"That… Master Carl, that seems difficult…"
"yes? why?"
Carl, who returned to the room with hope, was so shocked by Lilly's answer that he forgot to act and asked stupidly.
"Felt grinding… that is… … ."
For the first time, Carl even learned that Diana's family was the Felt family. But if he's from a noble family, he probably has money and power, so why...
"Miss Diana passed away, and the Felt family knew that Master Carl was sick...that…The Felt family wasn't a very powerful family, to begin with... and…"
Lilly delayed answering for a long time, talking back and forth. However, when Carl just looked up at her blankly, she ended up squeezing her eyes shut and muttering in pain.
"The Felt family will not do anything for you, Master Carl… ."
"Ah, How...? Maybe I could at least contact them... and..."
As Carl asked in a trembling voice, tears formed at the corners of Lilly's tightly closed, wrinkled eyes.
"Sorry. Master Carl… ."
"… … ."
It's not something Lilly should be sorry about.
Carl realized that Lilly's care and protection for him was not due to his family, but was an act of pure heart.
The reason why 4th Prince Carl, who had completely given up on not only the imperial family but also his mother's side of the family, was able to survive until now is that Lilly did not give up and worked hard for him.
Carl felt dizzy and touched his forehead.
Come to think of it, he had never even had a proper conversation with Lilly.
I just thought it would be helpful when contacting the Felt family to get medicine.
Absurdly, Carl thought of Lilly as a passing extra rather than a person.
Even he is the same being.
"Sorry… Sorry…."
Lilly sat down, sobbing in helplessness.
Carl just stared at her blankly, unable to figure out who she was apologizing to or what she had done wrong.
Carl knew that he had very little time.
However, seeing Lilly crying did not make him angry. He feels like he has committed a very big sin.
Like a mother who had lost her terminally ill son's last hope, Lily was completely broken down and crying.
It was Lilly who took care of Carl for 16 years instead of Diana, who died shortly after giving birth to Carl, and, Carl may have truly been like a son to her.
Carl, 'in the prime of his life', was in a terrible mood.
He took 'Carl' away from Lilly.
Carl, who was able to see Lilly as a person, finally realized this.
The son was taken away from his mother.
***
Perhaps due to a great psychological shock, Carl fainted and fell asleep before receiving treatment from Milton.
Lilly, holding back her tears so as not to disturb Carl's sleep, told Milton about what had happened that day.
'Such a ridiculous story...'
Carl trembled in sadness and pain.
Milton can't even shake his head because this is such an absurd story. Unless you bring something like that from a legend, there will be no way to cure Carl.
"…If you find it and eat it, won't you freeze to death?"
"That is unknown. It's something we don't even know exists in the first place."
"… … ."
"and… ."
Milton trailed off and then closed his mouth.
Lilly knew what Milton going to say next.
'And, he is going to die soon anyway.'
"… Wouldn't it be better to try something?"
Milton muttered and quietly looked at Carl, who was barely surviving by relying on his healing magic.
As the royal physician, Milton must do only what he is ordered to do.
Since you are in a position to deal with the royal family, you must hear but not hear, see but not see, and know but do not know.
And he was not allowed to dare to speak his opinion arrogantly.
"Nero, the 3rd prince, liked Carl very much."
Milton peeked over the fence that was allowed to him.
The fence he had crossed for the first time in his life wasn't that big of a deal when he climbed over it, and it didn't feel too bad.
"Okay then, I'll be back at midnight."
But that's it. Milton went no further than that.
But even that was enough to make Lilly's pale face, who looked like she was sicker than Carl, bloom like a flower.
Lilly bit her lip and quietly walked around the room to prevent Carl from waking up.
She slightly opened the curtains to look at the twilight evening sky, then gritted her teeth and left the room.
Yes, I should try something.
Because Duren loves those who work hard.
Lilly prayed to God.
But God did not answer her.
There is only one woman there, working hard for Carl, who is of noble lineage and is not even allowed to be considered her son.
Lilly couldn't know that the real Carl no longer existed.