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When the goldfinch woke up, a field of stars fell into his eyes.

The boy sat on the edge of the bed, his eyes open as she woke up and began to fill with the stars.

She didn't even dare to breathe more for a while.

"You're awake. After a moment, he spoke first, took her hand, and slowly dropped a kiss on the cold hand.

Not knowing what to say, the Plantageng nodded, but the range of movement was so light that it was barely noticeable.

As if he had seen it clearly, Shul picked up the water on the side and asked her, "Teresa...... Would you like some water?"

The goldfinch blinked and tried to make a sound, only to find that it couldn't be done—his throat was dry, as if he had really experienced the fire of a dream.

But this is not an exceptional case – the first thing she wakes up almost every morning is to drink water.

Shul remembered the incident.

Stretching out his hand to help her up, the goldfinch drank from his hand to get a little better.

“...... Thank you. The Golden Finch said softly.

When the glass in Shul's hand landed on the bedside table, there was a crisp "click" in the somewhat dark bedroom.

"Are you feeling better?" Shul asked, leaning over to let the Plantfinch lean on his shoulder.

The goldfinch nodded, closed his eyes again, and slowed down, as if remembering something, and asked, "What time is it?"

The windows were covered by curtains, so that the goldfinch could not see the sky and could not tell the present time.

"It's almost dawn. Shul paused and said.

“...... You haven't slept all night?" Startled, the Golden Bird straightened up, and looked back at him, only to find that the face of this good-looking young man had a light blue under his eyes.

"Hmm...... Can't sleep anyway. Shul leaned over slightly, buried himself in her neck and rubbed it.

However, there was a hint of tiredness in his voice, even if it was well disguised.

That's not a hidden goldfinch.

The Golden Finch couldn't help but feel guilty in his heart, although not every moment of the past few days has been non-stop, but it will take him a while to get used to it.

"I'm sorry...... I ......" said the goldfinch, reaching out and holding him, the light in his eyes flickering as he lowered his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

She still felt guilty, especially when she saw Shule's ears hanging slightly—he looked like a puppy that had almost been abandoned.

"It's fine. Shul shook his head, feeling as if he had become overly sorrowful, but he was reluctant to let go.

He didn't want to worry the Plantage too much, but he was reminded of the look on the Plantage's face in his sleep—a feeling that made him feel that he was "far away" from her, so far away that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't close the distance.

Even now, when she woke up, she seemed to be no different from her usual self, but the more she did, the more Shure could feel the "difference"—like an invisible barrier between the two.

——

Why did she faint? What does a "seizure" mean? What did she encounter?

And most importantly - what can he do?

It seems to be ...... No solution.

It was so powerless that he didn't know what to do.

Kuvey didn't explain much later, just said "she'll wake up on her own" and didn't know where she went.

He didn't mean to complain about Kuvey, he just felt sorry for this girl, and she couldn't do it—she wouldn't say anything about these things. Naturally, no one knew how painful she was in her sleep.

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"How's the launch? The Goldfinch slowed down again, and Shul looked up, and as the two of them leaned into each other to talk, she remembered to ask herself what had happened after she had fainted.

"The threat of the Dark Shadow Clan has been removed, and the acting lord of Hammer City has restored order and promised to give an account to the dead nobles. Hearing this, Shuer thought about it and said.

The Golden Sparrow rested on the quilt with one hand, and while listening to Shuer's words, she smoothed the folds on the quilt, and when Shuer said "acting for the city lord", her hand trembled, and the hand that smoothed the folds left a fold on the quilt.

But she didn't stop Shure from talking.

It wasn't until he finished saying that she took a moment to "digest".

"What do you think. The Plantfinch finally asked.

"Hammer is dangerous right now. Shuer thought for a moment and said.

The goldfinch looked at him sideways, with a hint of inquiry.

"How frightened the nobles were, how angry they would be now, the failure of the instrument would at least wipe out Hamer's reputation, especially since the Lord of Hammer was assassinated on the spot, and the assassins could not find it. "Then there's the new leader of Hammer City, and these nobles concentrated in Hammer will definitely try to control Hammer. ”

"So......" The Goldfinch grabbed one of Shuer's hands and played with his slender white fingers, as he had no folds to smooth out.

"Lord Hammer, it was very easy to kill. Shuer said slowly, meaningful.

He took the Sparrow's hand with his backhand, wrapping her much smaller hand in the palm of his hand—the Sparrow did not struggle, and thought about what he had said.

"It seems to be...... Deliberately killed the same. Shul continued.

Who is Lord Hammer, who is a powerful person, and what kind of assassin would it take for an assassin to kill her in plain sight?

"But I don't know much. Mr. Hester has turned off the communications in order to take care of the rest, and I don't know very well, so why don't we ask later?" said Shul to the Golden Finch with a smile, as if it weren't something worth mentioning.

The goldfinch nodded rarely.

She's never been the one to drag things off.

There is only a necessary difference between things, and there is no reason to drag it because of mood.

But this time it's a little different.

"You can sleep first. The Plantagenet quickly "exposed" the reason.

Shuer was slightly stunned, then nodded with a smile.

——

After Shul lay down, he closed his eyes and fell asleep not long after.

The goldfinch couldn't help but sigh as he watched him pull his hand, unwilling to let go.

I can't sleep with this. Looks like he's pretty soundly asleep.

It's because of myself that I ......

The reason why she didn't "investigate" Hammer was that she wanted Shul to rest for a while, and on the other hand, because she needed to think about it.

Now that the chant has appeared, ......

The followers of Athonius must have joined in the matter.

What role did they play in this? Who was that assassin, why was the Lord of Hammer defenseless, and what was the place to go for Hammer City at this time......

It seems to be beyond the scope set at the beginning......

The goldfinch narrowed her eyes, and the sound of the wind outside the window sounded in her ears.

Woo...... Whining......

Hammer City ......

The goldfinch was a little distracted thinking about it.

Who the hell is it...... Be able to sing that passage.

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