169 His Heart Has Changed

Lowa’s POV

"My friend, what happened to you?"

When I went to the palace again I was shocked. I had only been gone a few months, but Sibyl, my friend, looked terrible. Although her clothes were more beautiful than before, and the accessories she was wearing were very expensive, she was not happy. Her skin is fair, her lips are red, her eyebrows are soft and her eyes are big. Her face is flawless with make-up, but I hardly think she is in good shape. In fact, she looks like a fine doll.

She shouldn't be like that. She could be a queen who graciously received her guests in a dress, a maiden who ran through the mountains in a cloth dress, or a witch who possessed powerful magic, but not like this. She was bound to a doll in a silk mold, and her eyes were full of fatigue and sadness.

She waved off all the maids, then threw herself into my arms and cried. I soon felt the cold of the tears on my shoulders. "Nuri may have changed," she said softly and painfully. My hand on her back stopped in