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He kept looking at his options, what would be the culprits?Obviously, if they took out the damn archduke and the damn curse that went with it, maybe even that wouldn't be necessary in a way, maybe a culprit wouldn't even show up before that thing they called Kyree sprouted and fell in love with her...but it was good not to remedy, he didn't want to make any mistakes this time."Suspects..., suspects..., suspects…" he started mumbling to himself.Nobles? But what nobles? That family was barely involved in anything, you barely heard Verena's name in the gossip wheels, they were practically erased in this matter, and only stand out in a way by their title..., so something from within would be more likely?"On her mother's part? No, what would be the motive? It's a distant place and they're a family of priests, plus the place goes well...from her father? Who is left? That old woman with the sour face?"He took the artifact and ac᯽⊱❈═ A U D R A ═❈⊰᯽More days went by, and with them, more meetings between Ethel and Audra.Be it in the garden where the platinum one used to stay, or sometimes a certain being with dragon wings landing on the balcony of her room.And these encounters were something the little dragon treasured in his chest, even if he never dared to say it out loud."You should stop coming to my balcony, they might get the wrong idea," the girl said with some concern."So what? If they get it wrong, that's less bad suitors for you," the burgundy-haired one said as if it were too obvious, "no loss.""You mean none, don't you?" She leaned her elbows on the railing, and sulked as she looked up at the reddish sky, which made the color of her eyes even more vibrant."Whatever, you don't have to think about it now," the little dragon lay down on the ledge and began to twirl a violet between his fingers, "and even when the time comes to think about it, I won't let any
⊰᯽⊱┈A U D R A┈⊰᯽⊱· · • • • two years later • • • · ·The celebration of the seventh birthday of the ducal princess. There was so much pink and so many frilly things around the place, that the little dragon swore that when he left there, he wouldn't be able to see another color in his eyes for quite a while."You came! I was beginning to think I'd be alone..." the purple-eyed one whimpered as she clung to his arm."You'd think I'd leave you alone on your birthday, what do you think I am?" she asked with one of her eyebrows arched as a slight smile painted on her face.The purple-eyed one gave a mischievous smile before opening her mouth.She didn't want to hear it, it would be better."Don't answer" he placed one of his fingers in front of the girl's lips, which made her laugh lowly; so consequently the red haired one gave a long sigh and a simple smile."Can you be here? Shouldn't you be talking to the others?" the little dragon questioned her as she reached out to straighten her own
᯽⊱❈═ E T H E L ═❈⊰᯽I didn't want to stay there anymore, I didn't want to go into that place again at all and see that face, even before that was the face of someone he loved."So..., was that it? But is that curse right? He had condemned me for loving me? But he...he..." was stuck in her head for a while, she felt like she was now in a deep, dark place that she couldn't get out of, and maybe, she didn't want to get out."We got out..., now you can breathe..."She heard a familiar voice in the background, and slowly she felt the warm hand that held hers carefully."Where were you in my first life?" he questioned within himself.He wouldn't have gone through any of that, and even if he had, he would have a place to come back to, someone to throw in his lap and tell how unfair it all was, how it was all too painful and cruel....What were you doing the first time? And why...did it come so unexpectedly this one?"Violet...?" the silver eyes
᯽⊱❈═ A U D R A ═❈⊰᯽The oath of a dragon, an oath that could never be broken, one that would never be broken.That was what it had given Ethel, a certainty that it would continue, that it would be her watchdog for the rest of her days, and that she would not regret it at any time."Silly child..." the little dragon sighed "she really has so many doubts, so many fears..." he couldn't help but think, couldn't help but look wistful as he stared up at that ceiling that now seemed so dull."And you can blame her?" he thought.No, you couldn't, anyone would be like that if they were betrayed by the person they loved, wouldn't they? Completely hurt and wondering where you went wrong, who went wrong, why you were betrayed, what was the reason you were betrayed."a bracelet..." he looked at his own wrist, since he had made a pair "I wonder if she is looking at it now too, if she is thinking about all this..." he seemed anxious just thinking about it, an anxiety
᯽⊱❈═ E T H E L ═❈⊰᯽That smell, the one that was flowery and always brought her so calm, the one that was like a gentle spring breeze, one that seemed to take all her worries away."I don’t want to let go, I refuse to let go..." when she thought about it, she felt her heart shatter into several pieces, pieces that she wouldn’t know when she would be able to put together, how she could put it together."Will pass, calm..." that sweet voice said as if that really was true, as something that would really happen "there is no pain in this world that can not pass, my child" as much as the tone of that woman with honey hair was mild, there was conviction in it, one that Ethel really wanted to know where it came from."How can you be so sure of that?" his voice was choked to feel his small throat almost close "of course there are pains that do not pass!""But eventually they go down, right? This is also a way to pass on" that gentle smile still
᯽⊱❈═ A U D R A ═❈⊰᯽Ethel Verena had lost her parents at the age of seven in an unfortunate carriage accident sometime after the fall festival. An accident that caused her to be placed in the care of her grandmother.That was what he remembered hearing, that her parents' death had created a commotion, and had become a topic of conversation for days in the wheels of unoccupied noblemen.And there she was with the memories that this could happen, that this happened at some point in her mother's arms as a stray child who didn't know what to do anymore, who didn't know what plan to draw, who to trust and what to follow.Those purple eyes clearly begged for everything that woman holding her in her arms to be true, for everything she really felt to go away, for her doubts to fly away like dry leaves in the winter wind.How alone had she been until now?What was it like to have the refuge taken from you when you were so young?You would have
᯽⊱❈═ K Y R E E ═❈⊰᯽Amethyst eyes, eyes of such a beautiful purple that they automatically had his attention.And those eyes were moving away from him, were leaving along with a silhouette just as lovely."Ethel, wait for me!"A burgundy-haired being soon followed behind, a being that he could feel a slight twinge of envy.Why was it able to stay so close to her? So close in a way that he was not despised that even he had not been?What was wrong with him? Was there another infamous rumor involving him? Another thing that said his personality was unpleasant, that he was a humble phony?Well, it didn't matter, he would try to change that opinion about him.Whatever bad opinion she had."But..., you can't fall in love with her" he tried to remind himself as he clenched his fists "you wouldn't want to take the shine out of those eyes, right?"He tried to convince himself of this, that he wouldn't become a selfish per
᯽⊱❈═ E T H E L ═❈⊰᯽A villain, that's what the little dragon said to her, that's what he suggested to her to thrones, to avoid that cold, sharp fate at her core; that crimson sheet on the floor spreading."Thinking too much, violet?" the dragon wings that were so familiar just landed on the balcony, with an almost theatrical delicacy."Overthinking is euphemism, dear..." the purple-eyed one sighed as she said "this all seems so...strange.""Maybe it is" the burgundy haired one quickly replied "but things that can save your skin are usually strange, no?""And how do you know I'm thinking about it?" she turned her head sharply towards him "are you reading my mind?""No..." he laughed "it was just a kick, after all...that was the last thing we talked about" he said simply as he gestured with one hand "and another, you always think too much, about anything I or any other being talks about."'That's true...' the platinum one couldn't help