Now was not the time to even think.

‘Snow. It will at least absorb some shock.’

But a lot. As much as possible.

As soon as Bercheria’s thought ended, the snow began to fall so heavily that they couldn’t see in front of them.

The snow was piling up in an instant, but it was not yet enough to be reassuring.

“Bercheria! Can you gather the snow in one place!”

Lakrahan gestured at the forest, now almost within reach.

There were lush big trees at their feet, and beneath them, they could see the bushes gathered.

“Just scatter it roughly. I can set the direction!”

Bercheria concentrated her power to focus the snow there.

Born as an awakened one and never having used her abilities before, although a mistreated deity, a deity was still a deity.

Just by imagining, Bercheria already had control of the situation.

Snow piled up as tall as a person on the trees and bushes, and with a thump, the two bodies fell onto it.

When they bounced off the tree twice and lost direction, Lakrahan kicked the tree, changing direction towards the snowcovered bushes.

The endless piling of snow was good, but the problem was that they couldn’t tell how deep the bushes were.

The two, holding onto each other like a lifeline, were pushed down through the snow.

Thump.

And they landed on the grass.

“Haah, haah.”

“Hoo.”

As the hard ground touched their bodies, the relief of being alive came.

Buried in the bushes, the two couldn’t get up for a while.

“It feels like all my bones are shattered. I don’t know how many times it’s been today.”

At Lakrahan’s voice, Bercheria groaned.

She wanted to ask if he was okay, but the pain was so severe that she couldn’t speak.

As the two tried to get up, suddenly a piercing scream was heard.

Lakrahan covered Bercheria’s mouth and crouched down flat.

[Dash] Where are you! Where are you!

“Uh!”

Bercheria’s eyes widened as if they would tear.

The voice was different, but it was her mother.

Her mother was looking for her right nearby.

The rustling sound came from afar.

[Dash] Bercheria. My child. Where are you? Your mother is looking for you. Come out.

The halfopen bushes revealed a woman’s foot approaching.

Lakrahan’s eyebrows furrowed at the sight of the flashy shoes and the lacedraped hem.

[Dash] My child. You know how much your mother loves you. Come here. You shouldn’t trust humans. You know how monstrous they are.

Lakrahan turned his head and met eyes with Bercheria, lying underneath him.
With eyes filled with fear and confusion, he slowly shook his head.

He wanted to grab that woman, ask her what had happened, why she had done such a cruel thing, and inflict pain on Bercheria more than what she had done, but.

‘Now is not the time.’

He was someone he could not face without any preparation.

He had to send her off with thorough preparation.

[Dash]Bercheria. My beloved daughter, Berche.

As the woman’s footsteps drew near, Lakrahan covered the trembling face of Bercheria so she couldn’t see anything.

[Dash]Be[Dash]rche[Dash] Shall we talk? Mommy won’t scold you. You know that, right?

“Yes!”

Bercheria, feeling nauseated, turned her head as the woman’s footsteps halted.

Lakrahan reached out silently, tightly gripping the handle of the sword that was at his waist.

[Dash]Berche[Dash] You were here!

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Rosie, maid to Kelita, adjusted the veil of her master, who was sitting in the carriage and looking out the window cheerfully.

“Are you uncomfortable?”

“No, I’m fine.”

“You’ve been in the carriage for too long.”

“That’s fine, too.”

She wanted to ask why not wait at the castle instead, but Rosie was not the kind of maid to interfere much.

Besides, the emperor himself had specifically ordered Lakrahan to come for a marriage promise, and she didn’t know if there would be disfavor if she entered the castle without her future husband’s escort.

It was probably not the emperor but the government breathing down her neck.

“Princess, if anything is hard, just tell me.”

“Yeah, thank you. There’s no one but Rosie.”

Rosie, who had worked for quite a long time as a royal maid, sometimes couldn’t understand what kind of person Kelita was.

Kelita had been a child loved by everyone since childhood.

Even Gerard, the most wicked and greedy of her siblings, did not interfere with Kelita.

By dressing nicely and smiling brightly, she made everyone let down their guard.

Rosie had seen women like Kelita during her observation of the nobility.

They were satisfied with receiving praise for their beauty without any real thoughts.

They all, without doubt, believed they would marry a good husband and live a life full of love.

They spent a lot of time dreaming about who it would be.

Is his face handsome? Is he tall? Is his voice nice?

What look will he have in his eyes when he sees me?

These were the girls who spent a long time thinking like this since childhood.

Most seemed to live their lives as they envisioned, but…

Why was she feeling so uneasy now when Kelita’s dream was about to come true?

“Um, Kelli…”

[Dash]Princess Kelita.

Rosie’s words were interrupted by a hollow voice from outside the carriage.

“Rosie, will you open it and see what’s going on?”

Kelita motioned to her maid outside.

“Yes, Princess.”

When she opened the window of the carriage, a man as large as the door itself stuck his head in.

“Eggmoney.”

Startled, Rosie looked on as Kelita laughed and leaned towards the window.

“Wyatt. Has His Grace returned?”

“No, it’s not that…”

Wyatt scratched his forehead and looked behind him.

“Oh my.”

Discovering the landscape spread out behind him, Kelita covered her gaping mouth with both hands like a little girl.

From the sky, a great snow was falling.