Book 11: Chapter 39
Nier was somewhat restless during Troy’s absence. When she woke up, Nier subconsciously reached her hand out to hug the man next to her, but she ended up hugging thin air every time. She always subconsciously glances toward the kitchen when it was time to eat, but she quickly remembered that there was nobody to enjoy her cooking.
Though Freya got lots of daughters and wives from noble families to hold tea parties at noon, Nier still felt as though she couldn’t converse with them. Nier had no idea what a normal girl liked. The things she liked were not things girls liked, or rather, other girls were not allowed to like.
Nier roamed the large palace alone. She did have Valkyries and maids behind her, but she still felt incredibly lonely. Fundamentally, loneliness kept her company. Nier was an individual who was highly susceptible to feeling lonely, as the number of people she knew numbered very few, too few, in fact.
Her Majesty had returned to Hilles City. Alice… If she mentioned her, His Majesty would most likely give scold her. Luna was no longer with them. Freya had gone to the North. There was no news from Lucia after she went to the elves. She had no clue how His Majesty was doing, either.
Nier tightened her grip on the spoon as soon as she thought of her husband, nearly snapping the spoon. Nier felt very anxious. She wanted to return to her husband’s side. She was looking forward to the North’s capture so that she could rendezvous with her husband in the North. She wanted to be with her husband even if the North was a field of scorched land. It had been a long time since he had been by her side. She did say that she didn’t want to be dead weight for him, but it had been a bit too long.
Nier looked at her belly that finally took shape. She touched her child gently and revealed a subtle smile. Although her personality had improved a lot, Nier still wasn’t used to smiling. She silently ate the food in front of her. Her appetite hadn’t been too good recently. However, her determination and patience that was developed from her Valkyrie background made her decide to eat more food for her child.
“Princess, these are today’s letters.”
After breakfast, the maid next to her brought a pile of letters over and placed them before her. Nier wiped her hand, and then picked up a letter. As the Princess, Nier always received strange letters. There were all sorts of letters sent to her. There were letters from nobles asking her to mention things to the Prince. The nobles would ask their wives to write her a letter. Lots of things were things that they couldn’t bring up directly with the Prince.
Nier never wasted her time reading a word on those sorts of letters. She threw away any letters from Duke This and Duke That without any hesitation. Nier had no family or friends, while those letters were utterly useless.