Book 15: Chapter 12
When we arrived the Imperial Palace, I noticed Luna, who was behind me, gasp. I admit that, in terms of splendour, the huge twin eagle heads and pure gold “Long Live the King,” text was more splendid, but my Imperial Palace was built in front of the snowy mountain, so the part that appeared similar to a sharp sword piercing the sky looked greater and exuded an artistic feel. The accompanying towers that had matching colours combined with the snowy mountain and white clouds made it appear desolate. As a result, Luna was incredibly shocked.
Luna’s reaction was enough to make me feel proud. My city and my Imperial City were things I could flaunt. Luna’s reaction totally satisfied my vanity. I looked at her and, with a smile, said, “This is my Imperial Palace. It’s much inferior to the Royal Palace in Hilles City, but I’m still proud of it. You’ll be living here henceforth.”
Luna admired at the Imperial Palace before her with both surprise and envy. She said, “I can live here from now on? That is so nice…. I really like that glass path. If possible, I really want to look see everything around from above… This place really looks amazing.”
“Sure. This will be where you live from now. You can go anywhere you want once you finish your work. You could even go back and forth from the entire city. Our property isn’t limited to the Imperial City. This city is ours, as well, so you can go wherever you like.”
Luna nodded, and then carefully grabbed hold of my hand. However, as we were outside the Imperial City, Luna would be my personal servant once we entered. While she’d be by my side as my personal servant, she couldn’t cross the line with her master, for she was but a personal servant.
To Luna, the place was indeed magnificent, but it was also a place that locked our relationship away. Outside, Luna could be with me to her heart’s content, but it was impossible in the palace, because there were always eyes on us. They were protecting me, but if Luna showed any behaviour that crossed the line of her rights, then they would stop her. They would even go as far as to report her to Nier and Lucia. Though Nier and Lucia wouldn’t say anything, I knew they were bound to be very unhappy. Nier didn’t like respecting Luna due to Luna’s background. They could get along with her, but they could never accept her receiving the same treatment they did.
Luna was also aware of that, and therefore wouldn’t complain. She wouldn’t be angry or dissatisfied about it, either. She was aware of her background and everything she went through. Despite having been revived, that didn’t erase her past. She calmly accepted all of that. She knew she couldn’t be with me from the very start, so she never planned to try.
Perhaps Luna had lost hope for her life long ago. Perhaps that contributed to her reluctance to compete, allowing her to give up so easily, in turn making her easy to satisfy. While that eliminated a lot of trouble for me, I felt sorrier for Luna. The more sensible and understanding she was, the more it hurt me.
“Let’s go, Luna. You’ll be the personal servant of the King of the North from now on. After you arrive at the Imperial Palace, go find the head maid and familiarise yourself with her first. Do your best to come to me as soon as possible. Luna, I’ve had to do everything on my own since you left. The jobs I must attend to in the North are increasing, so I don’t have the time to be cleaning up. I’m glad you’re back.”