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Isabella casted a bewildering look at Silas who couldn't keep himself restrained from grinning. He was trying to boost up her mood, cracking some lame jokes with a completely unfamiliar person that he met just yesterday.

Isabella dropped her eyes on her feet slowly. Pursing her lips together, she responded wiping the corner of her lips that had been wetted by her cries,

" You are right.. Maybe I..I was too foolish to end my life.."

Silas gave her a faint smile.. Retreating his arms that had been widened before to welcome her, he replied with a relived smile,

" I am glad that you have understood your mistake."

Isabella gulped down slowly. Pulling her eyes up to rest on his face curiously, she asked feeling a little awkward to initiate a conversation after such action,

" Well..who are you? If..I am not wrong, this must be the Royal Castle of Richalwolf Land. You are.."

Isabella asked before bringing her eyes to rest on Silas's face who couldn't stop staring at her. Coming out of his delusional state, Silas introduced letting a low cough,

" I am Silas De Vallod, the king's Son."

Isabella hummed before bowing at him shortly. She should have guessed it earlier. The man had a strong aura of dominance that could bring him out as exceptional from others.

Observing the calmness on her face, Silas asked with a smile and a hint of concern on his green eyes,

" Feeling better now?"

Isabella nodded her head slightly, failing to meet his gaze because of her previous action. It made her feeling embarrassed that she had caused a scene in another castle.

Silas suggested taking a look of rooftop from where Ayra and Cedric dissapared already,

" You should head inside now. I believe that your brother is still worried about you."

Isabella nodded with understanding. Now her heart was in ease a little bit and calmed down a lot, she needed to face the reality. She had to find her reason of living in this world just like the way, Silas said.

Silas led her way inside the castle like a gentleman. Before they could go inside, Cedric ran out first. His face was still contoured in fear that Isabella's action left on his heart.

The siblings didn't need to utter any word of comfort. Pulling Isabella into a tight hug, Cedric heavied a long sigh of relief. For a moment, he felt that he had lost his only family.

Isabella spoke softly in his embrace,

" I am okay, brother."

Cedric hummed pressing a gentle kiss over her head,

" I am happy that you didn't leave me, sister."

Isabella was still going through the pain of loosing her child. Leaving his embrace gently, she spoke forcing a smile on her pale lips,

" I want to rest first. I need some time alone with myself."

Ayra nodded giving her a soft smile. Tugging on her arms, Ayra showed her the way of indoor,

" Let me take you inside your room."

Silas's eyes followed their back. That uncomfortable sting of his heart had finally been lifted down. He was grateful that his mind worked fast to stop her from committing suicide.

Cedric returned him a grateful glance. Patting on his shoulder lightly, Cedric spoke with a smile,

" I am grateful to you forever, Duke Silas. I can already imagine that Richalwolf Land will have a great king in the future. My sister's life is saved by you twice. Tell me, how can I repay you?"

Silas smiled back at him gleefully as he responded without thinking deeply,

" I will ask it from you when I need anything, King Cedric."

*****

Night fell deeper in the lands of Richalwolf. Unexpected rain began to pour down lightly and welcomed a new dramatic weather that change faster than a flip of page.

Ayra entered into their living room with a shaking candle. Her brows furrowed together when she saw the entire room was in dense. All the candles around the room were lit off.

Her eyes followed the standing silhouette in the corridor with curiousity. Placing the lamb at a corner, Ayra walked over to Cedric who was standing with his back pressed against her way. Her soft voice rang beside his ears,

" What are you doing here? Can't sleep?"

Cedric withdrawed his gaze from the rainfall. Passing her an emotional smile, he replied changing the subject suddenly,

" No! I feel like I have failed in my life."

Ayra frowned wondering what was going on inside his mind. Feeling the questionable look in her eyes, Cedric murmured with a bitter smile,

" I have failed..as a son..as a brother...as a husband.."

Ayra retorted finding its hard to believe that he actually thought that he wasn't a good husband to her,

" I can't agree with the last part, Your Highness! You..you actually never had done something unjustified to me.."

Cedric's head snapped back to shot her a bewildering look. Pressing his lips together, he muttered out of shock,

" What... what do you mean...I am a good husband to you?"

Ayra gulped down her saliva nervously. She still didn't heed attention on his emotions that were flooding in his eyes. Taking a caution of her words after thinking twice, she replied showing him a suitable reason,

" Everyone has their flaws, Your Highness! Until today, you never treated me badly and also promised my mother to not take any other woman except me. So in another way, you are a good husband so far."

Cedric's eyes lit up in happiness. He didn't expect that something so positive could come out from his stubborn wife's mouth ever. Not wanting to waste the moment, he tugged her closer before pressing a sweet, tender kiss on her lips.

The kiss made her caught off guard but she could feel his emotions between their kiss. His kiss was clumsy as if he was afraid of breaking her apart. The amount of tenderness that he used was truly unbelievable. She didn't know what she said exactly but she enjoyed the kiss truly.

For the first time after their hectic marriage, she didn't push him away even though she knew such tenderness was temporary..