I Became the Childhood Friend of the Northern Duchess - Chapter 213



213 – The Changing Air

The place the two visited was a place they often used when having secret meetings before marriage.

The name is the Coffin of Memory.

This place, decorated with portraits and stone statues of past emperors, was originally a solemn place where only those related to the imperial family were allowed to enter.

“… “It’s memorable.”

“What memory?”

“You brought me here before we were even married. I was shocked and wondered what I would do if I got caught, but…”

At that time, Beatria had not yet become a member of the imperial family.

Therefore, entering this place is strictly against the rules. If you do something wrong, you could be charged with a serious crime.

However, Bartheus forced her to come here, saying that it would be okay since she would soon marry him anyway.

It was also the best place to have a conversation while avoiding the gaze of others, and that was an act like a promise in its own way.

Her her words her her her : her promise her not to let go of her no matter what.

“For some reason, you didn’t bring me here after we got married.”

“… “It was like that.”

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Ever since she gained the right to set foot here, she has never had to face him here.

It was because of a kind of self-deprecation that Bartheus had.

When the two were young lovers, there was one rule they set when they met here.

Regardless of whether it’s a good thing or a bad thing, I decided to tell the truth about everything so that I can be proud in the faces of my ancestors hanging here.

Let’s share all the small and big things that happened to each other when we weren’t together. I promised that.

Bartheus also still clearly remembered that promise.

That’s why he felt a strange sense of guilt about bringing her here.

Because now I can’t keep the promises I made back then.

However, in other words, it also meant that now all the facts could be conveyed one by one.

Beatria was also vaguely aware of this.

Sreuk.

While they were exchanging glances without saying a word, Bartheus took out a small pocket hidden in the sleeve of his clothes her her her her.

When the string was undone, an object of the same shape as the one Edgar used last night appeared inside.

The effect lasts for one or two hours at most. It won’t be enough to unravel all the thoughts I’ve had so far and organize the messy times of the past.

However, even if she postponed it until later, she had to tell her this fact.

I still love you. And I will leave it entirely up to her to decide which hell she will go to.

This was all that her man, who had been unable to properly fulfill his duties as her husband and head of the household for half his life, could give her.

Other than leaving her all her luck her to her wife her her her, who had followed her for so long.

“Honey, this is…” ” … ?”

As a faint light leaked from the scroll scattered on the floor and enveloped the two, Beatria expressed her doubts.

Bartheus wanted to explain every little detail, but he only had an hour or two to avoid Albrich’s eyes.

That’s why he gave a short apology to his wife and smiled bitterly.

“I’m sorry, you. “I don’t have much time.”

“Yes? What does that mean? Even if it’s a body… ?”

“I don’t mean that, so don’t worry. Rather…”

He paused, raising and lowering his hand and pursing his lips.

Her her heart her she wanted to hug her with all her might her, but she could n’t because she hadn’t told her anything about her her and her her sins her she had n’t been wash away.

Kkook.

For a long time.

When something soft suddenly wrapped around his body, he lifted his head and trembled slightly.

At some point, her wife’s face she came right in front of her.

“Hehe, why are you being so rude? “It wasn’t like that before.”

“…”

How wonderful it would be to see his wife’s smiling face so close.

Enjoying the warmth by hugging each other so warmly.

Somehow, Bartheus felt as if his days marked by darkness, were instantly washed away by her embrace.

However, he quickly shook his head when he realized that now was not the time to get lost in sentimentality.

Even at this moment, the time we could have had a conversation was passing by like a breeze, and perhaps this was an opportunity that would never come again. Therefore, I had to somehow take advantage of this moment.

“Honey.”

“Yes.”

“I have something to tell you. I don’t know if you’ll resent me after hearing this, but… “I hope you will listen.”

Beatria faintly looked into the eyes of her husband, whom she met up close for the first time in a long time.

Straight eyes full of will. It was the reason she loved this man in her childhood, but it was also the eyes of her that she became difficult to see at some point.

Because the eyes of Bartheus, whom I saw in passing recently, were always filled with confusion and sadness.

In other words, it may mean that he has returned to his old self a little.

Then I could believe it. If she’s back to the way she was in those days.

She listened, intent on believing that even if a star fell from the sky tomorrow and this world was destroyed.

“Tell me anything. Even though I’m an immature woman, I can’t tell you that I won’t blame you no matter what I hear…”

Even in the past few days, there were countless times when Beatria resented him.

If there really is a reason, why can’t you tell me?

Do you really have to do this? Or, I often asked myself if I didn’t truly love myself.

That’s why it was impossible not to blame him.

However, it was possible if her son’s promise was the same as the one she had sworn to her.

“… I will believe whatever you say. “This is all I can do for you.”

“That’s enough.”

Bartheus nodded his head with a subtle expression that was neither smiling nor crying and cautiously opened his mouth.

Her head was pounding trying to pick up the facts and convey them to her so that there would be no misunderstanding as much as possible, but she had to do it somehow.

“First of all, if I want to bring up this story, I guess I’ll have to go down the path of my grandfather. This will be a long story, but…”

“Are you okay. Since we are alone for the first time in a while, it would be nice to talk about old times in a private way.”

Bartheus smiled from the bottom of his heart as he looked at his wife’s face as she crept into his arms her her her her.

Perhaps it was because it was a smile that I thought I would never see again in my life, but just looking at it brought something to my heart that made me cry, so I had to barely hold it back.

During the short time given, the Hellvenier couple had their first secret meeting in a long time.

Even though we couldn’t share sweet stories or face each other with smiles like we did back then, it was enough.

*

Albrich was quickly heading to the imperial palace upon hearing the sudden news.

The emperor, who had been quiet for a while, showed movement, and even his behavior was quite strange.

‘What’s the use of contacting the empress?’

It might just be unfounded.

He knew better than anyone else that the Emperor was just forcing himself to stay away from the Empress, but that his heart for her had not disappeared.

Therefore, it is quite possible to think that he approached her out of longing.

The problem was timing.

Albrich was already on edge because he had recently lost the court lady he had controlled.

Moreover, the person who provided the cause was none other than the Empress.

Perhaps that’s why, when I heard that they had been in contact during this time, my senses were heightened and a strange feeling of anxiety arose.

To make matters worse, it was impossible to even eavesdrop on the conversation between the two people.

I told my subordinates hidden in the imperial palace to find the two people, but even their whereabouts are unknown.

“As soon as they contacted me, they said there was nothing unusual. However, there is information that two people were seen going near the Pavilion of Memory together…”

“… Coffin of memory?”

Albrich’s eyes narrowed at the report from Shepard standing next to him.

The Pavilion of Memories is one of the few sanctuaries within the imperial palace where only members of the imperial family are allowed to enter.

However, the act of hiding there was also an indication that there was some kind of scheme.

‘I probably don’t have the personality to make such a mess.’

He knew better than anyone how much the current emperor cared for his family.

Therefore, I thought that Bartheus would not do something that would abandon them without any special measures.

He knows that there are eyes watching within the imperial palace, and he also knows how much it offends Albrich to have a private conversation with the empress in this situation.

But why is it such a blatant course of action? I couldn’t understand at all.

‘Is it desperation?’

It was a guess that crossed Albrich’s mind for a moment, but he immediately shook his head and dismissed the thought.

That’s right, even though Bartheus is a man who was exploited by his dog, he is not a man who will give up easily.

Rather, among the emperors Albrich had experienced, Bartheus was one of the most difficult to let down one’s guard.

However, the chains that bound him were so strong that he was able to look elsewhere.

The more important a person is than his or her her wealth, reputation, or life her her, the easier it is to be swayed by something.

Bartheus was just such an example.

“Sir, we have arrived. Come on, let’s go…”

“Okay. “You stay outside, Shepard.”

“I will follow your orders.”

He said he came by teleportation to get there as quickly as possible, but there was a barrier inside the imperial palace, so he couldn’t reach the inside.

Eventually, the two people stopped in front of the main gate of the imperial palace and proved their identities to the approaching guards.

“Hmm?”

Then, suddenly, Albrich turned his head and saw a red flag rising at the end of his gaze.

Various types of flags were always displayed outside the imperial palace to establish the dignity of the imperial family, but they had no special meaning unless there was a special event.

So, normally he would have looked away without much interest, but today he could not easily take his eyes off the proudly rising red flag.

Why? He asked himself, but there was no answer.