"Cedric, why are you doing this?"
Julia looked at Cedric, who was speechless for an instant, curiously. At that moment, Cedric raised his head and answered.
"no. it's nothing."
Cedric drew a faint smile again. He thought it would be better not to tell Julia about this fact yet.
However, Julia could vaguely guess why he was doing this.
Maybe it's because I went to the temple and couldn't find any cure.
"Thank you for your hard work. And I'm really fine now."
On the contrary, Gu looked at her as if trying to comfort him, and Cedric slightly closed his lips.
Cedric, who nodded his head slightly with a confused and sorry expression, remained silent for a while.
After capturing the expression again, he turned to the bride standing in the wedding arch.
"Is that bouquet with the bride made by Julia?"
Yulia nodded her head and smiled softly again.
"That wedding arch was also decorated with the children."
The wedding arch, placed in the direction she was pointing, shone beautifully in the sunlight with white flowers and greenery.
"Isn't it hard? Don't push yourself too hard."
"it's okay. Rather, it was fun."
Seeing her peaceful face, Cedric slightly opened his mouth then.
At this moment, I couldn't help but wish for it. I hope you can live like this without any problems. May she no longer get sick and be as peaceful as she is now.
"They look really happy, don't they?"
Julia's blue eyes were sparkling when she asked that question. Although it was her simple wedding, she seemed very happy to see it.
Her wedding could have been much more glamorous and luxurious than this.
When Julia was first brought here, Cedric was worried that she might not be able to adjust to the simple life.
However, contrary to her worries, Julia was well assimilated into life here in her own way.
But she wasn't sure if she was really satisfied with her current life.
Because Cedric knew that she had a lonely face from time to time.
"I heard that it is a festival period starting tomorrow."
Yulia suddenly opened her mouth again. In the morning she had just heard the news from Gabriel.
Cedric shook his head slightly and gave a quick reply.
"yes. This summer is the birthday of Hecate, the god who rules the continent."
This was the reason why the high priest toured all over the continent. Around this time every year, a long festival was held in the Holy Land.
At those words, Julia showed a look of anticipation.
"It's my first time at a festival."
Some of Julia's small dreams included going out to the street and enjoying the festival.
It was because the usual thing to mix with people and watch the festival street was not allowed for Julia in the past.
Seeing her like that, Cedric spoke with a brighter voice.
"It will be fun. During the festival, foreigners are also allowed to enter freely."
"okay?"
"Yes, there will be street plays and night markets. A lot of merchants will come."
After hearing those words, Julia's heart grew even more excited.
Looking into her twinkling eyes, Cedric urged.
"Shall we go out together tomorrow? I bring my children."
"Yes, I like it."
Yulia, who hid her excitement like a child, lowered her gaze slightly.
A slight breeze blew through her hair.
* * *
It was the afternoon, the first day of the festival.
The downtown streets were lavishly decorated with colorful lanterns and decorations.
A white lantern illuminates the gradually darkening evening.
The scene that created a mysterious and mysterious atmosphere caught Julia's attention.
"Wow!"
The children led her hand through the hustle and bustle of the crowd.
As Cedric said, there were many tops on the street.
As I wandered around the streets frantically led by the children, I realized that I was in the middle of the square.
A street play was in full swing there.
People were sitting and watching the play on the round stairs on one side of the square.
After sitting the children in the empty seats, Julia sat down next to him with Cedric.
The cluttered children quickly became calm by the exciting play.
At that moment, Yulia, who sighed, quickly began to immerse herself in the play.
"How about the festival? Are you as happy as you think?"
After a while, Cedric suddenly spoke to me. Julia nodded her head without taking her eyes off her play,
"Yeah, just this noisy atmosphere… I feel really good."
Cedric, who was silent for a moment in response to her answer, asked again.
"… Now, can I think that Julia is a little bit happier?"
Yulia then turned her head. Cedric looked a bit nervous.
Yulia blinked her eyes slowly and looked at him, then smiled brightly.
"sure."
A clear smile that showed no self-interest was telling. She is already happy enough.
Cedric looked at Julia as if possessed, then gently squeezed his hand.
The tip of his ear, which was obscured by darkness, was a little red.
Yulia's eyes turned to the play again, and her eyes were dyed with serenity.
It was an evening where everything went perfectly.
And at the same time, Fernando had just entered the festival street.
The Holy Kingdom was a country that strictly controlled the entry of foreigners.
Coincidentally, however, from the very next day after his arrival, the Holy Kingdom entered the festival period.
Thanks to this, we got the permit faster than expected.
"Your Majesty, the priest has already missed it. What should I do?"
Within one day, the priest quickly disappeared. But now it didn't matter.
If it was certain that Julia was in this country, it wasn't difficult to find out wherever she was.
"We divide the area and conduct the search in secret. I'll have to look around this street."
Fernando led only two or three knights into the downtown area. He lit up the dim view with lanterns lined up all over the square.
On the white flag connecting the pillars, the design of the gods was drawn in colorful colors.
But Fernan didn't pay attention to anything. At first glance, he just looked at the crowd with eyes full of madness.
He had a lot of thoughts throughout his coming here. At the same time, I was engulfed in many emotions.
The emotion that filled his heart the most was hope.
The thought that Julia, who suddenly soared and drove him crazy, may have already died.
In the present situation, which proves that that thought was wrong, he could hardly contain his emotions.
His gaze, who had wandered the streets frantically, soon settled on one corner of the square.
Perhaps it was a spectacle, people gathered in a circle and looked at the vacant lot in the center.
Fernan, who had been staring intently at the crowd, turned his gaze elsewhere.
Then, suddenly, he threw his gaze back into the middle of the crowd.
Flickering golden eyes caught a woman's eyes.
Out of the many people, only one was entering his eyes.
"Yuli… ."
Fernando murmured like a man who had strangled his throat for an instant.
A little girl sitting on the landing. Light brown hair tied down in one. Delicate, concave face.
Even the lake-like eyes that shine like this no matter how much time passes.
Yulia, which he had drawn thousands of times in his head, was clearly captured in his eyes.
"majesty?"
The lieutenant stopped and opened his mouth curiously towards him. It was because Fernan was alone that she recognized Julia among the people.
He quickly bit the knights with his hand gestures without saying a word.
Soon, the knights following him scattered all at once.
As if not realizing this situation, his still eyes slowly began to glow.
Julia, who had been searching for it so much, was within his sight.
Fernan, who licked his lips, took a big step. The golden eyes were staring at Yulia tenaciously.
In an instant, there was the sound of all the ties of reason being cut at once.
Will Julia be surprised? She wouldn't be angry about why she came. So, how can she calm her down and calm her down?
There was no room for such normal thoughts.
The unstoppable steps that followed quickly drew closer to Julia.
At that moment, a crowd of people paraded in front of him passed by.
He stopped when Yulia, who had been obscured by the crowds, began to appear again.
His mad eyes hardened for an instant.
Fernan, who looked down at my frozen feet from a distance, raised his gaze slowly.
And looked again. Julia's face smiling like the sunlight.
So, Yulia was smiling. He had a face he had never seen before.
'… why?'
The first thought that popped into Fernan's head was this stupid question.