Chapter 19
Knock, knock.
“Sister, there’s a letter for you!”
Hildegard’s voice came from outside the door.
Liv struggled to lift her heavy body, weighed down by the oppressive presence of the gods and her melancholy mood. She just wanted to lie here and simply breathe for eons, but she well knew that living life was a privilege granted to humans.
“A letter...?”
“Yes, a letter!”
Even though she clearly knew Liv had fought with the Hamelsvoort couple yesterday, Hildegard held out the letter to Liv with an incongruously cheerful face.
“It’s from Duke Lartman!”
“What?”
At those words, Liv quickly took the letter. She seemed to have completely forgotten her vow from yesterday to not put her hopes in humans.
[To Miss Liv,
Miss Liv, what happened yesterday?