The carriage Roselyn and Tamon were riding in smoothly crossed the royal gardens.
The rest of the evening passed like a storm before their shaky vision.
The festival was full of excitement, the monsters poured out from the gap, the burning square and the meeting with King Amor.
âItâs been a while since Iâve been this chaotic.â
Roselyn swallowed a sigh and looked out the window.
The morning sun rays streamed smoothly in through the carriage window.
The marvelous blue recording that was always visible in her tired eyes swayed as it reflected the sunlight.
The green seemed to have a mystical power. Her tired mind softened even more when she looked at the scenery.
The gardeners, who had come out to sort out the weeds and leaves that had grown so quickly overnight, politely took off their hats to greet the carriage as it passed.
Their appearance reminded Roselyn of Tanatos one day.
Most people didnât have gardens there because of the snow and wind, but the garden was renovated for a short time during the months of June and July.
It was a vivid reminder of the Imperial Palace garden that she had grown tired of seeing over the years, but she couldnât help but wonder.
It even felt alien, as if someone elseâs memories had been planted in it.
It was as if Roselyn had really died in Tanatos.
Thump, thump, thump.
Tamon tapped briefly on the window, calling her to him as she was deep in thoughts.
She stared at him as if to ask why, and a large, firm hand was held out to her.
âYour hand, give it to me.â (Tamon)
The large, strong hand held out toward her.
Now it seemed that Tamon always reached out to her like this. First she refused, then she hesitated, but nowâŚ.
âFrom now on, I wonât hesitate to catch it.â
Staring at Tamonâs hand, Roselyn placed her hand on his big hand.
Tamon, who was gazing at Roselynâs hand for a while, mumbled something that sounded like a sigh.
âItâs awful.â (Tamon)
He grabbed her ruined hand with both of his hands.
âDidnât it hurt?â (Tamon)
ââŚâŚ It hurt.â (Roselyn)
âBut why didnât you let me know that it hurt?â (Tamon)
He frowned and kissed her fingers gently.
Her hand was stained with blood, burn, and ash.
He did not hesitate to take such a hand, which was not very clean or pretty, to his lips.
The dampness and softness tickled her sensitive fingertips.
All the while, a dull ache spiked in front of her lips, probably because of the tension.
It was painful.
âWhy didnât I feel it earlier?â
âNothing will change even if I make it obvious.â (Roselyn)
âWhy not? I would have known sooner.â (Tamon)
His saliva soaked into her red fingers.
Her hand, which was recovering slowly, healed in an instant at the time his saliva touched.
It was always a strange and marvelous sight.
âCome to think of it, it seems that even if I am your engraver, I will never have the ability to fully recover like you do.â (Roselyn)
âWell, thatâs right. But I can pour my life force infinitely only into you. If your heart doesnât stop, you will be saved.â (Tamon)
âThat is if my heart doesnât stopâŚâŚ..â
âThen when I run away from him, it seems like I have to find a way to quickly and completely stop my heart.â
(*donât think it like that, Roselyn)
Throb.
Throb.
Also, thinking of death, his name engraved near her heart provoked a sharp pain.
Roselyn glanced at Tamon, then quickly dropped her gaze.
âI canât make it obvious.â
Roselyn took a deep breath and stilled the pain.
In hindsight, she thought she understood the reason for this pain.
The engraving was to deny her âdeathâ.
Roselyn cynically ignored the pain.
One life was enough that even her death could not be done at will.
Even if it was a divine ability, she didnât want to let him wield it.
âI will not forget. Never.â
âI will never forget how I survived and how I let all those people die.â
Her chest tightened, burning like a chain tied to her heart.
The guilt she felt for them only grew heavier by the day, even the landscape of Tanatos blurred.
âAgain, that face.â (Tamon)
Tamon glanced at Roselyn, who was looking down, and clicked his tongue.
He had kissed all ten of her fingers, not just the five that had been burned, and swept the corners of her eyes.
âYouâve got eyes that look elsewhere.â (Tamon)
âIâm just a little dazed.â (Roselyn)
Pulling out her soft fingers, she turned her face away.
His fingers touched the tip of his tongue were tickled.
âBy the way, didnât he also get hurt?â
Roselyn turned back to look at Tamon. She couldnât assess his injury because of the new shirt he changed into.
âDidnât you get hurt too?â (Roselyn)
It was then that Tamon finally remembered and glanced down at his chest.
âWellâŚ.Iâm almost healed.â (Tamon)
That couldnât have happened.
The Jagmaâs claws had a powerful poison in them. It was a poison that could not even be detoxified by common antidote herbs.
Roselyn also remembered his slow recovery from the herpes poisoning he had come across when Tamon went to save Arsene.
Roselyn approached him a little closer and unbuttoned his shirt.
âWhat are you doing?â (Tamon)
âI thought you had to engrave in order to heal wounds like this.â(Roselyn)
ââŚâ
âLet me see your wound.â (Roselyn)
Tap tap tap.
Whenever the button was undone, the strange silence subsided.
The reddish-black claw marks of the monster were clearly visible through the slowly opening shirt.
Thick, deep scratches with bubbles on top.
It was in such an unusual state that it made her eyes narrow.
âLiar.â (Roselyn)
Tamon laughed soundlessly at her scold.
âSometimes there are necessary lies.â (Tamon)
Tamon grabbed Roselynâs hand, which had loosened all of his buttons.
âBut now that Iâve been exposed, I have no choice.â (Tamon)
He whispered in a covert voice as he once again meticulously kissed Roselynâs fleshy pink fingertips.
âHeal me.â (Tamon)
Could the voice of a child begging for candies be this sweet?
His long arms hugged her waist tightly.
He quietly lowered his eyes as if to ask her to hurry up and heal him.
Roselyn reached out and gently brushed his open lips.
âI thought you were going to be beheaded because of meâŚâ (Roselyn)
âWell, no matter how hard the king tries, she wonât cut off my neck. Iâm still useful.â (Tamon)
âYouâre so calm.â (Roselyn)
âIf she decides to cut my head, I canât help it, but my heart..âŚâŚâŚâ (Tamon)
As if Tamon couldnât wait, he rubbed his lips against hers, which were breathing quietly in front of him.
They were soft and plump like cotton wool, and it felt as if all of his senses were revolting.
âEven if I die like this, I donât think Iâll regret it.â (Tamon)
Rattle.
The carriage shook once more. The two overlapping bodies became even closer together.
He pushed his face closer.
Roselynâs lips were being engulfed by him like crazy.
His skin, his temperature, his gentle eyes became a world that drew her in.
Oh, to think that a mere kiss with her could mask the regret of death!
His lust and obsession came violently as if mocking her hardened heart.
Confusion and hope danced and shook her on their own accord.
She wanted to finish all these tasks and die without regrets, but Tamon was constantly trying to break her heart and leave her unfulfilled.
She hated herself for being so shaken.
She reached out and pulled his neck with all her might.
The situation quickly reversed, and her tongue that had been hiding moved into Tamonâs mouth.
The sound of friction between the two lips resonated harshly in the narrow, rattling carriage.
Pulling his thick shoulders and neck toward her, Roselyn dug her fingers into Tamonâs hair.
He grabbed his hair just enough to keep it from hurting and he looked up at her.
She looked him straight in the eye as she spoke.
âThis is nothing.â (Roselyn)
Her lips covered his lips.
Gently she dug deep into Tamonâs lips, mixing her breath with the sweet flesh.
Tamonâs arms hugged her body tightly with a desire to trap her in his body if he could.
Her kisses were never skillful.
Despite the momentum of her attack, the force of her tongue rolling was weak, and she was panting even louder than when she was suffering.
Still, it was so sweet, Tamon couldnât come to his senses.
What she said was wrong.
How can this be nothing?
This clumsy, hot, cruel kiss was so good and good to him.
It was so good that her next words felt cruel.
âItâs nothing. I donât have any feelings whatsoever.â (Roselyn)
For some reason, a corner of Tamonâs chest collapsed.
He smiled bitterly.
He thought it was amazing to see himself smiling even in this situation.
âYes, I know. You said I should never love you.â (Tamon)
The words came out of his mouth, but he had no way of knowing why his heart kept pounding.
âDamn you Roselyn, no, damn you Aranrosia.â
âWhy did I like it when you smile?â
âWhy did this fate give me room?â
âWhy did they abandon you in the snow, whom I thought could never be mine, and make me go to reap you like a madman?â
âSo please be quiet now and continue to heal me.â (Tamon)
Tamon didnât want to continue the cruel conversation any longer.
It was only necessary to cover her mouth which always spoke cruel words and exchange sweet saliva.
Rattle.
It was about an hour from the Royal Palace to Tamonâs mansionâŚ.
It was far enough to have a lovely time under the guise of treatment.