Chapter 102: An Unexpected Event
She looked different at times, but he knew it is her. Who else can it be? But he couldn’t figure out why she is acting this way. He rared for that spark in her eyes return. Although she used to get scared at times, back then she would just step closer and closer to him. She loved to touch him.
And now...
He was talking to her today in the woods, to give a rough idea of what she might be facing once they reach Lethusia in the hands of his mother. He was telling her that she doesn’t have to worry about anything and be herself and that he will take care of his mother. But she was staring blankly at a patch of ground.
When he waited for her to speak, she said that this soil won’t be suitable for cultivating carrots. He didn’t mind if she likes gardening. But to be this detached from everything around her is not good for her. This is worse than the love-struck stare she would give Luke in their previous life.
At least she knew what she is capable of then. But now...
She’s like a husk of who she was. It’s like her soul has left her body.
«Could it be possible? Her soul... No!»
He buried his nose in her hair. She smelled the same as usual. He refused to believe that she is not in here. Where else would she be?
This is her!
But he would prefer her with the spark in her eyes. He felt something is wrong with him for not liking a part of her when he should love her as a whole. But he just preferred her with the spark. That spark makes her more daring and alluring.
Maybe that’s why he could swear that he saw the sparkle in her eye return for a moment before she fell unconscious. Maybe he is yearning for it more... Or what is truly happening?
But he remembered her hands pushing him away. She would have no reason to do that, right?