Me, a Princess? My Lord! - Chapter 19

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Chapter 19

Thud.

Heidi, who had accidentally stepped on Desion’s foot, panicked and let go of the arm she was holding. As a result, Heidi lost her balance.

“Whoa!”

Wobble.

Heidi’s body tilted backward in an instant.

Just when she thought she would inevitably fall on her bottom.

“Careful.”

A firm arm supported her back.

“I told you it’s okay to step on my feet. Are you alright?”

“…”

“Heidi?”

Desion, who had helped Heidi up, bent his waist to examine her complexion. His face filled Heidi’s entire field of vision.

Eyebrows rising slightly. Red eyes scanning her with worry. Lips pressed together in a straight line.

Heidi, who had been staring blankly into his eyes, suddenly turned her head away.

“I-I’m fine.”

“Keep holding my arm tightly. Until you get used to it.”

“I will.”

“Then let’s try again from that part. A little slower this time.”

Desion continued the lesson as if nothing had happened. Asking several times if Heidi understood properly, being kind.

But why was it? Heidi kept fumbling and making mistake after mistake.

‘I must have been too startled. My heart won’t calm down.’

In the end, that day’s practice only ended after stepping on Desion’s feet about twenty times.

She didn’t know for sure, but there was definitely going to be at least one small bruise on Desion’s foot.

Heidi thought.

* * *

“One, two, three, lean back.”

Heidi’s waist curved gracefully.

“Finally, turn.”

Swish.

As Heidi spun around, her pale pink skirt spread out softly and settled down.

When the music ended, the sound of applause from the watching maids echoed softly.

Heidi caught her breath and smiled proudly.

“Hah. I didn’t make any mistakes, right?”

Desion smiled faintly and nodded.

“From start to finish, there wasn’t a single mistake.”

“Finally!”

“Yes, finally.”

Heidi plopped down in a chair and said.

“This lesson was difficult.”

“It was the same from the teaching perspective.”

Zing.

Heidi looked up at Desion playfully and asked.

“Now that I’ve learned how to dance, what’s the next lesson?”

“The next lesson is…”

Desion, who had briefly made eye contact with Heidi, opened his lips.

“There isn’t one.”

“…!”

Heidi’s eyes widened.

“There isn’t one?”

Desion nodded.

“More precisely, it would be correct to say you’ve learned everything that can be learned at this estate.”

“Then… do we go to the capital now?”

“No.”

No?

Heidi tilted her head.

“Then…?”

Desion smiled slightly.

“Don’t you want to see the sea?”

* * *

“Wow!”

Heidi’s light purple eyes sparkled brightly like jewels catching the light.

The endless horizon stretching out.

Heidi’s heart swelled at the sight of the dazzlingly blue sea sparkling under the sunlight.

The port, filled with the salty smell of the sea, was bustling from morning with people carrying cargo.

Heidi, who had been stamping her feet excitedly, grabbed Desion’s sleeve tightly and said.

“Are we really boarding a ship and departing today?”

“Yes.”

“Where to?”

“We’re going to Cainz, the capital of the Aras Empire. There’s no place like Aras for experiencing splendor.”

The Aras Empire.

The sea, a ship, a foreign country.

These were all first-time experiences for Heidi. Heidi’s heart began to pound violently.

Desion, who chuckled at seeing such Heidi, pointed with his finger at a large ship docked at the end of the port.

“We’ll take Haizen’s Merchant Ship. That ship over there.”

Wow.

Heidi’s mouth fell open upon discovering the white ship floating majestically on the sea.

“It won’t be as comfortable as a luxury cruise ship, but it’s only a short voyage of about two days, so it should be bearable.”

“Yes…”

“Shall we go?”

* * *

But…

“Ugh.”

The excitement of the voyage evaporated in less than two hours.

Desion approached upon seeing Heidi gripping the railing and repeatedly dry heaving. He looked at Heidi’s pale face with pitying eyes.

“You seem to get severe seasickness.”

“I’ve never been on a ship before, so I didn’t know…”

“Oh dear. We still have a long way to go, this is troublesome.”

That’s what I’m saying.

Heidi thought to herself as she looked at the small waves sparkling under the sunlight. It was a scenery pretty enough to appear in a fairy tale, but it gradually stopped registering in her eyes.

Desion said in a worried voice.

“It would be better to return to the cabin and lie down. Let me see if there’s anything that might help.”

“That sounds good.”

Her plan to spend all day looking at the sea had long been forgotten anyway. Heidi obediently returned to the cabin and lay down on the bed.

‘I wish I could at least fall asleep…’

How long had she been lying there with her eyes tightly shut?

Knock knock.

Heidi opened her eyes at the sound of someone knocking on the door.

“May I come in for a moment?”

At the familiar voice, Heidi sat up.

“Yes.”

“You can lie down if you want.”

Heidi’s gaze turned to what Desion held in his hand.

“A lemon?”

Tossing and catching the lemon a few times, Desion approached her.

“I asked the sailor, and he said eating something sour would help.”

“So…”

Heidi smiled softly as she received the bright yellow lemon.

“You brought this for me.”

Desion nodded with an awkward expression.

“I’m not saying you have to eat it… I just thought it might help, so I wanted to give it to you.”

“I’ll eat it.”

“Then, just a moment.”

Taking the lemon from Heidi’s hand, Desion began peeling it himself. Heidi’s jaw dropped.

“…!”

Though they had grown much closer through exchanging letters all summer, Desion was still a difficult presence for Heidi.

He had once been someone she couldn’t even look in the eye, so it was only natural.

A master personally peeling fruit for her? Could she have ever imagined such a thing?

“Thank you…”

Heidi carefully received a piece of lemon with both hands.

Glance.

After stealing a look at Desion, Heidi popped it into her mouth.

“…!”

Zing.

Heidi’s face contorted wildly from the intensely sour taste that made her hair stand on end. Her facial muscles twitched uncontrollably.

“Haha.”

Then Desion burst into loud laughter. His eyes nearly closed completely as he laughed, making Heidi’s eyes widen in surprise.

‘He was someone who could laugh like that?’

As his sharp eyes curved into crescents, Desion’s impression changed completely.

It felt like the cool atmosphere that had been like a frozen winter forest melted away in an instant.

“I guess you’re not just weak against seasickness.”

Feeling slightly embarrassed, Heidi replied in a grumpy voice.

“I’m glad you found it entertaining.”

“I wasn’t trying to tease you. It’s just, how should I put it.”

Composing his expression, Desion straightened his disheveled posture. Lowering his long, dark eyelashes, he opened his mouth.

“You were kind of cute.”

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