Chapter 70: If the stars can give me courage
I jokingly said that I might not mind just living in the greenhouse, and the next thing I knew, Natha had arranged for our whole day to be spent there.
He ordered the servants to bring our meals there, even the afternoon tea. I spent some time listening to short lectures from the gardeners about all of the plants there, and for all I knew, Natha made a plan with the castle staff to put something more comfortable to lie down in the greenhouse.
We opened the glass door that led to the lake. Beneath a small flight of steps was a tiny dock, enough for a small boat. We had a picnic there, eating our meals while dangling our feet above the water.
A date in our small little corner.
Here, it didn’t feel like I was inside the Lord Castle, at the heart of the demon realm. Even while Natha was still the blue-skinned black-horned Nightmare, it just felt like we were in a different world of our own. A secluded little dimension belonged only to us.
And it turned even more beautiful at night.
As the glowing water lilies bloomed, the small artificial island was surrounded by lights. Small lights that glittered like the stars upon the water’s surface. Up above, as if refusing to lose, the sky was littered with countless drops of light, accompanying the moon that showered the castle with its soft light.
I could only stare there breathlessly, at the edge of the small dock, as the water and the sky felt like they were fused together, littered with stars.
I could only stare, but not Natha. He took my hand, put his arm around my waist, and we were floating. Black wings fluttered behind his back, and my heart almost stopped as my feet glided above the water’s surface.
"Na—" I couldn’t even finish calling his name when we lurched upward. I gasped, holding into his hand and shoulder, pressing my face on his chest.
"It’s alright, open your eyes," he whispered in a gentle voice, but it took me a while to brave myself and lifted my face. The first thing I saw was his smiling face, and beautiful silver gleam.