of military strategy.
26:22The sole surviving copy, annotated by his own hand during his Northwestern campaigns.
26:27My finger-fip traced his forceful pen strokes across the paid touch against my palm.
26:32I looked up sharply.
26:33His fingers, resting at his side, had curled slightly.
26:36His eyelids fluttered.
26:37Arthur.
26:38My voice shook.
26:40I reached for his pulse, but my gaze collided with his.
26:44Those eyes, suddenly opened, stripped of the stillness of coma, deep and dark as winter
26:49pools staring straight at me.
26:51Serena.
26:52His voice was rough as sandpaper, but he spoke my name with perfect clarity.
26:55Tears blurred my vision.
26:57I turned to call for a physician, but his hand closed around my wrist.
26:59His grip was weak, yet carried an unyielding insistence.
27:02No need.
27:03I heard everything.
27:06He had been aware since the day he fell into the coma, Cedric's care, Lady Moya's schemes,
27:11Rowan's foolishness, and every word I had spoken by his ear, he had heard it all.
27:14That day at the banquet, you said you admired me.
27:17His gaze was so tender it could drown a person.
27:20All these years I waited for those words.
27:22I never imagined they would come in such circumstances.
27:26I stared at him, stunned.
27:29He told me, slowly.
27:32When I was ten, I fell into the garden pond.
27:35He had been the one to pass by and pulled me out.
27:39A daughter of House Vane is not afraid of water.
27:42That look, I've remembered it for over ten years.
27:45He knew I had my serbenched as witty-gown, tevil-founding prince.
27:49He adjai with I-Robin's glooms and to suffered very humiliation.
27:53When I volunteered for the Northwestern Compassion, it was for two reasons.
27:56One, to secure the border for his majesty.
27:59Two, to earn enough merit before you came of age,
28:02so I could return and ask the king to decree our marriage.
28:04But I never imagined I would be ambushed on the eve of my triumphant return.
28:09Ambushed? By whom?
28:10Someone close to Charles.
28:12They feared my achievements would overshadow the throne.
28:15They feared even more that I would return and take you away.
28:18Your father and brothers fell because someone deliberately leaked the marching route.
28:22That someone came from the crown prince's maternal family.
28:24He has always believed I was responsible for your family's deaths,
28:28so he poured his hatred onto you.
28:30And he despised me all the more for what I felt for you.
28:33The truth struck like thunder.
28:35Charles' bone-deep loathe in my last life, the way he said I disgusted him,
28:38it had all stemmed from this carefully woven lie.
28:45In that other life, by the time I found you,
28:48you had already died a wretched death in the brothel.
28:50At that moment, in his arms, in his lips, I finally found my home.
28:56Word reached the palace.
28:57The king erupted in fury and ordered a full investigation into the old case.
29:01The evidence against Charles' maternal family was irrefutable.
29:04They faced justice.
29:05As for Charles, when he learned that Arthur had awakened,
29:08was built entirely on lies.
29:10He crossed the great hall and stopped three bases from me.
29:15His mouth opened.
29:18Nothing came out the first time.
29:21Serena.
29:22My name.
29:23Then silence again.
29:24He had never paused like this before.
29:26He took half a step forward.
29:28Arthur's hand rose in front of me.
29:29Charles looked down at that hand.
29:31I didn't know about any of it.
29:32Mother told me your father killed her younger brother.
29:35I always thought...
29:37I felt no triumph.
29:38No softening.
29:39Just a great distance.
29:41As if I were looking at a painting.
29:43One with someone I had once known.
29:45And a past that could never be returned to.
29:50You won't forgive me.
29:51It was not a question.
29:53He nodded to himself after saying it.
29:55Like a man finally hearing a verdict he had been waiting for for a long time.
29:58He stepped back.
29:58Another step.
29:59Then he turned and walked out of the hall.
30:01The guards parted to let him pass.
30:02No one stopped him.
30:03I watched his back until it disappeared beyond the doors.
30:07Afterward, the king stripped Charles of his position as crown prince.
30:10Reduced him to a minor duke.
30:11And exiled him to a distant territory.
30:14Forbidding him from ever returning to the capital.
30:16Under my care, Arthur recovered day by day.
30:18Though his leg never fully healed.
30:20With the physician's treatment and my constant presence.
30:23He slowly learned to walk with a cane.
30:25The following spring.
30:26The gardens were in full bloom.
30:27Arthur held my hand as we strolled through them.
30:29Sunlight filtering through the blossoms.
30:31Warm and gentle.
30:32He looked down at his eyes brimming with adoration.
30:34Serena, thank you for waiting for me to wake.
30:36Thank you for walking through all of this with me.
30:39I looked up and smiled at him.
30:40Just like that stubborn girl in the garden all those years ago.
30:43I should be the one thanking you.
30:45Thank you for guarding me in silence all this time.
30:47Thank you for giving me light and hope after my rebirth.
30:49In the distance, the laughter of maids drifted rift faintly on the air.
30:54In the distance, the laughter of maids drifted fightly on the air.
30:58Nearby, the fragrance of flowers hung sweet and close.
31:02For the rest of my days, I will protect you.
31:04A life of peace.
31:06Year after year without sorrow.
31:08I smiled and nodded.
31:10In this life, I had finally escaped the tragedy of the last.
31:13I had found the one truly meant for me.
31:15The wounds of the past had become the road.
31:18The man before me was home.
31:20The man before me was home.
31:20The man before me was home.
31:20The man before me was home.
31:20The man before me was home.
31:20The man before me was home.
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