Chapter 6
“Th-That’s...! No, Lady Selina!
Please, lift your head. You’re still not well.”
Ariel shot up from her seat in a fluster, waving her hands in distress.
She was too scared to touch me, probably remembering the past, yet also too burdened to stand by and do nothing.
In the end, seeing her flailing awkwardly, I decided to spare the heroine from further distress and straightened up.
“I will never act that way again. No—in fact, I want to give you both my blessing.”
“...Lady Selina.”
Long experience teaches people to distrust.
Ariel was no exception; she kept glancing over at Aaron repeatedly.
“I mean it, Your Highness.
Even if I were in your shoes, I wouldn’t believe it either if someone changed so suddenly.
But after facing death, I’ve come to think differently about life.”