Ran wondered when Eustaf looked at her too closely.
"Strange?"
"No, it's not."
Eustaf swallowed a complaint that popped out of his mouth.
Ran was wearing a shirt and pants as comfortable as a knight, not a dress now. The tight pants were revealing her leg flexion.
- It's sensational.
I'd say so, but Eustaf never thought so when he saw another woman's pants. So this complaint comes out because the opponent is Ran.
Eustaf saved his words because he thought he would know what kind of eyes he was looking at Ran.
'Wait, then isn't it that you feel like jerk when you see Ran with that kind of eye?'
As soon as I thought of it, I was tempted to pull out the eyeballs of the imaginary jerk man.
"Eus?"
His expression hardened, making Ran look even stranger.
Ran put her hair up dancingly and without decoration, but Eustaf said she thought the head itself was like a jeweler's Crown. The hair with ripe wheat color glittered like gold.
"Nothing."
"It's anything."
Ran put her hands on her waist and said it like a sigh.
"By the way, allied with Marquis Cyrus, should I say this is an unexpected harvest?"
"The matter is, I'm going to leave it up to the Marquis Cyrus to escort Ran to the sky."
Ran thought for a moment and nodded.
"Okay."
She answered so gently that Eustaf felt wronged. Ran shrugged her shoulders.
"No matter how hard I try, I'm slow. If you take care of me, the Knights won't arrive on time. Eustaf leads the Knights of Blue flame and enters Lazia territory first. 'Cause that's the first watershed."
"It's unfair how it is."
"What?"
"Am I the only one who gets nervous when I fall? Am I the only one suffering?"
"Eustaf."
"Yes."
"Do you want to be a child to me?"
Eustaf smiled without realizing it. Ran smiled and opened her arms and hugged him tightly.
Ran put her arms around him and leaned her head against his broad shoulders and arms, which were overwhelming to hold.
"I'll be fine. You'll be fine, too."
Only then did Eustaf find Ran nervous. But Ran won't say she's scared or anxious.
Because she's Ran.
Then it is himself who has to soothe her. Eustaf said with strength in her arms.
"I'll be fine. And Ran too."
He spoke plainly.
"May I bring you the Duke of Miro's head as a gift?"
"I don't like that kind of gift."
Eustaf laughed at Ran's murmur.
Ran whispered to Eustaf when he let her go.
"May the blue flame bless you."
"Blessings of fire to you."
Eustaf added briefly.
"See you at the Sky Mansion."
"Yes, I'll see you at the mansion."
Eustaf quickly left the room after kissing Ran on the forehead. The knights were already all ready and waiting for him.
Marquis Cyrus arrival was close. Ran did not see him off the porch, but watched the knights leave the window.
Because I felt like crying. Everyone might say that tears are ominous.
Ran took a deep breath.
She turned around and said.
"Tell him I'll meet the Marquis Cyrus."
********
Sina thought it was fortunate that it was summer. It was the perfect weather for horse riding.
'Well, this is the weather, so you're at war.'
She glanced at Ran running side by side. She was straightening her back as hard as she could, but she looked tired.
"Are you all right, Unnie?"
"No. It's not okay."
Ran replied in an intonationless tone. My back, thighs, and hips hurt. But I didn't have time to rest, and riding a horse for seven to eight hours a day gave me a headache.
However, Ran couldn't lie down and say that she couldn't go, even though she was crying.
"It would have been nice to ride a carriage, but ·····."
Sina's murmur was carefully asked by another driver who was running next to her.
"Are you very tired? Shall we take a break?"
"No. I want to get to Lazia sooner than that."
The knight nodded at Ran's words. Riding a carriage may be strong against arrow-like attacks, but it is too noticeable and dangerous.
However, using a cart is much slower than running a horse.
Running with a horse was the fastest.
In addition, at the suggestion of Marquis Cyrus, a fake group of people were on their way to to territory on a carriage.
This is the fastest way not to overlap the road, but the carriage passed the road because it was on its way to a rough road.
It was not until sunset that Cyrus stopped the group and prepared for the camp, and Ran, who got off the horse, stroked her trembling legs.
Having a simple but tasteless trip, Sina and Ran slowly entered the same tent.
When I lay down, I sighed naturally.
Sina whispered.
"Unnie, would you like me to squeeze it for you?"
"No, you're having a hard time, too."
It's okay, Ran sighed again. These days, I was realizing what it means to boil every time I put my head.
"Unnie."
"Huh?"
When I answered in a daze, Sina said quietly.
"If I liked Lumiere, I'd be stupid, right?"
I suddenly fell asleep.
Ran opened her eyes and looked back at Sina. However, Ran closed her eyes again because her vision was not much in the dark.
"Do you like Lumiere?"
Although embarrassed, Ran's voice was calm and it gave Sina a sense of security.
"I don't know. But I think I likes him·····."
"What do you like?"
As if teasing, Sina sighed as Ran said. Sina said small while hesitating.
"I'm jealous of Unnie."
"Me?"
Ran was surprised and asked back.
"Everything in Lumiere revolves around Unnie."
Sina frowned in the dark and said.
"So, maybe I like Lumiere?"
"No, it's not."
At Ran's words, Sina seemed caught off guard and asked.
"How come?"
"It's not confusing."
Sina groaned at Ran's cheerful words. She spoke in a sigh.
"But I'm going back, right? But can I like it?"
"The heart is free."
"Unnie, aren't you talking too simply?"
"But it's true."
Sina sighed again. She whispered softly.
"Unnie."
"Huh?"
"I like Lumiere."
Her voice sounded determined. Ran closed her eyes.
As soon as she said, Sina shouted "Eua-" and covered her face.
"Wow, this is crazy talking. Do I like it just by thinking? It's completely different when you do it and when you talk to someone. Wow-"
Ran asked because she was curious.
"What do you like about Lumiere?"
"What is he have in the beginning? Is it?"
'He have? Lumiere?'
When Ran couldn't answer, Sina said, "Hmph."
"Unnie don't know how well Lumiere acts in front of Unnie, do you? It's just a fox, a fox."
Ran laughed at the words without realizing it and suddenly asked.
"It's not like Lumiere is being bad on you, is it?"
"Ei- Of course not. But the bad of-"
Again, Sina was successful, and after a while, she said in a soft voice.
"But when you look closely, he's kind. Besides, he's handsome!"
"That's true."
In acknowledgement, Ran also nodded.
"And... What should I say that I should say that he's getting softer? At first, je was like a close male friend-Oh, a male friend means a male friend. Anyway, but ....Not long ago, I woke up naked in a bed."
"What?"
As the voice rose on its own, Sina whispered, "Shh-."
"Nothing happened. He said I was drunk."
Ran lamented Sina's explanation.
"That's why you didn't look so happy?"
"Yeah. Anyway, since then, Lumiere has been looking different. Oh, really. Why is he so cool?"
'I feel the same way about Eustaf.'
Ran nodded her head, thinking so to herself.
"But Unnie, I'm going back anyway."
She spoke and asked back in a small way and desperately.
"Will I be able to go back, right?"
"You'll be able to go back."
Ran said with emphasis. From what I read, she can't go back, but everything has already changed. Then maybe Sina can go back.
Ran held Sina's hand tightly in the dark, thinking so, and Sina also held it together.
Sometimes Sina think is weird. Why is Ran so nice to herself?
'When I hear about Lumiere, is she someone who can't leave people behind?'
Sina thought so and closed her eyes tightly.
I felt relieved after telling Ran about it. It felt like betraying Ran why I liked Lumiere. But after talking, I felt like a fool to think like that.
"What?"
As the voice rose on its own, Sina whispered, "Shh-."
"Nothing happened. He said I was drunk."
Ran lamented Sina's explanation.
"That's why you didn't look so happy?"
"Yeah. Anyway, since then, Lumiere has been looking different. Oh, really. Why is he so cool?"
'I feel the same way about Eustaf.'
Lan nodded her head, thinking so to herself.
"But Unnie, I'm going back anyway."
She spoke and asked back in a small way and desperately.
"Will I be able to go back, right?"
"You'll be able to go back."
Ran said with emphasis. From what I read, she can't go back, but everything has already changed. Then maybe Sina can go back.
Ran held Sina's hand tightly in the dark, thinking so, and Sina also held it together.
Sometimes Sina think is weird. Why is Ran so nice to herself?
'When I hear about Lumiere, is she someone who can't leave people behind?'
Sina thought so and closed her eyes tightly.
I felt relieved after telling Ran about it. It felt like betraying Ran why I liked Lumiere. But after talking, I felt like a fool to think like that.
"Unnie."
"Huh?"
"I think it would have been nice if I met Lumiere first."
Ran couldn't say anything to it. Sina laughed.
"If I did, the real Lumiere would have had a hard time. So I know. No matter how much I like it, I can't be Lumiere's best. That would be your seat..... And I think I'll definitely go back, so this distance might be perfect. It's just the second."
Ran was silent.
How nice would it be to have such a simple mind?
If you say you like it, you like it. If you say you hate it, you hate it.
But I didn't put it out of my mouth. I'm sure Sina knows that much.
"Why does Unnie like the Duke?"
Ran turned her head and looked at Sina. The eyes, accustomed to the darkness, caught Sina's awkward expression.
"Eum, I mean.... Lumiere to Unnie...."
"Ah ha. You wonder why I chose Eus, right?"
"No, not necessarily."
I was just wondering. If it's not the time, I can't ask. No, isn't this the right time?
When Sina gibberish added, Ran smiled quietly.
"Because I'm not sure."
"Yes?"
"I'm not sure about Youth. I don't know- I know very well that he loves me."
There are many obligatory aspects, and the confession and words of love come face-to-face. Ran smiled lightly.
"And it made me feel real."
"Reality?"
"Yeah, how it was- it seemed like I was dreaming."
I know it was real, but there was no sense of reality. I feel like I'm the only one who has an advantage. Even if someone came out of nowhere and said, "Ta-da, it's all been a hidden camera so far," you could understand, "Oh, I see."
"I didn't think anyone was as faithful to reality as you were."
Ran grinned at Sina's words.
Desperately working for Lazia, it was something like a mirage for Ran.
However, Eustaf pulled her and made her feet touch the ground. On the day she confessed everything to him, Ran felt the air touching her skin.
'This is the reality.'
Such enlightenment has not come like lightning, not like nothing, not dramatic, but has spread smoothly from the warmth of Eustaf.
"Eustaf gave me this world."
At Ran's words, Sina took a light breath. Ran grinned. Even in the dark, the smile was bright, so Sina opened her eyes as if she were broken.
"Did you get the answer?"
"Yes."
Sina nodded her head. Ran yawned quietly.
"What else do you want to know?"
"None."
"Good night, then. I can't keep my eyes open anymore···."
At Ran murmured, she said, "Unnie, go to sleep," and exhaled for a long time.
*******
On the 2nd day, before dawn, Ran woke up with a voice that woke her up in a hurry when the sky was brightening up.
"Kara....?"
As she murmured, Kara spoke quickly.
"The carriage I used as a bait was attacked."
Ran jumped up from her seat. Kara spoke in a low voice.
"We'd better move fast. It's a long way to get there in two days."
"Wouldn't it be hard to talk?"
"I wonder if there's a magic artifact for this."
It will strengthen the horse's physical strength.
At Kara's words, Ran nodded, and shook Sina's shoulder to wake her up.
When I got dressed up, breakfast was already ready.
Ran felt ashamed of how she felt the most lazy. Dimodia brought a hot towel to wash her face with it, and Ran ate a soup boiled with water.
Cyrus approached and asked.
"Have you heard the news?"
"I heard."
Ran nodded. Cyrus added that her expression was not good.
"The distance between the bait and us is considerable, so they won't notice it immediately."
"No, it's not that. I thought they were really attacking me."
"That's cheap."
Cyrus said so and rubbed the scar on his left eye lightly like a habit.
"But it also cheap that the opponent is very poisoned."
It's like throwing out a knight or something like that's all. There's no way he doesn't know that Ran is falling apart from Eustaf.
Nevertheless, he attacked Ran.
If caught, it was obvious what she would do. Cyrus spoke low.
"As you may have heard from the maid earlier, we're trying to move as fast as we can. Don't eat too much."
When Ran looked down at her soup bowl, Cyrus added.
"You might throw up."
'How long are we going to run?'
Ran thought so, but she answered with determination, giving strength to her stomach.
"I got it."
After that, the party really kept running. The horse's mouth was foamy and sweat fell down.
Ran realized what Cyrus meant by "you're going to throw up."
I really felt like throwing up.
A short break in the middle was delicious, but at the same time, the whole body seemed to get heavier.
The food didn't work, so Kiri forced me to eat a few bites.
"You need strength. Miss."
Sina asked several times, "Are you all right, Unnie?". Ran envied Sina, who looked clearly similar to her physical strength, but was fine.
'That's probably why she was the heroine.'
While swallowing the surging tears, Ran forced herself to chew bread like chewing sand.