Chapter 365

Chapter 365

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Chapter 365

'When did he manage to obtain these?'

They had not left the mansion for more than a few hours. The heating stones were expensive, and the duration they could maintain warmth was disappointingly short for their price. Kishiar had no concern about money, of course, but the thought that he had ordered these for Yuder even when he was insanely busy naturally led to a sigh.

'There's no need for this.'

Everyone was paying so much attention to him, even though they knew he would leave as soon as the investigation was over tomorrow, if nothing else came up. In the past, he had been a bit confused about how to respond whenever things happened that had never happened before, as if they were natural.

"Robel."

Yuder put the heating stones that Kishiar had sent into his pocket and handed them to Robel through the window bars. Since he was not injured, it seemed better for the injured to use them.

"Apply them to your face sparingly to avoid arousing suspicion, and use the rest on your body."

"Such a valuable thing... Isn't it something you secretly brought from the Cavalry? I can't use it."

"You never know what might happen, and if there's an injured person next to me, it will be hard on both of us."

"But still..."

Despite his explanation, Robel hesitated several times under Yuder's gaze, but eventually, he carefully used the holy water. His face was covered in wounds, but the parts hidden by his clothing were so messy that it made Yuder involuntarily frown.

"Did they beat you to make you confess?"

"Well... at least I wasn't tortured. When I think about Marty and the others who were trapped here longer and suffered more, this is nothing. If I think about Marty, I... even if I die, I have no complaints."

Thanks to the effective holy water, Robel's body became visibly clean before long. He thanked Yuder formally and then hesitated several times as if he wanted to say something but turned his gaze away each time.

"If you have something to say, say it."

"It's just... now that I know Marty is alive, I'm so curious... I heard she regained her memory; is she doing well? How's her health? Is she eating well... Can I hear even just a little?"

Yuder had suspected it, but Robel indeed seemed curious about his lover's wellbeing. Despite his best efforts to suppress it, the desperate look in his eyes made Yuder feel a strange sense of déjà vu.

A certain desperate gaze filled with bitterness.

‘That sometimes gaze upon me...’

"...it's probably difficult, isn't it? I apologize."

Yuder suddenly came to his senses from his absent-minded reverie.

'...What was that?'

"No, she was... doing well. But there's something I want to tell you; it seems like she's misunderstanding something about you."

"Misunderstanding?"

Yuder told Robel the story he heard from Marty. Marty seemed to resent and suspect that Robel and the other moderate Awakeners had betrayed and abandoned her. Upon hearing this, Robel covered his face in shock, silent for a moment, but then he calmed down and spoke.

"It's understandable that she would think that way. Even if something happened to me, she wouldn't know... Now that I think about it, it wouldn't be strange if she felt disillusioned with all the Awakeners after going through that... I was just happy to know we found her."

"She was friendly with us, and her hatred for Nahan's side seemed greater, so it probably won't be that bad. Talk to her when you meet."

"...Yes."

With a very soft voice, his lips, which had been mindlessly straight, finally lifted slightly.

"I paid the appropriate price."

"I will be out tomorrow, why..."

"Uh... Stop saying such harsh words. Can't you come this way? I can't see your face well."

Yuder bit his lip lightly and released it. Slowly approaching the window bars, Kishiar reached out towards him. The warmth that caressed his cheek felt hot, as if it would scald.

'No. Is it that I have become cold?'

"Where is the heating stone I gave you?"

Kishiar seemed to have the same thought and asked. When Yuder took out the heating stone he had kept in his pocket, Kishiar slightly gripped it. The red light flowed, and the warmth felt even stronger.

"Did you infuse it with magic?"

"It's no problem to this extent."

A man who seemed to know what Yuder wanted to say returned the stone. There were not many words exchanged, nor changes in expression, but each small expression or touch felt piercing to the skin.

Only when the cheek that had absorbed the warmth became a little warmer did Kishiar finally release his hand from Yuder's face and deeply exhale.

"...You're too cold. I should have at least changed your clothes."

"I am fine."

"Have you eaten anything? You barely touched the food at the Baron's wedding anniversary dinner."

Had he been watching all that time? Yuder was not particularly hungry, but the soldiers had given him water and bread in between. Kishiar, hearing the answer, seemed somewhat relieved and took something out of his pocket. It was a small folded cloak.

"Wear this. It has a magic spell to retain warmth."

"The soldiers will notice it tomorrow."

"It will become invisible to those paid eyes, so don't worry."

"..."

Seeing that there was no intention to listen even if he refused, Yuder silently took the cloak handed over through the window bars and wrapped it over his shoulders.

"But... Did you come alone?"

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