I heard Caitel was beautiful and had a high status, many women had been after him . Of course, there were countless powerful men behind them . Even though he was a madman, he was still the emperor . They would do anything if they could sew up that side seat . Many women did not refuse to hide in his room naked or to seduce him for a night like a prostitute . Thanks to it, countless women were impregnated, but none of them birthed their children . They were all trying to pin down Caitel with the baby, but they had a terrible ending .
That was where I frowned .
Ah, crazy! Caitel did not have any love for his family . That was why when the women made demands with their children, he would do unspeakable things to them . I could not imagine it when I did not meet him, but after seeing the man I saw earlier, he would . He would .
“She is sleeping well . ”
“Hush, you will wake her up . ”
Yeah, that was why everyone was so surprised I survived . I would be surprised too .
I woke up and opened my eyes, and the ceiling was dangling in front of my eyes . The sight of a child looking at the light was generally bad, but it was a little surprising because I did not think it was inconvenient . How come there was no difference?
As soon as I got up, my nanny smiled at me .
Serira was such a pretty girl . By my standards, of course . Unfortunately, unlike me, the aesthetic standards of people in this country were quite high .
“I think she is really cute . ”
Next to her, Elene interrupts and pulls her face out .
A round, cute face came into my sight . What a chatterbox with that face . She was someone I literally could recognize through hearing her voice alone, so I was not really welcoming her .
Keep your hands off of me . As I frown, the nanny knocked out Elene’s hand . Elene drooped and pulled her hand off me .
“The princess hates me . ”
That’s because you are so loud . I wanted to answer, but I could not talk . Oh, it was very uncomfortable to be a baby . I wish I could get a tooth already . I prayed eagerly the day would come that I could say at least a simple word .
“She is pretty though . I envy her . ”
“Because she looks like His Majesty . ”
“That is true . Who would have known that silver hair would be hereditary?”
Elene looked at me from the back of the nanny . I would like to put that face away, but I would make her cry so I left her alone . Well, it was all because I was being nice .
“Oh, dear . You are so cute . ”
“How dare you . She’s a princess . ”
“Oh, she is still a baby . ”
The nanny frowned as Elene smiled .
Actually, I liked it when she called me cute… You mean I am cute . I am pretty too . I didn’t like the chatterbox, but I liked the praise . When I smiled, Elene smiled .
Yeah, well, I figured out that my father was a madman because of you so I would forgive you even if you’re so noisy .
Still, thinking it was annoying when she touched my cheek, Suddenly, the palace door opened and a few people came in .
Even I could feel that a lot of people came in the room even though I was lying down, and I could not imagine how those people barging in surprised Elene and the nanny when they saw it with their own eyes .
They stood in amazement . Of course, the nanny held me in her arms first . Seeing her getting blue was not a good sight .
Oh, did my crazy father finally order to kill me?
The voice of Serira was harsh . However, it was buried by the sound of clanging noises . I wanted to raise my head and see who they were . The clanging sounds, were they wearing an armor?
My head went back to the nanny’s arms and I could not tell with my own eyes who had come .
Oh, it’s not been long since I was born, and my life would end just like that . While I was saddened with frustration, the knight’s voice was clearly in my ears .
“The emperor’s commanded us to move Princess Ariadna to the Palace of Solay . ”
The Palace of Solay was, to put it bluntly, the palace of the Emperor .
The palace is a collection of all living quarters, including the emperor’s bedroom and office . In addition, it was a palace where all state affairs took place . People call Solay palace as the imperial palace due to its amazing size and importance, and it seemed quite meaningful for me to move there .
“I think he will accept princess . ”
For some reason, Elene spoke in a serious voice .
I looked at her with my eyes open, dressed and wrapped in a sack . The face that was always on the bright side was somehow somber . Although she was only an 18-year-old girl who had been talkative the entire time, she seemed to be afraid of the madman . It was a surprise to me . I felt rather sorry for being seriously frightened .
“Hush, don’t talk like that . This is not Ecelon . ”
Elene shushed herself . I closed my eyes again .
Ecelon was the name of the palace where I was previously staying . I didn’t know what the palace was for, but there was one thing I knew about it, it was the scrubby palace in the corner of the imperial palace, the palace where my mother lived .
“I feel sorry for the Lady Jereina . ”
“Don’t you dare say such a thing!”
Elene bites her lips . The nanny’s stern look reached her . I watched her and pulled the nanny’s hair . Serira looked down . Her blue eyes cooled my view .
“You will be fine . Don’t be nervous . ”
When did I say I was nervous? I pursed my lips with a blank face, but the nanny just smiled affectionately . I thought about it earlier, Serira was such a tragic woman . No matter what she did, it was always pitiful and pathetic . That was somewhat a skill too .
“I am sure His Majesty will never harm you . Yes, of course . ”
No, once he laid a finger on me, it would not make him a madman . It would just make him a son of a b*tch . Hurting a baby, such a crazy bastard .
Oh, but there were stories I heard before when he swept up a palace in the north . He drove all the royal family into one palace, both adults and children, and burned them all .
He is a son of a b*tch . A common notorious son of a b*tch .
The knight, who got orders from the emperor, guided us to another place . This surprised the nanny and Elene . I don’t know what was going on, but I was guessing this was the room I had to go to, but the Emperor handed it over to another person .
Oh, anything was fine, just let me go back to the cradle . I want to sleep!
“What’s wrong? She must be sleepy . ”
I could feel the knight panic at my whining . The people who were moving in a hurry wandered through my blurred vision .
Children’s eyes are delicate, and they quickly grew tired . I closed my eyes as I felt my body shake .
Still, it was comfortable because I was in the arms of my nanny .
When I grew up, I cannot be held up like this, right? Even when I was a kid in my previous life, my mother would cradle me in her arms like this . It was sad I could not remember it now .
“My princess, we’re all here . ”
When I opened my eyes, Serira was smiling . This seemed to be a new cradle, the unfamiliar touch on my back made it evident . I whined .
Not this one . Not this one . Old one! Bring back the old one!
“Princess, this is better . It’s wider . ”
However, the old one is more comfortable!
“Peekaboo, no, This is more comfortable . Okay, is it better if I do this?”
The nanny’s hand must have been a magic hand . The cradle really got comfortable after she did that thing . Wow, that was amazing . Serira laughed as I opened my mouth . I laughed too, looking at her pale cheek .
Her hands on my forehead were warm . This was what warmth was . I laughed once again and closed my eyes .
I am sleepy . I am falling asleep…
I could not remember what I had dreamed of as I drift to dreamland . It’s just like floating on a cloud . The feeling was vague .
Yes, if one could walk on the clouds, they would feel like this . It felt like a dream, somehow like feeling cotton candy . It felt like something lumpy was tangled with something plumpy touching me and shaking me .
However, all of a sudden, the air became heavier . My heart was beating . My heart got stuffy . Somehow it was hard to breathe . I whined and opened my heavy eyes . A hazy view free from darkness . At that moment, I encountered a cold gaze and an eye looking down upon me .
I almost cried it out . I could see the rough pounding of my chest . As I struggled to check the surroundings, it seemed it was evening .
I looked up at him discontentedly . We had eye contact . Our eyes intertwined in the air .
I thought it was over . Was that eye color truly crimson? The colors of the crimson disturbed my view . It interlocked with his fierce eyes and made me feel uneasy . Was it hostility or murderous intent? It was hard to guess . It seemed the same to Caitel, my father . He smiled like a breeze . It was a smile that perhaps looked flustered .
“I felt it earlier, but…”
A cool cold hand touched my cheek as I laid on the cradle . It was cold . No, it was cool . I felt as if I was submerged in dry water .
He seemed surprised I did not cry after seeing him .
However, that was interesting to me too . I want to cry like normal kids . There was plenty of such desire . The problem was, he would cut my throat without mercy if I did .
Was it because it was loud? Ha, I would have never thought that he would not kill me . He’s a madman .
“The princess is very gentle . ”
Oh, the nanny was there . I thought she wasn’t there .
Turning to the place where the voice was heard, Serira stood, holding her hands together . Her previous pale countenance became even paler as if it was bleached . She was nervous . She was scared if the emperor would kill me by any chance . Also, she felt uncomfortable dealing with Caitel’s attention to what she said .
Oh, well, that was too burdensome for me too .
Even I felt uncomfortable; in the case of Serira though, it was obvious .
Fortunately, Caitel seemed to have no more fun thing to ask from Serira . His gaze soon returned to me .
His cold hands swept my cheeks . To be honest, I felt goosebumps . With that cheek swept down, his hands traveled towards my short, thin neck .
Did he have an interest in strangling? Why did he keep touching my neck?
“She should feel some murderous intent . ”
Yeah, I am feeling enough .
I wanted to nod to reassure him that he’s correct, but I could not because his cold hands were holding my neck . Oh, really, if I died, it would be because he strangled me . He smiled as I moaned and groaned .
A smile that seemed like a smile but also not . Yes, it was more of a mockery towards my feebleness .
“This child is too unprotected . ”
It’s your daughter, asshole . Stop calling me like I am someone else’s daughter .
He leaned toward me . That cast a shadow over my head . It wasn’t a bright room, but the world was as dark as it was before he covered up the lights . Nevertheless, his red eyes were quite scary, their sharpness felt like a knife .
“Unfortunately, she does not look anything like her mother . ”
Did you even remember what my mom looked like? I looked up at him in a sulky way, and suddenly he laughs . He laughed like a madman .
Mom, there’s a madman here!
I looked up at him, I wish to call 211, Caitel just touched my forehead .
Curse? I opened my eyes wide .
What’s wrong with him? Why was he saying such nonsense?
“I’ll look forward to it . Whatever curse you will bestow upon me . ”
Even his lips on my forehead felt cold . At that moment, I saw something twinkling in the scarlet eyes staring down at me .
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