It had already been a full month since Myrcella's coronation.
Ti had passed quietly, almost too quietly, to the point where it felt strange if you actually stopped to think about it. Her reign had been going smoothly so far, at least on the surface. Nothing major had happened. And when I said nothing, I an no sudden unrest or no loud complaints echoing through the streets. Just a steady, almost uneventful flow of days blending into each other.
From the perspective of the citizens, there wasn't anything particularly noticeable either. Nothing big enough that people could point at and say, "Yeah, that's proof the King is doing her job." Everything felt… normal. Stable. Maybe even a little too stable, like the kind of calm that made you wonder if sothing was just waiting to happen.
Still, I had no doubts about her capabilities. Myrcella wasn't the type to slack off or leave things to chance. If anything, she was probably handling everything behind the scenes, making sure problems never even had the chance to surface. That kind of work didn't get applause, but it mattered more than anything flashy.
"Leon, kiss~"
Titania's voice snapped out of my thoughts.
She was right there with , close enough that I could feel the warmth of her body without even trying. We were just spending ti together. She tilted her head slightly, waiting, and clearly expecting to give in.
So I did.
I leaned in and kissed her, like it was the most normal thing in the world.
Lately, she had been sticking close to almost all the ti. It felt like she was trying to make up for all the monts we hadn't spent together before.
Complaining about that would've been ridiculous.
Having her cling to like this, wrapping her arms around and pressing close like so stubborn little cicada that refused to let go, was honestly kind of adorable. It wasn't annoying. If anything, it made things feel lighter.
"You know, Leon," she said, her voice shifting slightly, "don't you feel like… the world is moving faster sohow?"
The question ca out of nowhere.
One mont she was focused on , asking for a kiss like it was the only thing on her mind, and the next she was bringing up sothing like that. The shift was so sudden it almost threw off.
"I don't really know," I answered, glancing at her. "Does it?"
"Well, for , it feels like it's only been a short while since we were first-years. And now we're heading into our fourth year. It's like I just blinked, and suddenly we're already here," she said.
There was sothing genuine in her voice, sothing that made it hard to brush off as just a random thought.
I got what she ant.
Sotis ti felt like it was rushing forward without giving you a chance to keep up. Days slipping by before you even realized they had started. Other tis, it dragged on painfully, stretching every mont until it almost beca exhausting. It never stayed consistent. It just did whatever it wanted.
"For so reason, Leon, I feel like sothing is going to happen," she continued, her gaze drifting slightly, like she was trying to grasp sothing she couldn't fully see. "Sothing that will change completely. Like a turning point in my life. I don't even know why I feel this way."
Her words carried a weight that didn't match the casual setting.
That feeling she had… it wasn't baseless.
Her intuition was sharper than she probably realized.
It wasn't like the King had told her anything. He hadn't said a word to her yet. And still, sohow, she could feel it. That sothing was wrong.
Sothing was definitely wrong.
The King was sick.
He had told himself, in a mont that didn't leave much room for misunderstanding. His condition wasn't sothing minor that would pass with ti. It was serious. The kind of serious that ca with a deadline you didn't want to think about.
He had asked to take care of his kingdom.
And more importantly, to take care of his daughter.
Both mattered to him, that much was clear. His duty as a king, and his role as a father. But the way he spoke about Titania made it obvious where his priorities truly lay.
Even now, a month had already passed since that conversation.
Nothing had happened yet.
Everything still looked calm.
But the way he spoke back then, the weight behind his words, the condition he was in… it all pointed to one thing.
It was only a matter of ti.
Sothing would happen.
Sothing that couldn't be avoided.
Titania didn't know any of that.
He hadn't told her yet. He wanted to do it himself, on his own terms.
And because of that, I couldn't say anything either.
Even if I wanted to.
"Well, that was kind of a weird tangent, right?" Titania said, letting out a small, slightly embarrassed laugh. "Sorry."
"It's fine," I said, shaking my head a little. "I get what you an. Ti does feel like it's speeding up lately. Maybe it's because we've been having fun together."
"I guess you could say that," she replied, smiling faintly.
That smile made it harder.
The urge to tell her everything, to just be honest and let her know what was coming, kept pushing at the back of my mind.
But I couldn't.
I had to respect his decision.
Even if it ant keeping sothing this important from her.
I felt bad for Titania.
Still, there wasn't anything I could do about it.
***
After I parted ways with her, I noticed soone trailing behind .
"You're free?" Veronica asked as she caught up.
"Well, yeah," I answered, glancing at her. "Why?"
"Co with for a bit."
She didn't explain any further.
Confusion lingered, but I followed her anyway.
We walked until we reached an alley where no one else was around.
She turned to face .
For a mont, she just looked at , like she was thinking about sothing.
Then, without warning, she stepped forward and kissed .
Straight on the lips.
"Did you seriously call out here just to kiss ?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Well, I was thinking about sothing," she said.
"What is it?"
"I was wondering if I could feel Lilith in you," she replied.
That answer didn't exactly clear things up.
"So to check that, you decided to kiss ?" I asked.
She didn't respond imdiately.
Instead, she moved closer again. Closer than before. Her nose brushed lightly against my skin as she sniffed. Then her lips followed, trailing along my neck, pressing small kisses, even a light lick here and there.
Things were starting to head in a weird direction.
If she wanted to fuck, she really didn't need to make it this complicated.
"As I thought…" she murmured quietly. "I can feel her. But… for so reason… it's not just on you."
"What do you an?" I asked.
"I can feel her sowhere else too," she said.
"Sowhere else?" I repeated, now actually curious.
She lifted her hand and pointed off into the distance.
"Weirdly enough… it's coming from that direction."
I followed where she was pointing.
She was pointing at the demon continent.
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