Irene didn't know Ronan. When she met Irene the night before her wedding, the little girl knew Arielle's face because she had seen it in the newspapers. Irene did not know that she was a princess of the kingdom. That beautiful girl had gone through a lot that she became traumatized like this.
Seeing the bite scar on Irene's shoulder that didn't disappear even though she had been given the elixir made Arielle worry that the girl would continue to carry this trauma into adulthood. Irene's childhood and youth had been snatched away cruelly. She had been made a slave since childhood. Arielle didn't want Irene to suffer more than this.
Seeing Irene reminded her of her past. Irene deserved a better life as a child.
"After this, you can play and do whatever you want. You are no longer bound by anything. So, enjoy your life," Arielle muttered, still hugging Irene while rubbing the girl's back.
