Book 11: Chapter 23
“Your Majesty, I am very sorry to disturb you and Miss Ling Yue, but the group of envoys from the North is waiting for you right now. They hope they can surrender and discuss their post-war circumstances.”
“Finally.”
I nodded. Shusia, who was behind the tent curtain, didn’t enter. Instead, she spoke with her back facing us.
Ling Yue supported her torso with her arms as she lay on the bed and lazily asked me, “So this war is considered over, right?”
I picked up my clothes by the side. As I slowly got dressed, I explained, “The last one remaining is the winged race. They’re also the ones who personally planned the extermination of your tribe. Do you have anything you want to do to them as part of your revenge?”
“If I say that I want revenge, you will probably kill everyone connected to the winged race, won’t you?” asked Ling Yue. She then hopped off the bed from behind. She didn’t care that she was completely nude. She gently hugged me from behind. Softly, she said, “Don’t kill excessively anymore. Don’t kill anymore. I’ll protect myself, my child and you… But I don’t want to see you continue to kill indiscriminately. You will become crooked. You really will… I don’t want our child to be born into bloodshed… So… promise me… don’t kill indiscriminately anymore.”
“… Uhm,” I mumbled. I turned my head around to look at her. I gave her a nod as I touched her ear. “I understand. I understand. I won’t totally exterminate the winged race, but those who had a part in killing your tribe must die.”
“Uhm,” nodded Ling Yue. She returned to the bed. She pulled the blanket over herself and shut her eyes. “I want to sleep for a while longer… I want to sleep after a tiresome night.”
“Goodnight, Ling Yue. If we’re lucky, we’ll be able to spend the night in the palace tonight.”