Chapter 135
His train of thought was menacing to make his body shiver from sadness. And trying to deal with it he interrupted them shortly to give his daughter a peck on her head and tell her an undeniable truth as he forced his voice to say it in a steady tone.
"I love you, my precious bird."
Responding with sluggish cuddles, the true Marianne now granted with most control of her body attempted to hug him tighter... Although, unfortunately, her grasp still felt loose enough to easily fall.
’That’s why... I can keep waiting in this ignorance.’ — Orland stated, resigned to how weak she was at the moment.
’I’ve told you that I will wait for you to tell me, and I certainly will... If my ignorance brings you peace... I won’t preach..... Yet... The Gods shall know... That whatever it is... Whether you tell me or not..... All I want is for your soul to heal and find serenity, dear child.
A bird like you should start to fly free from the cage into the vast sky.’
Marianne’s coldness had stabilised in a low temperature and noticing his warmth wasn’t doing much he cuddled her again, this time simply to declare his last thoughts.
’Sunlight will warm you up by then, sweetie... Say it all to me, my child... Because even if the truth saddens me..... Your freedom... Will surely bring back new happiness to this powerless dad you have.’
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Time passed incredibly slow in the "detached from the outside corner" I made my soul’s presence go while Marianne was cutely spoiled by her Father.
In the meantime, besides deciding to keep a distance from the Duke with this new skill I managed to unlock today, I also contemplated on what to do respecting the odd position I find myself in this Palace now, thanks to the unexpected behaviour of the Crown Prince.
The way he’s acting toward Marianne is truly strange since it doesn’t fit his personality in the novel.