GDC 99

Chapter 99 – Crossing the Terrace (1)

Under the moonlight, Loic paced restlessly in the reception room.

Heat surged through his body, making it impossible to sit still.

‘Why can’t I calm down?’

Even though he had trained longer than usual at the training yard today, his energy refused to settle. Perhaps the wine he had drunk only made things worse.

But truly, the cause was something else:

—“Her Grace said what she likes most is how gentle and kind you are.”

After hearing those words earlier, he couldn’t stop smiling. He kept pressing his hand over his mouth to hide the way his lips kept curving upward.

‘How could she think… someone like me is gentle?’

Yes, he had always been careful not to frighten her—never showing her how he tore through monsters, never letting her see when he left his knights bloodied during training.

But still…

‘This lovely…