Chapter 58

Annie looked at his suit and admired it.

“The clothes look good. Where did you get it? I mostly buy it from Sanel.”

“In the royal dressing room…”

“The royal family?”

When she asked back, the young man’s red lips were all clenched.

Annie tilted her head.

‘Do you have any relatives in the royal dressing room?’

Annie stopped her step, grabbed two glasses of bright red wine, and handed it to the young man first. Then the young man turned his head slightly and drank the wine.

‘… He must have been thirsty.’

Wasn’t the alcohol a bit strong? Annie, who drank the same wine, also had a little fever on her cheek.

Leaning against the wall, she asked, sipping a new wine.

“Are your feet okay?”

How many times did she step on his white shoes throughout the dance?

When asked in a sorry voice, the young man nodded.

“You’re a good dancer. You must have had a good teacher.”

The profile of the young man leaning against the wall was neat. She doesn’t know, but it’s not common for someone to be taught manners like that.

‘It looks like a really good family. Which family are you from?’

The two drank a few glasses of wine while chatting.

Annie rubbed her cheek with the back of her hand. It seemed that the light of the ceiling was getting dim and blurry seemed intoxicating.

“Miss Annie, I have something to tell you.”

“Okay. It’s a little noisy here, so shall we go out to the terrace for a minute?”

Annie smiled as she answered happily.

*

Creak.

Annie, looking outside the terrace at the sound of the door closing, tapped the handrail.

The young man hesitantly came to her and stood side by side a few steps apart. It wasn’t that awkward, so Annie was very curious.

‘… Is it because of Lang?’

The number of people Lang followed were very small, but all of them were Annie’s favorite ones as well. So, at some point, those who Lang followed, she liked without a doubt.

Of course, not just for that reason, Annie was attracted to the genuine person. She wanted to take care of the shy, but caring and calm young man like her younger brother.

The sound of grasshoppers rang peacefully through the night. It’s like a completely different world from the closed door on the other side.

Annie, who was playing with her shoes, first brought up her story.

“But why don’t you ask me the question?”

“The question?”

“The declaration of non-marriage. Usually, people ask me why.”

Most people asked why she did a reckless thing. Even the nobles that she had seen for the first time.

Annie stared into the dark garden, wiping her cheeks with the back of her hand. This was an issue that everyone who knew the name of ‘Annie Mill Dsev’ was curious about.

At that time, a voice that seemed to contain the summer night reached her ears.

“That’s Miss Annie’s choice.”

“…”

“I think there must be a good reason for that.”

As she turned her head, she saw a young man staring at the garden without motion. Then a little laugh came out for some reason.

It was ridiculous, but she felt as if this young man knew her. Even though it hadn’t been long since she got to know him.

A rather chilly night breeze scattered her brown hair.

The young man took off his coat and gently covered her with it. The smell of dried rose leaves was felt again.

In the strangely familiar mood, Annie asked, resting her arm around the terrace railing.

“Have we met before?”

“…”

“I was used to it. If you think about it, it’s amazing that I keep running into you… You’re not following me, right?

When asked playfully, the young man took a deep breath out and said.

“Well, Miss Annie. I want to tell you about me. And…”

Rustle.

As the young man blurred the end of his words, he rubbed the pockets in his pants, and Annie tilted her head.

‘What are you looking for?’

Before long, his gaze reached Annie’s coat over her shoulder.

The young man said in an embarrassing voice.

“Excuse me, would you mind returning my coat for a second?”

“I’ll take it off. What is it?”

“No! It’s fine! Then, please stay in that way for a while…”

The young man, who hesitated, took a few more steps towards Annie. But then, he stumbled. Perhaps he was drunk.

Annie asked, who grabbed his arm urgently.

“Are you okay?”

Tuk.

Then, something fell out of the white coat pocket. As Annie glanced back, the young man reached out to the floor.

“I will pick it up. I-I…”

Stuttering.

The urgency of the young man wandering through the dark floor struck her.

‘What can I do? He must have lost something important.’

“I’ll help too.”

Annie, who was sorry, squatted on the floor too, and she began looking for the thing the young man had lost. Then something small was caught in her hand.

“Found it. I found it.”

As Annie raised her hand, the young man raised his head following hers. But then, something slid down on his cheek.

“… Your Majesty?”

Ejed’s face, exposed under the moonlight, turned pale.