After Fitney and Corifo walked out of the study, Corifo looked at her thoughtfully. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"What's wrong?" Fitney sensed something special about the look.

"Nothing - good luck. Corifo wanted to say something, but when he saw the maid coming towards them from a distance, the words he was about to say were swallowed and replaced with simple politeness.

"The same goes for you. Fitney whispered.

She meant something.

"Miss Fitney. There was no way for Corifo to verify, for the maid, Shirley's valet of Shirley, had already come to them, and after saluting herself, she said to Fitney, "Your Highness Shirley wishes to see you." ”

Fitnair nodded.

"Well, I'll go first. Corifo said.

"Goodbye, Mr. Coriford. Fitney said goodbye to him.

Corifo turned to leave, a smirk on his face, and the figure quickly disappeared into the hallway—while Fitnair followed the maid down the familiar path to Shirley's room.

"Is Her Highness Shirley okay now?" asked Fitney on the way.

"Thanks to Mademoiselle's help, Your Highness is no different now than before—except for not being able to get out of bed. The maid said.

Fitney didn't speak again.

Pushing open the door, there was a picture consistent with the maid's description - Shirley was sitting on the bed, with some books next to the bedside, and she was leaning on a large soft pillow, reading a book in fascination.

"Your Highness. Fitney walked over and said not far from Shirley.

"Rafite, get out. Shirley and her maid said.

"Yes. Raffi replied that she had not entered the door at all, but took two steps back and closed the door from the outside.

So there were only two people in the room at this time, and after saying that, Shirley looked up and looked at Fitney—the two of them looked at each other quietly, and there was no special emotion on their faces.

"How long will I live?" said Shirley.

"You still have a long way to go. Fitney replied.

"You're lying to me. Shirley's words made Fitney slightly stunned, but the latter immediately showed a gentle smile, which made her give a somewhat relaxed impression of indifference, seeing this, Shirley just said, "Did you hear? Daisy followed Ed to the Duchy of Ansendil." ”

"I heard. ”

This was one of the contents of this morning's briefing, and there was nothing to be noted - the possibility of Daisy marrying Ed was undoubted in the eyes of the nobles, but it was more than that, in Fitney's opinion.

But Daisy didn't seem to be one to influence the big picture—something that Fitney had thought about.

But that doesn't matter.

"Do you think they're a good match? I've heard that Ed Ansendiel was once a student of Starlight, and so are you. Shirley asked.

"This matter--forgive me for not being able to answer. After all, there are many uncertainties in the matter of falling in love. Fitney said softly.

Shirley didn't speak, she looked at Fitney with a blank face, and only after a long time did she say, "Cunning little girl." ”

Fitney just smiled slightly.

"Lucy probably didn't tell you, did she? She doesn't like me. Shirley abruptly changed the subject, not wanting to mention Daisy anymore, saying, "She thinks I'm a mentally problematic person, selfish, immersed in memories, and throwing away the reality that should have been grasped." ”

"She didn't tell me about it explicitly. Fitney did not deny that Lucy had such thoughts.

As far as Fitney knew, Lucy had never felt motherly love since she was a child. Because Shirley doesn't like to see Lucy. This is very different from the situation of Greid and Mise.

"It's a paradox, and it's not just because of that. Shirley kept staring into Fitney's eyes, and her voice contained deep sadness, "I don't care about her, because I'm afraid to face her—I once had a child, a girl, that I had killed." ”

A hint of surprise flashed across Fitney's face.

In this era, there is a time when magic cannot be widely used, and the possibility of a baby dying is not small, but Shirley is talking about "killing". At the same time, Fitney learns that Shirley's three children, Grede, Missé, and Lucy, have no record of their older sister or sister dying between their births.

Because of this girl, Shirley is reluctant to face Lucy, so it can't be Lucy's sister.

Greid, although she was born a few years after Shirley married Andrew, but in the interval between these years, it was rumored that she had a serious illness.

Fitney didn't need any hard evidence to determine that the daughter who was killed by Shirley was her and Adez's child.

"I've heard that if someone loses something before, they will cherish it when they regain it. Fitney was silent for a while and said.

"You have always thought that I could not let go of him, and became so crazy because I could not forgive myself for doing that thing, but the truth is that I have never regretted that thing - the Holy See has its eye on him, and if I do not do that, and do not let him be taken away by Fresson, he will surely go through something more terrible and desperate, and I do not want to see it. Shirley leaned against the pillow and looked up at the pattern on the ceiling, "What I regret is that the child - she was just born, even if someone forced her, but those were all excuses, I did it anyway - since then, I have had nightmares every night, after Grede and Misse were born, the dream did not appear again, but when Lucy ......"

Fitney couldn't make sense of all this.

She is not a mother and has never encountered anything like it.

"Misse is the person who has been most influenced by me, and the reason why he doesn't have a queen is because he has always believed in true 'love', but every time he asks about this, I can't give him a clear answer. Shirley continued, her tone always smooth, unbelievably steady, "but that couldn't have been." ”

Shirley, who has such a story, said that true love does not exist.

Fitney didn't know in what tone she was saying this.

"No matter how you deny it, you are from the Wizdem family, you are from a qualified background, and at the same time you are cunning, and Aldrich is also a cunning fellow, and you inherited that. Shirley turned her gaze back to Fitney again, "You, who are trying to challenge the Holy See, are in line with Misé's wishes. But your position at this point makes you have to tie yourself to someone with a powerful identity. ”

"What do you want to say?" Fitney interrupted Shirley.

"Marry him, I say, Fitney Freyton - marry my son, King of the kingdom of Luther. Shirley looked at Fitney with a firm look in her eyes, "Only you can give him 'true love'." ”