I Married the Terminally Ill Emperor - Chapter 85

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I Married a Terminally Ill Emperor

Chapter 85

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Dahlia’s expression looked complicated as she walked toward the meeting place with the Emperor.

Annie, who was walking beside her, spoke calmly.

“It’s not your fault, Princess.”

“I know. It’s just that since someone wanted this position so badly they were willing to risk death, I should do better. I was thinking about how I could do better.”

“Princess, you’re already doing your best.”

At Annie’s encouragement, Dahlia smiled faintly as if grateful for her understanding. However, she couldn’t forget the look in Lady Yofron’s eyes as she resented her.

Just then, Roand appeared before them with a pale expression.

“Lord Roand?”

“Princess, are you alright? I heard there was an explosion accident?”

His hands, hastily pushing back his sweat-soaked hair from running, were visibly trembling slightly.

“Yes. I’m fine. Thank you for your concern.”

At her words, he let out a sigh of relief and spoke carefully.

“Could we have a private conversation for a moment?”

At this, Dahlia looked back at Annie.

“You still have time.”

She had come out early to take a brief walk before meeting the Emperor.

Annie glanced at Cole standing behind her. He stared at Roand and asked.

“Can you take responsibility for the Princess’s safety on your honor as Captain?”

“Of course.”

“I’ll be nearby.”

Roand nodded.

Dahlia and Roand moved to a secluded place.

“What’s the matter?”

“Princess, you shouldn’t stay in this place. This place is too dangerous for you.”

At Roand’s firm words, Dahlia smiled bitterly.

“I know.”

“Then why… Do you really intend to marry Emperor Gray?”

“Yes.”

Roand squeezed his eyes shut.

When he lifted his eyelids again, his blue eyes somehow carried a lonely expression.

“Do you love him?”

Dahlia didn’t answer and stared at him intently.

“If you answer my question honestly, I’ll speak honestly to you as well.”

“Yes. Honestly-“

As he brightened and tried to answer, Dahlia slowly shook her head and stopped him.

“No. Please listen to my question first before answering.”

He nodded as if he understood.

“What is your purpose for coming here, Lord Roand? You didn’t come because of the founding festival, did you?”

Roand hesitated and wavered in his answer.

“Can you honestly answer my question?”

Roand swallowed and closed his mouth.

The matter about demon beasts was top secret. Even if she was a princess, he couldn’t tell her. And he didn’t want to inform the Princess about such terrible creatures as demon beasts.

“As I thought, you can’t.”

“…I’m sorry.”

“It’s alright. You must have your position as Captain of the Holy Empire.”

At her understanding tone, Roand averted his gaze, unable to find the courage to look at her.

“Is my purpose for coming here related to your intention to marry Emperor Gray, Princess?”

“Like you, Lord Roand, I cannot answer that either.”

Roand slowly raised his eyes. Her clear pupils were looking straight at him.

As he carefully observed each feature of the Princess’s face, he gazed at the mysterious eyes that had captivated him at first sight.

She had given him a name as a gift, but she didn’t remember it.

A lowly orphan and the most noble Princess of Foevern.

He had keenly felt that difference in status and fled from the kingdom.

When he met her again in this Empire, it seemed like he could start anew. As he formed a new relationship with a new identity, a sense of hope grew in his heart.

However, there was still an insurmountable wall between her and himself.

This time too, that status was the problem.

He was the Captain of the Hallen Sacred Empire, and she was the Princess of Foevern Kingdom.

“I received contact from my home country. They told me to watch over you, Princess. The Foevern Kingdom could be greatly endangered by your single action.”

“Yes. I know.”

“Even so, do you intend to marry Emperor Gray?”

“Because I must.”

Her clear eyes revealed firm determination.

His gaze wavered helplessly. His heart collapsed. She was still an existence he could never reach.

“…I understand. Thank you for your time.”

Feeling his emptied heart, he turned around desolately, but saw the Emperor approaching them with large strides and a displeased expression.

“I greet Emperor Gray.”

“The Captain seems to have a lot of free time these days.”

“I shall take my leave now.”

Roand spoke coldly and left.

Dahlia looked at the Emperor with a puzzled expression.

“Your Majesty, this isn’t our meeting place.”

“I came to get you. What did you talk about with the Captain?”

“He asked about our marriage.”

“So? Did you reveal the truth about us?”

“Of course not.”

“I really can’t take my eyes off you for a moment. Did you forget that you agreed to be faithful to married life?”

“We’re not married yet though?”

Dahlia looked up at him with an incredulous expression.

The Emperor was silent for a moment, then immediately continued.

“Shouldn’t you be faithful during the engagement period too?”

“We’re engaged? When?”

“Since I received your proposal, we’re in an engagement period now. Does it have to be officially announced to be an engagement period?”

At those words, a red flush rose from Dahlia’s neck and consumed her face.

She hurriedly looked around. She could see Oreon glancing over with curious eyes from a short distance away.

“My proposing was-“

“Right.”

The Emperor spoke definitively with a raised corner of his mouth.

“…Right.”

She agreed with a frustrated expression.

“Fortunately, you’re not denying it.”

“But there’s a reason for it.”

“Even if you have your reasons, the fact that you proposed to me first will never change.”

“Did you come here to tease me?”

“No, of course….”

Emperor Gray trailed off.

Why did I come here? The meeting place was supposed to be somewhere else, but even those brief moments of waiting felt too precious to waste. He missed her so much that he simply couldn’t stay still.

Missed her?

Emperor Gray stared at her blankly with a shocked expression. He came because he missed her? Me?

“Your Majesty?”

As she looked up at him with worried eyes, Emperor Gray hastily pulled something from his coat.

“…I came to give you this.”

“What is this?”

“Insomnia medicine. The Royal Physician examined it and said this medicine is the least harmful and safest for your body.”

“Ah…. You asked to meet today to give me this?”

“Yes.”

That’s right. He came to quickly give her this medicine. There’s no way he would miss her.

He had sworn to himself that he would protect her at all costs, but that was simply because he was worried about her being in danger because of him.

He had never experienced emotions like missing someone in his entire life.

When she wasn’t in sight, he thought of her, and he even imagined what she might be doing… but this was the emotion called missing someone?

Emperor Gray looked down at her with confused eyes.

“Your Majesty, I actually don’t have insomnia. Ever since I started seeing the future, I’ve been having episodes of sudden sleep… Your Majesty, are you alright?”

As she approached closer while checking his complexion, he caught her sweet scent.

Emperor Gray unconsciously stepped back. If he didn’t, he felt like he would pull her into his arms.

Want to hold a woman? Me?

Even while being shocked at himself, worry for her came flooding in like a tide.

“It’s because of your Future Sight? Then it can’t be cured?”

“No. But don’t worry. I’ve learned how to manage it.”

“You learned how to manage it, yet you sleep anywhere?”

“It’s gotten better lately….”

As she spoke like an excuse with a dejected face, his hand moved forward without him realizing it.

Emperor Gray clenched his fist tightly and dropped his hand.

“Your Majesty? You look pale. I think you should go back and rest.”

“Yes. I should rest…. We’ll talk more later.”

Emperor Gray turned away hastily with a dazed expression, as if fleeing from her. He could go anywhere if only he could cut off his thoughts about her.

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