Rosie's Games

Chapter 268: Memories

As the battle between Lucas and the beasts raged on, the smile on his face grew wider and wider. The thrill of combat was apparent on his face.

Seeing this, Rosalind pursed her lips.

This was the first time that she had witnessed him battle the beasts. The experience was both horrifying and breathtaking at the same time. She always knew he was strong, but watching him from a distance made her heart pound.

It filled her with a mixture of fear and awe.

"Ah!" Rosalind held her head when she felt a sudden stabbing pain in her temple.

"Lady Rosie?" Magda asked.

"I — I am fine." She was holding both of her temples, massaging them. What was that? "I will go to the barracks," she said.

"Alright."

Rosalind started walking down the watchtower only for the pain to return. She closed her eyes and was immediately surprised by the flashes of what felt like memories that filled her head.

She could see beasts, demonic monsters, and humans.

Humans were fighting against hordes of beasts.

"Lady Rosie, do you need help?" Magda was quick to assist her. She must have noticed that Rosie had stopped walking.

"Thank you," Rosalind said. Her eyes were still closed as she tried to understand what was going on. Those things that she just saw felt like she had experienced them before. Obviously, that is not the case as she had never fought against a horde of beasts before.

Not long after, she arrived in the barracks along with Magda. Valentin and Captain Gaudy chose to stay at the walls, so it was only her and Magda inside the barracks.

"What happened? Do you need me to get a physician—"

Before Magda could finish her words, the door opened, revealing a bloodied Lucas.

"What happened?" Lucas asked. His clothes and most of his face were covered with blood. Yet it seemed that he did not care about those things as he marched towards her with a worried look on his face.

He looked at Magda and said," Leave us."

"Yes, Your Grace."

"It was a headache," Rosalind said. "Why are you here? I thought—"

Lucas wiped his bloodied hand with his cape before he touched her forehead.

"Was it the cold?" he asked. His worried tone surprised her.

"Well — Maybe it was the cold."

He was kneeling in front of her, his face just a few inches away from hers. "Do you want to move to the mansion? Perhaps, more servants will—"

"No." Rosalind shook her head. "There is no need. Milith is fine. I just… I was too exhausted." Yes, that was the only explanation she could come up with. She was too exhausted with everything that had happened since she left Aster.

"Alright, give me a minute," Lucas said.

Rosalind nodded without saying another word. When Lucas left the room, she heard him tell someone to prepare a bath for him. Of course, this was already expected, considering he was literally drenched in blood.

Since she was alone, Rosalind took the time to think about the flashes of things that she saw. They really felt like memories, like they had happened a long time ago, and she just recalled them when she saw Lucas and the beasts.

What could it be?

"The North is weird." She closed her eyes and thought of Lucas. Until now, she could not seem to fathom his sudden change of attitude. It was not helping that the man was acting worried about her, as if she did not just run away from him a few hours ago.

She was not naive. She knew that she could not just trust anyone again, and she meant anyone… including Lucas.

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Save for the sound of the wheels clattering against the muddy road, the carriage was silent.

Rosalind shifted in her seat as she looked outside of the window. She did not want to put herself in this situation, but how could she say no to the Duke?

Earlier, he asked her to go back to the tower so she could rest.

"I do not want you to fight at the gates," Lucas finally broke the silence. "I know that using your ability can be… exhausting. There is no need for you to do that anymore."

"I choose to do it," Rosalind said. "And I am not planning on spending my days sitting in the tower."

"Or you could spend it with your husband."

Rosalind flinched. "About the wedding… I do not think you mentioned the date and the specifics. Is there anything else that I need to do aside from trying out dresses and tasting cake?"

"You just need to bring yourself to the palace. The King will wed us."

Rosalind nodded.

"I heard that you refused to learn management and have chosen to fight for the estate?" he asked. "I have nothing against this, but seeing you like this is making me worry."

Was it because he wanted her to use her ability on other matters? Rosalind asked herself inwardly. She stared at him.

"If you do not want me to fight, then… what do you want me to do?" Fighting here is better than fighting in the south.

Lucas said nothing. Instead, he took an envelope from his pocket.

"I received the letter a few days ago," he handed her the letter. "It is about Aster."

"The Lux Family?" She opened the letter and started reading the contents.

"This—" Rosalind could not say a word after reading the letter.

"It took me a few days to confirm what has been happening in Aster. It seems that the letter was right. Dorothy declared herself as someone who was following the will of the Goddess. The palace is planning to call her Saintess." josei

"Will of the Goddess? That is absurd. I have the Blessing."

"I know. Apparently, even the Lux Family did not want to recognize her as someone who received a Blessing, but someone who was asked by the Goddess to do her bidding. Dorothy insisted that she only wanted to stay in the slums, healing the people who had been affected by the plague and she did not accept any payment. She's quickly regaining people who support her."

Rosalind lowered her gaze toward the letter. She was the one who caused this change. It was her return that triggered it.

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Health Update: Feeling better but I spent the whole day in bed today. My exams starts wed so I badly want to feel better. T.T