Her eyes closed. Her hairs were fell loose in the snow. Her body was cold.
No movement. No heartbeat. No breaths.
Time stopped for Iowyrthe.
Iowyrthe pulled and embraced that body. He cried. His tears fallen like a stream. He felt an excruciating pain on his chest. His heart broke.
He kept calling her name. None answered.
"You cannot do this, Princess. I will accept any kind of punishment, but not this. Not this. Sorry, sorry, I was yelling, don't do this. Stop now. Wake now. Not this, not this. Princess please."
It was the longest second that he ever experienced. He thought losing parents was the greatest pain. Losing the one he loves and on top of that, the love that he pushed aside, was greater. The grief was combined with guilt. The pain was combined with regret.
"Wake up now, Princess. It is alright if you gave them up. But stay with me, please. You said you will rely on the enhancer. I get it. Just wake up now," Iowyrthe was trembling in every word he uttered, "Let's come home, alright? I will ask Grizsha to make you anything you want, alright? Wake up now, Princess. I will open the greenhouse if you wanted. You love it, don't you? The children asked me already about that, let's wake up now, Princess. I promise, I promise, Princess..."
Iowyrthe cannot hold his tears. He remembered the most horrifying minute he saw her eyes went dark and collapsed to the ground. The pain made him scream again and again. He kept stroking her hair as if it will make a difference. She's gone is a rather hard reality to accept.
He wished he could turn back time.
He will stop her from giving the flower. But she will be mad and still won't use it.
He should stop her from stabbed. But he didn't know about Ernesti disguise.
He should go back to the banquet. He will kiss her after the dance. But it won't be enough.
He should turn back to the time when they first met. He would have kissed her hands and ask directly for marriage. They stayed in the chamber together. Won't have any temperature drop. Will take her to the lake and stop time to enjoy the sunset longer. Will hug her. Will buy her everything she want. Will never let go of her. Will never let anything happened to her.
He saw her lifeless body one more time and kissed her forehead. He smelled her hair. He savoured every single thing about her with tears in his eyes. He embraced her and promised himself that he would never let her go.