Translatorâs Note: I just wanted to put a note here to clarify some confusion that might have arrived from the translations of the previous chapters.
Remy was the one guided Cosette to the carriage by telling Cosette that her brother might be on his last moments. She was also the one who was together with prince Leonhart when he entered the ball. Most mentions of Remias in that context were actually talking about Remy.
Remias was locked in his house the whole time and wasnât mentioned much up until that point.\n
Once Remias was found, the mentions of each character seemed to have normalized.
Also, chapters tend to only have names if theyâre side stories. Otherwise, they tend to just have a number to indicate them. Iâm writing the number of the chapter out instead of putting a number (as in âsixty-threeâ instead of â63â) so as to avoid issues with the auto-sorting of the website.
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Itâs been three months since that incident. Spring ended, and we were now close to the end of Summer too.
Remias became absent from school again, as he now needs to manage his new territory and deal with some bureaucracy involved with his new title. Weâre exchanging letters, but canât meet up as often as we did before.
Lady Remy was sent to study abroad in a different kingdom. This was decided upon shortly after the incident was solved, and I only had a chance to meet her right before she departed.\nShe was about to enter the carriage when I called out to her, âLady Remy!â
She turned towards me, and seemed to be in disbelief, as if she had seen a ghost⊠And then she cried. She cried as she said, âCosette! Iâm really sorry⊠Iâm really sorryâŠâ
Seeing her despairing face, I quickly moved closer and held her hands. Her eyes were opened wide at my sudden gesture.
And then, I told her my honest thoughts, âWe all make mistakes, lady Remy. When I heard you were going abroad, I just had to meet you⊠I had to tell you, that I had faith that the strong lady Remy, who is able to shed tears in the open like this, would be able to live proudly no matter where she was.â
It seemed like she could hardly believe her ears, âCan you⊠Can you forgive me? I did something horrible to youâŠâ She asked me.
âIâve already forgiven you, lady Remy. Moreover, I wasnât even angry to begin with.â Iâve replied.
\nâIf weâre friends, then just Remy is fine.â She said. She was smiling now.
It was my turn to be surprised by her words, but I was also happy to hear them, âYes! Iâll write you, Remy!â
We were both smiling now. This time, it feels like we have finally become proper friends.
Because before, we werenât equals. She was Lady Remy, and I was one of the girls from her entourage⊠And then, since that day back when we were ten years old, we have spent less and less time together.
There was something in that hierarchy that drove us apart⊠But now, we were friends. Me and Remy were equals now.
On this day, Iâve quit the villainessâ entourage.