# 66
She didn't want to know this at all.
After all, he thought if anyone were to try to kill him, it might be best to dig his own grave beforehand and lie down in it, as it would be a quiet death.
Even if death is inevitable, it may be better to die with the least amount of harm.
However, Robin was not going to ignore Dearyn's efforts to escape reality.
He had bad intentions, as he was adamant that death was not something that could happen alone.
“The person who made the bad suggestion is Duke Guerin, the Second Prince’s closest confidant and the Empress’s intimate uncle, and Minister of State Merian also has a role.”
“Ahhh!”
Even if she covered her ears, every detail reached her.
Dearyn suddenly shouted, making Sirius jump to his feet and tighten his grip.
“Calm down.”
Robin jumped in surprise and raised his hands, trying to calm the situation.
“Don't attack me, I'm not the enemy.”
Dearyn hesitated for a moment, wondering if she should have Sirius attack him.
“It's not fair.”
“Since you already knew, it's better that you know everything completely, right?”
"no."
“Aha, okay. But since you already heard, you can’t change it now.”
Robin gave an annoying smile.
Dearyn opened her mouth again.
“I asked you. Do…or not to?”
“…Actually, the reason I said this is because this place is the Imperial Palace.”
“?”
Suddenly, Robin started speaking seriously with a serious face.
Dearyn also adjusted her facial expression and prepared to listen to Robin’s words.
Sirius lay down again and pulled Dearyn into his embrace.
“….”
“…….”
The focus of the two people's gazes at the same time turned towards Sirius.
Out of everyone, Sirius was the one who suffered the most, but at this moment, he was the person others wished for the most.
In the world, people who live without worry are the happiest.
“…Although I think there is no need to worry, but…if something happens, we can hit him and solve it.”
Robin muttered, his voice laced with skepticism.
Deyarin agreed and nodded.
“Yes, even if he wasn’t the master, he wouldn’t die anywhere...”
“….”
“However, now my life is also threatened, so please keep talking.”
“Yes, what I was going to say is exactly that. In the Imperial Palace, assassins do not fly openly, but you must live with more dangerous people.”
“Duke Guerin, Mirian, the Viceroy… and the second son of the Emperor behind them.”
Deyarin muttered bitterly.
They were very prominent figures.
“…Even if I knew that, I don’t know how the situation would change.”
If people of this level were going to attack to kill you, were you supposed to simply die saying, 'Yes, here I die'? Perhaps it is better to die quietly in order to leave the death in a respectful manner.
“Yes, that's true, but… I say this out of concern that you will still be a victim when you approach and smile, and not make yourself or Sirius a victim because of it.”
In other words, it was this concern for the Third Prince's safety and hers that prompted him to say that.
I felt a little moved, but then I backed away.
The strict survival rules of the Imperial Palace reminded her again.
Survival depends on the person himself!
“You will receive more details when you meet Lady Charlotte.”
Robin's eyes, which had been trained on Sirius as if they were going to pierce Dearyn's stomach, stopped moving.
If things were like this even with Deyaren by his side, going a little further might cause more chaos.
There is no need to bring misfortunes to the Imperial Palace.
Even Robin, who she knew on some level, was acting very wary, so what would it be like for Charlotte, who she didn't know at all?
“…This will be a more complicated topic.”
“…Yes, probably.”
“For starters, it's best to get used to the palace.”
“Ah... ah...”
Sirius probably didn't like the long conversation, so he started to growl.
Setting priorities is now clear.
“Ah…”
She felt a cold shiver creep into her fingertips.
She tried to avoid the cold by shrinking her body, but the cold penetrated her bones until she felt it.
Her fingertips and toes were trembling.
“Uh...I'm cold.”
Darren thought in amazement.
She thought she was fine during the day, but in reality she was very stressed.
After Robin left, Dearyn couldn't sit still.
“Sorry, Mr. Robin sent extra clothes.”
“Sorry, for the underwear, we will need your measurements, so please let us know.”
“Sorry, these are the medicines, ointments and extra bandages for the wounds.”
“Excuse me, how should you prepare lunch?”
“Sorry, it might be cold at night, so I'll add firewood.”
“Excuse me, how should we prepare dinner?”
The maids came non-stop.
They brought only what was necessary and asked only the questions that needed to be asked, so they could not be stopped.
Palace maids were said to be the authorized workers in the palace.
“But, since they are limited to matters related to the palace, the nobles’ servants usually bring special maids with them.”
Robin said he would find a private maid soon.
Until then, it will be difficult to avoid treating them as unnecessary members who just add to the workload.
I received everything necessary during the afternoon, and arranged what needed to be arranged.
Over time, she received information about the basics to know while staying at the palace (such as restricted areas, how to wait to enter the gardens, and information about meal times).
When it was time for dinner, she ate, then examined Sirius' minor wounds, then went into her room to go to sleep.
The rooms were adjacent to each other.
The distance was enough for Sirius to feel settled, so Dearyn relaxed and quickly fell into a deep sleep.
However, she could not sleep deeply and woke up due to her high temperature.
“Ah…”
She felt as if she was being caught in a naked snowstorm in the middle of winter, her teeth chattering from the cold.
It wasn't easy to get her temperature down. Moreover, the wounds on her shoulder were painful.
Although she had treated the wounds, sterilized them, and put medicine on them after dinner, the pain continued.
Diaren was shaking violently and pulled the blanket around her body.
However, the blanket did not succeed in removing the cold that seeped inside.
“Ah, ah…”
Moaning sounds were coming out of her involuntarily.
She had no other medication.
Can she call the maids at this time? Or can she even do that?
Dayarin remembered the faces of the elegant maids she had seen during the day and shook her head.
She felt like she should die before she could think of calling anyone. And even if she called, she wasn't sure they would come.
“Even if it's water...”
Her mouth was completely dry from the fever.
She thought about drinking water and opened her eyes with difficulty.
But in front of her, a human shadow materialized.
At first, she froze in fear, thinking he might be fatal.
Being able to talk calmly with Robin during the day was a result of her being distracted and not yet fully conscious.
Before her eyes, she saw the palace explode, people attack with weapons, and she was even stabbed with those weapons.
In fact, she was very afraid and terrified.
She just didn't realize it herself.
“M, who?”
"I."
“Ah…”
It was Sirius.
When she heard his familiar voice, the tension in her nerves quickly cleared.
Dearyn smiled weakly and sighed.
There was only one reason for Sirius to visit at this late hour.
“Was I upset? Sorry.”
Hema: He meant it because of her voice
“I don't like it.”
“...sorry, just saying sorry...”
“I don’t like seeing Diaren sick.”
“This is not something I can change...”
“If she wasn't sick, that would be better.”
“But that's not something I can change...”
Deyarin had no strength to continue speaking, so her words began to stutter.
While she was saying this, she was shaking with fever and her voice became like that of a goat.
Sirius took a step closer.
“I can do it.”
"…What do you mean?"
Sirius approached Dearen's side.
She didn't have the strength to kick him out, nor even the will to do so.
Even though he was attached to her every day, he was strictly trained not to enter the bedroom.
But today he seemed to be in an unstable state, so he didn't care about the rules.
Today, Dayarin was also in a state of instability.
"It is cold."
“I feel hot...”
“My current temperature is lower.”
Sirius put his arm under Dearyn's head to use as a pillow and touched her forehead.
His hand was cold, she said.
Even as she was shaking with goosebumps, his hand felt cold. Her body seemed to have completely shut down.
“Dyaren, are you scared?”
“…M, what?”
“You're shaking.”
Sirius pulled Dearyn to him and hugged her gently.
Dayarin was surprised by the action.
“M, what are you doing?”
“I'm here to help you.”
“You say you're helping, but what good does that do?”
Dayarin remembered the events of last night, as well as this morning.
Sirius had… really helped her.
He removed the poison from Diaren's wounds, stopped the bleeding, and cradled her overnight to maintain her temperature.
In fact, thanks to Sirius, she is alive even if she is sick now.
Suddenly, Deyarin lost her ability to respond, and fell quietly silent.
“I can help you heal.”
“...Yes... True, but...”
She couldn't bear to be fully awake and deal with these feelings.
Dayarin tried to avoid embarrassment by wiggling her limbs.
At that moment, Sirius was looking at her with concentration.
“…M, what?”
She felt her heart jump.
Have you ever seen a dog from this angle before?
It was the dog that looked down at her with an unfamiliar face, one that she had not remembered.
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