(From Blue''s Perspective)


    I could not fall asleep that night because my limbs hurt. My back hurt as well and my arms were sore.


    "We are never doing it in that position again," I said. "The bathtub is fine, but the shower? It''s never gonna happen again."


    "Let''s do it in the bathtub next time," he said, snuggling closer to me. "I also think the shower might be dangerous. You lost strength and when I put you down to dry your body, your legs almost gave away."


    "You are really weird. Who does something like that all of a sudden? You had a wound on your chest..."


    "Who cares about that? It''s healed now, anyway," he shrugged. "Sleep now. It''ste."


    "Late? It''s morning," I grumbled. "Don''t go to work today. Stay with me and sleep. Neither of us could sleep at all."


    "Is that so?"


    "Hm... I never tell you to skip work. But at least for today, will you do it? I listened to you and stayed in the bedroom for three days."


    "I cannot say no to my wife. Let''s stay in the bed all day. I will send a letterter to the beta," he said.


    "By staying in bed, I meant sleeping only. Okay? Do not misunderstand. It doesn''t mean anything else."


    "Yeah, yeah...," he chuckled.


    ''Why do I feel like I am being ignored? He heard me, right?''


    "Haa, Ruby looked very happy today," I mumbled. "She also looked very beautiful. Do you know how overwhelmed she was when she tried on her wedding dress for the first time?"


    "Is that something to be happy about? Isn''t that just putting on a dress?"


    "No way! A wedding is very important to women. Sometimes they are very overwhelmed. It''s a beautiful feeling, I heard."


    "Didn''t you feel that way when we got married?"


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    "... You know the answer as well. Your method of bringing me here and marrying me all of a sudden was just not normal," I said. "But that doesn''t mean I regret getting married to you. I am happy now. And you never mistreated me as well.


    So, it''s fine now."


    "Should we get married again then? To make you feel that way?"


    "Haha, thank you for saying that, but it''s fine. Getting married is very tiring. I would love it if we can just stay as a happy and loving married couple. And it''s not like I am jealous of her. I just liked the look on her face," I chuckled. "By the way, you know I am not having those nightmares anymore?"


    "I am with you almost every night. I tire you out so much that you don''t get the chance to have a nightmare."


    It was more like when he was with me, I did not have those nightmares. Everything seemed connected somehow.


    "But two nights ago, I had a dream."


    "What dream?"


    "It was very weird. In the dream, I could see myself. Um, it was of the time when I had a... miscarriage..."


    "..."


    "I saw myself sitting on the bed and you were beside me. I looked dead... The look in my eyes was very strange as well. I was supposed to be scared... But oddly, I was not. Then I saw everything that happened that day.


    You took me to the washroom so I could wash up. Then you fed me. I was heartbroken at that time. Yes, I was not ready to be a mother and perhaps I did not love it enough. Maybe it was my guilt that made me feel that way after I lost the baby. But truth be told, I wanted the baby.


    I was not ready and I did not love it, but I wanted it. I wanted to feel the baby in my arms. Perhaps I would have loved the baby eventually."


    "Baby..."


    "No, I am not sad. But after that day, for some reason, I felt a bit better. After the miscarriage, even after so many days passed by, I still could not forgive myself. I smiled, but a corner of my heart always seemed to be pressed by an agonizing feeling. I just could not bring myself to be happy wholeheartedly. It always seemed that I was not meant to be happy.


    But I really feel better. That dream... It was something I needed to see with my own eyes."


    "You know, I don''t know what to say to make you feel better. But if you are ready and want to have a child, don''t hesitate and tell me. I will try with all I have to be a good father. We will protect the child together."


    "Yeah... It''s not gonna happen in a year or something though...," I said. "But I will tell you when I am ready."


    "Yes, make sure you do so."


    "I want a baby who will look like you. You are so handsome. If our baby boy looks like you, that will be amazing."


    "I am handsome, but you are cute. I prefer a baby who will look like you."


    "But you are better looking than me. Well, it doesn''t matter. We will love the baby no matter who it looks like, right?"


    "... Yeah, we will."


    I fell asleep after a while. Dem did not listen to me and we ended up doing it a few times throughout the whole day. He had a way to convince me somehow.


    It was the next morning when I finally got out of bed. He had left early for work. I found a note on his pillow.


    We could try a lot of positions yesterday. Let''s have a sex marathon again someday.


    "Ugh, this guy... He is crazy or what?"


    "The bath is ready, Your Highness."


    "Yes, I will be there."


    The water was warm, just how I liked it. The maids cleaned my hands and legs thoroughly. I told them not to use any oil and only to add the rose petals.


    "Um, Your Highness, which dress do you want to wear today?"


    They showed me two different dresses of golden and ck color. "I want to wear something of light color today."


    "What about sky blue, Your Highness?"


    "I think that one dress thatpletely matches Your Highness''s eye color would be the best choice."


    "Alright, bring that one," I said.


    "Your Highness, we also wanted to say something..."


    "Yes?"


    "That one dress from Ataraxia... The pink one that was gifted by the Crown Prince of Ataraxia... It was found burnt..."


    "When?" I asked.


    "Two days ago. We could not tell Your Highness because you were resting and His Highness told us not to disturb you for those three days."


    "I see... It was a gift. Too bad, something like this happened. But the question is- how was there a fire all of a sudden?"


    "It was an ident, Your Highness. It was another rebel, we heard."


    "Pfft, a rebel came to burn my dress? No other than that dress?" Iughed and red at them. "Why can''t I hear the whole story? Do you think I have time to listen to nonsense?"


    "I am sorry, Your Highness... That... that wasn''t... I mean, that rebel tried to light a fire in the pce... But got caught very quickly..."


    "That''s enough," I said, waving my hand. "Dress me up quickly. That was a gift, so I wished that nothing had happened. But what can we do over spilled tea now?"


    ''Well, it''s a rather odd incident. Rebels can get into our pce somehow these days. But burning a dress while trying to light a fire? That''s just utter nonsense. Anyway, it doesn''t matter. There are more pressing matters than investigating that cause of a fire incident that only ruined a dress.''


    I went to my office where I was greeted by Reece and Flint. "Good morning, Your Highness. Are you feeling better?" Reece asked.


    "Yes, I am fine now. Thanks for asking," I smiled.


    "If Your Highness wants to, you can take more rest and thene back when you are fit. A healthy master is better than a sick one," Flint said.


    ''Though his words are strange, he is actually worried.''


    "I ampletely fine now. See? I am healthy," I said. "You all did a good job these days."


    "His Highness checked everything. Your Highness doesn''t need to check the previous documents."


    "I see... Then I will just check the important letters today," I said as I took a seat. "Reece, today, I need you to prepare a report for me about the temple''s recent activities. I heard from a spy that there might be some kind of illegal business going on and the temple is rted to it somehow.


    I need all kinds of news- rumors, the newspapers of the past three months that mentioned the temple in any way, reports of the new priests hired by the temple, the activities of every single priest and also the monthly expenses of the past three months. Equip any spy you need to get the information to make the report. Start today. I need it within three days."