I Faked a Pregnancy, but My Husband Returned - Chapter 104

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‘If you saved your last strength until the end because you felt sorry for me.’

Several servants chased after him, but they couldn’t stop him. He ran straight to the stable and mounted his horse.

‘Please let me see her again.’

Without even hearing the shouts calling him from behind, he frantically began racing toward the Shrine of the Last Shaman.

Please, please let there be some answer.

Was it because of the pregnancy, or because this was the first time she was living with peace of mind?

These days, she would fall asleep at the drop of a hat.

Judith was lying in a hammock behind the cottage, dozing off while basking in the afternoon sun.

The pungent smell of herbs drying in the sunlight and the distant sound of birds chirping felt peaceful even in her drowsy state.

In her light sleep, she even had dreams. They were lucid dreams where she realized she was dreaming.

In the dream, Master with black hair was crying. It seemed like he was calling her name, or perhaps calling the child’s name.

Originally, Judith rarely dreamed, but after coming here following her pregnancy, she occasionally had such dreams.

Dreams where Master was truly suffering while searching for them. His face was blurry and hard to see, but he was in pain while looking for them.

‘Ah… we’re doing well though…’

What was somewhat surprising was that seeing Master like that strangely calmed her heart.

Unlike the worst-case scenario she had prepared for, she felt certain that at least Master wouldn’t pretend not to know while saying ‘It was an unwanted child…’

For her, who had left prepared even to be abandoned, this was reassuring.

She had resolved to raise the child firmly and bravely even without Master… but in truth, she wished Master would stay by her side.

No matter how familiar a life of resignation was, she thought it would be good for the child to have a father.

When she worked as a visiting tutor, she had visited commoner families that were peaceful and harmonious.

Among them was an affectionate husband who would read fairy tales to his wife’s belly when she was pregnant with their third or fourth child.

Seeing how their loving image kept coming to mind lately, it seemed Judith envied them. A companion who would wait for this child together.

So she hoped Master would find them. Now it seemed it would be okay even if his appearance was ugly. No, going further, it seemed it would be okay even if she could never see his face for the rest of her life. As long as he stayed by her side.

‘Baby.’

Judith thought even in her dreams.

‘Because I have these dreams, somehow I feel like I haven’t been abandoned. So I’m grateful to these dreams…’

Perhaps because she often dreamed of Master wandering in search of her and the child, it felt like she would surely meet Master again someday.

It was a positive function of the suddenly frequent dreams.

At the same time, Judith had other thoughts too.

‘Ah, I am…’

Even while spending warm days with Kastin in such a peaceful place, so safely, in such a tranquil place.

‘I am… not okay.’

When someone you like is suffering, you should naturally feel sad or heartbroken, but finding comfort in it meant… Judith herself was in pain.

In truth, she was lonely, in truth, she was scared, in truth, she was desolate. Though she was desperately doing her best to bury it in a corner of her heart and turn away from it.

After wandering in the dream for who knows how long, she was awakened by Kastin’s urgent voice.

[Yus, Yus!]

[Yes?]

Judith opened her eyes wide and sat up in the hammock. Kastin ran over with an urgent face and stood before her.

[What should we do about this?]

Kastin’s bewildered expression was the first Judith had ever seen. Judith asked calmly.

【What’s wrong?】

【Ah, well… Setan told me.】

Setan was a fence who wandered around this area.

Judith had also bought baby shoes from Setan before. When she saw those shoes, they were so small and cute that she couldn’t resist.

【Right now, the Aarten Region beyond the mountain is in chaos. There are many injured from barbarian attacks, so they seem to be short of doctors.】

【Oh, really?】

Judith searched her memory.

Though she hadn’t been living here for very long, the days in the Empire felt like a previous life.

Anyway, Aarten was the region where the Emperor had gone for inspection, and it was said to be a place frequently invaded by barbarians.

The barbarians had even blocked trade with this region, making commerce difficult.

【So now they’ve even made an offer to me, a foreigner in the area. Even though I told them I’m an herbalist, not a doctor, they said they need even that kind of talent.】

Judith lowered her eyes and fell into thought for a moment.

‘Something’s strange. A shortage of doctors? If the Emperor is there, it wouldn’t be odd if all the doctors in the vicinity had been gathered up.’

Doctors were also a kind of resource, in a way.

But for there to be a shortage of resources where the Emperor was located. That was impossible.

This place was too remote to find out more detailed news about the Empire.

【They said if I agree to go, they’ll provide an escort and safely transport me by carriage… And right now the barbarians are apparently in disarray.】

【Really? Are you sure? Wouldn’t it be dangerous?】

【The attack patterns are different from before, and they seem to be wandering around. So they emphasized several times that we don’t need to worry about additional raids.】

Hesitation showed on Kastin’s face.

Originally, the path to the Empire was cut off due to barbarians, but if Aarten’s knights provided direct escort, the distance wasn’t far and it would be safe, so it was worth considering.

Judith watched Kastin’s hesitant face intently, then smiled and asked.

【Kastin, you want to go, don’t you?】

【Well… actually, having the ability to help people but staying idle feels somehow unsettling.】

Since Kastin was a good person, if she hadn’t been living with Judith, she would have immediately accepted that offer.

She was someone who believed that if lives were at stake, she should contribute her skills even without compensation.

But her hesitation was because of Judith.

Judith was pregnant, was a foreigner in this village anyway, and it was natural to have various concerns about leaving her alone.

Sensing Kastin’s feelings, Judith said gently.

【Could I go too, Kastin? I am pregnant, but you said I’m in the stable period anyway. Wouldn’t that level of travel be possible?】

If she was curious about news from the Empire, there was a way to go directly to the Empire. She had been very curious about what was happening inside the Empire anyway.

【I could say I’m Kastin’s assistant. Since they’re even providing an escort and carriage, it seems like a good opportunity.】

Seeking doctors all the way to this remote area was somehow suspicious. Wasn’t the way they were handling things strange, as if it were a territory without an owner?

It seemed like the people below were restlessly scattering requests for help to nearby places because there was no superior to officially ask for help from another territory.

‘Could it be that something really happened to the Emperor? Everything is definitely strange.’

The future she had first known could no longer be called the future. After all, Alteon had survived and awakened, and Ekian had also left on a secret mission.

They might have immediately prepared a surprise attack and done something to the Emperor.

And Kastin’s following words gave Judith more confidence in her speculation.

【It seems there’s no lord either. It looked chaotic, would it be okay?】

【Is that so? Rather, we might be able to learn news better in the midst of chaos.】

If the Emperor was dead, she wouldn’t need to hide herself either. She could watch the situation a bit and then go to Huyd’s hospital.

Though it was quite far, she had been feeling sorry about continuing to impose on Kastin anyway.

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