Chapter 16

Annette decided to lie to protect Rafel's heart. She lowered her eyes and explained softly, fearing that Rafel would find out about her lie her.

“No, I don't know what you mean, but I just got the wrong room. I woke up thirsty at dawn yesterday, but it was too dark to go back to my room after drinking water…… So I came into your room by mistake. I was going to go back to my room when the day dawned, but I must have fallen asleep while sitting on the sofa.

Fortunately, Annette's face her her looked very sincere, so Lapel was dubious.As he contemplates Annette, she slips under his arm and prepares to flee.

“I won't do that again, sorry. Then I'll just go…… Kyaaak!!”

Lapel, who had snatched Annette by the waist from behind, chewed the lobe of her ear Her exposed through her hair, She thought she was cheating on something, but since she had no memory of the night before, she could n't interrogate.

Lafel bit Annette's ear her a few times out of embarrassment, before she licked the nape of her neck her, which smelled of her flesh her. There was an indescribably sweet taste from the texture of her skin that clung to the tip of her tongue. It started as a half-hearted resentment, but his strong lower body kept trying to get up since it was morning.

Should I just do it? Rafel pondered as he looked down at Annette, who was quietly cradled in his arms. But the white bandage wrapped around that little head bothered me. Rafel preferred rough sex, and if he rolled Annette like that, the blood would rush to his head and the wounds that she had healed might burst at best. She's like a weak woman anyway.

“Go see. If you come into my room one more time, I know it won't end with this.”

Rappel pushed her away to match her coldness her, threatening her.The appearance of her made her look quite upset.Annette nodded and hurried out of the room.It's not like Rafel was fooled by her own lies of her,but she was just glad she got out of the way

Annette wiped her ears and nape of her neck, which were damp with Lapel's saliva, with her sleeve her. He was particularly fond of licking and biting Annette. This point has never changed. At any rate, her husband was a man like a beast .

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A few days later, after training in the afternoon, Lapel came into her mansion wiping his sweat. His expression His was grimly contorted. It was because he hadn't had a good night's sleep in days. Certainly, the lack of sleep for a long time had a huge negative effect on Rapel's sword performance.

'I'm sure he was in much better shape when he slept well.'

Lafel clicked his tongue, recalling the time he slept on Annette's thigh her a few days ago. On that day, his body his felt refreshed as if he were going to fly, and his achievement his was particularly outstanding. Was really close to being able to catch it. That night, as he fell asleep, Rafel had no doubt that he would become a sword master the next day.

But all of this was Lapel's illusion of his. He suffered from sleep problems again, as if he had never done so, and his achievements his with his sword his were on the decline. At this point, he would rather have threatened Annette with sleeping with him. Annoyance was evident in Lafel's delicate, painted eyes of his.

'That woman would look at me funny.'

He had threatened me not to come into his bedroom again at most, and now I'm sleeping like that. It was obvious that Annette, who was from a noble Bavarian family, would think of herself. At this point, the wound on her head should have healed, so there's no need to worry about her road bursting.

Rafel decided to think what he liked. Of course, he couldn't tell if it was because of Annette that he slept particularly well that night, or if it was just a nasty coincidence. Even now, from lack of sleep, the area around his deep blue eyes was red and bloodshot.

Entering the mansion, he glanced around him with long eyes, grabbed a maid passing by, and questioned him.

“What about Annette?”

The pupils of the maid, who had a conversation with Raffel for the first time, caused an earthquake. It had been several years since she had worked at the Post Carnesis Writer, but it was the first time she had ever mixed her words with this young, ferocious master. The maid answered quickly, bowing her head too politely.

“Madam went out today. You left me a note, can I bring it to you?”

Going out? Lapel's handsome eyebrows were twisted without my knowledge. I felt a strange sense of betrayal, wondering if Annette had gone to her parents' house. Rafel still had n't forgotten the butler who was aggressive in front of me, and her insult her at her returning wedding gift her.

'He pretended to be on my side in front of me.'

Rafel frowned at her. She didn't want to admit that she trusted her in the slightest. Annette was also on the side of my parents' family, and she should have been swearing or whispering about herself there by now. Would remain.

Rafel gritted his teeth and instructed me to bring his note to him to check the truth.Lapel snatched the memo from the maid and ran it down with her eyes.

— To Rafel

I am going to visit the palace today. My step-sister, Claire Lucid Bayern, from the Chapelle Empire, is staying at the Deltium Palace. So, I'm going to say hello to Claire and go to the Imperial Embassy to the east of the palace. I'll be back before it's too late.

Looking down at the fragrant pale pink notepad, Rafel's expression became strange. Well, it seemed that Annette hadn't gone to that hated Bavarian duchy, so her anger her rapidly cooled. Because it was unexpected.

Elegant Annette Bavaria, who seems to have been born as a duke's daughter…… Unexpectedly, the handwriting was bad. I think I wrote it down hard while pressing down on it, but rather, it stained the ink and made the memo paper even more messy. I was really surprised that the result could be this way even though I used the finest pen and quality stationery.

“It's a royal palace….. . “

Lapel, who was holding the stationery, was lost in thought for a moment. Annette is probably sitting across from Claire, her step-sister her, and drinking tea affectately by now. I could imagine two women in huge puffy dresses and ribbons and feathers eating pink desserts. Maybe the topic to accompany that dessert will be your own swearing.

Rafel frowned. He hated the aggressive Bayern. In particular, the Duke of Bavaria, Allah Mand, whenever he saw lapel in the royal palace, he had eyes as if he were looking at a stain. In-law his, the world was sometimes more like a comedy than a comedy.

'Still, Annette Bayern is, well, not to that extent.'

Lapel, who had casually given a generous evaluation of Annette, clicked his tongue.Perhaps this was Annette's intention his her.Maybe he's fooling himself by lowering his eyes her with his meek face her, laughing at him for being stupid behind his back her of her.

Thinking of that made Rafel feel a bit dirty. She couldn't let her speak ill of her her own step-sister of her, who said she came from the Chapelle Empire. Even then, Lapel also felt the need to go to the palace There were many things he wanted to ask his father his, Celgratis, the current king of Deltium. Especially about Annette Bayern.

Rafel frowned as he remembered his father his, who always smiled suspiciously. He hated going to the royal palace, but sometimes having to put up with things he didn't like was the downside of being a beggar of an aristocrat. An unpleasant day.

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Annette's tea time was not as pink or sweet as Lapel expected. The step-sister's wrists were angular as she tilted the teacup across from her. It was a hand more accustomed to wielding a sharp sword than an elegant teacup. Hem of a plentiful dress, but the knight's pants with a clear line.

Annette looked at her new sister her, Claire. She was an androgynous beauty, with her blue hair cut short just below her chin. She was also an outstanding knight who served as the leader of the 3rd Knights of the Chapelle Empire. Feeling Annette's gaze On her, she put down the teacup and immediately apologized from her.

“I'm sorry I couldn't attend the wedding, Annette. I was on a really important mission then.”

Claire's accent, mixed with Chappelle's accent, sounded particularly stiff.But Claire, unlike her cold appearance her, she had a ruthless personality.Even now, she was clearly apologetic about not being able to attend Annette's wedding due to circumstances beyond.

“No, I understand. Wasn't the empire in trouble at the time? An assassination attempt by a military commander, my God. I'm glad it ended safely.”

Annette smiled and accepted Claire's apology. How could Claire, the knight, come to his wedding when his own commander was in danger of being assassinated? It wasn't something I couldn't understand. Not just Claire, but her own brother her, Arjen, must have been hectic as well.

Claire, who had blinked her eyes at Annette's affectionate response Her to her, jumped up from her seat Her and hugged her Claire's her face Her much more compliant than most nobles, showered Annette with affectionate kisses.

“You look pretty! How can you be so nice? If I were a man, I would definitely marry you by any means, Annette Bavaria.”

“Now I am Annette Bavaria Kanesis. You are married.”

Annette, who was swung around in Claire's arms her said with a smile.Then Claire stopped her motion her and let her go.Suddenly, Claire's expression her changed seriously.

“Come to think of it, are you okay, Annette? Your husband is… It's called Rapel Kanesis.”

The smile disappeared a little from Annette's face as well as her. She thought, like other nobles do, that Claire would bet on Rafel's lineage. It was not very pleasant to Annette that her husband kept hearing about his illegitimate son. Of Claire's mouth her were completely different words.

“Rafel, the killer on the battlefield, right? Even if you're gay? Rumors circulated that he had been on so-and-so with his own adjutant. Are you really going to go south?”

Annette's smile her stiffened at the unexpected sound.What do you mean?My husband is gay, sodomy!