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I didn't want to stay there anymore, I didn't want to go into that place again at all and see that face, even before that was the face of someone he loved."So..., was that it? But is that curse right? He had condemned me for loving me? But he...he..." was stuck in her head for a while, she felt like she was now in a deep, dark place that she couldn't get out of, and maybe, she didn't want to get out."We got out..., now you can breathe..."She heard a familiar voice in the background, and slowly she felt the warm hand that held hers carefully."Where were you in my first life?" he questioned within himself.He wouldn't have gone through any of that, and even if he had, he would have a place to come back to, someone to throw in his lap and tell how unfair it all was, how it was all too painful and cruel....What were you doing the first time? And why...did it come so unexpectedly this one?"Violet...?" the silver eyes᯽⊱❈═ A U D R A ═❈⊰᯽The oath of a dragon, an oath that could never be broken, one that would never be broken.That was what it had given Ethel, a certainty that it would continue, that it would be her watchdog for the rest of her days, and that she would not regret it at any time."Silly child..." the little dragon sighed "she really has so many doubts, so many fears..." he couldn't help but think, couldn't help but look wistful as he stared up at that ceiling that now seemed so dull."And you can blame her?" he thought.No, you couldn't, anyone would be like that if they were betrayed by the person they loved, wouldn't they? Completely hurt and wondering where you went wrong, who went wrong, why you were betrayed, what was the reason you were betrayed."a bracelet..." he looked at his own wrist, since he had made a pair "I wonder if she is looking at it now too, if she is thinking about all this..." he seemed anxious just thinking about it, an anxiety
᯽⊱❈═ E T H E L ═❈⊰᯽That smell, the one that was flowery and always brought her so calm, the one that was like a gentle spring breeze, one that seemed to take all her worries away."I don’t want to let go, I refuse to let go..." when she thought about it, she felt her heart shatter into several pieces, pieces that she wouldn’t know when she would be able to put together, how she could put it together."Will pass, calm..." that sweet voice said as if that really was true, as something that would really happen "there is no pain in this world that can not pass, my child" as much as the tone of that woman with honey hair was mild, there was conviction in it, one that Ethel really wanted to know where it came from."How can you be so sure of that?" his voice was choked to feel his small throat almost close "of course there are pains that do not pass!""But eventually they go down, right? This is also a way to pass on" that gentle smile still
᯽⊱❈═ A U D R A ═❈⊰᯽Ethel Verena had lost her parents at the age of seven in an unfortunate carriage accident sometime after the fall festival. An accident that caused her to be placed in the care of her grandmother.That was what he remembered hearing, that her parents' death had created a commotion, and had become a topic of conversation for days in the wheels of unoccupied noblemen.And there she was with the memories that this could happen, that this happened at some point in her mother's arms as a stray child who didn't know what to do anymore, who didn't know what plan to draw, who to trust and what to follow.Those purple eyes clearly begged for everything that woman holding her in her arms to be true, for everything she really felt to go away, for her doubts to fly away like dry leaves in the winter wind.How alone had she been until now?What was it like to have the refuge taken from you when you were so young?You would have
᯽⊱❈═ K Y R E E ═❈⊰᯽Amethyst eyes, eyes of such a beautiful purple that they automatically had his attention.And those eyes were moving away from him, were leaving along with a silhouette just as lovely."Ethel, wait for me!"A burgundy-haired being soon followed behind, a being that he could feel a slight twinge of envy.Why was it able to stay so close to her? So close in a way that he was not despised that even he had not been?What was wrong with him? Was there another infamous rumor involving him? Another thing that said his personality was unpleasant, that he was a humble phony?Well, it didn't matter, he would try to change that opinion about him.Whatever bad opinion she had."But..., you can't fall in love with her" he tried to remind himself as he clenched his fists "you wouldn't want to take the shine out of those eyes, right?"He tried to convince himself of this, that he wouldn't become a selfish per
᯽⊱❈═ E T H E L ═❈⊰᯽A villain, that's what the little dragon said to her, that's what he suggested to her to thrones, to avoid that cold, sharp fate at her core; that crimson sheet on the floor spreading."Thinking too much, violet?" the dragon wings that were so familiar just landed on the balcony, with an almost theatrical delicacy."Overthinking is euphemism, dear..." the purple-eyed one sighed as she said "this all seems so...strange.""Maybe it is" the burgundy haired one quickly replied "but things that can save your skin are usually strange, no?""And how do you know I'm thinking about it?" she turned her head sharply towards him "are you reading my mind?""No..." he laughed "it was just a kick, after all...that was the last thing we talked about" he said simply as he gestured with one hand "and another, you always think too much, about anything I or any other being talks about."'That's true...' the platinum one couldn't help
᯽⊱❈═ A U D R A ═❈⊰᯽It wants me well, it wants me badly, it wants me well, it wants me badly...That's what that poor flower was being asked as the burgundy-haired one plucked a petal, and then another and another, without even knowing the purpose or reason for it."This is stupid! Why do people do that?" he couldn't help but show immense indignation as he got up off the ground with everything "how would a flower determine that? How would I prefer i-..." only one petal was missing, one just after a 'barely me that. ' "silly thing..." he plucked the last one, thus blushing and hiding his face with one hand.It was extremely ridiculous that something like happiness was filling him at that moment, all because of a petal that was like a premeditated bet, or at least one that seemed very premeditated.No, it wasn't premeditated...Almost nothing was, destiny was something abstract but at the same time something that made too much sense.On
᯽⊱❈═ E T H E L ═❈⊰᯽· · • • • Several years later • • • · ·"Look who just arrived, Miss Verena!" an elderly man exclaimed, raising a champagne glass."Miss? I thought you were already married," another man next to him said, as if it were a highly convincing compliment.Their faces were flushed, and they were swaying, leaning on each other's shoulders. Their speech was occasionally slurred.Did they really think they could accomplish anything in that state?"I see I made you wait, my dear," firm hands grasped the pale shoulders, hands with dark skin and sharp black nails that were extremely familiar. A disguised smile appeared on the dragon's face, one that hinted that if given any kind of permission, a murder would occur at that very moment."It's nothing important," the platinum-haired woman replied, accompanied by a social smile, one that was clearly forced and rehearsed. "D
᯽⊱❈═ E T H E L ═❈⊰᯽"Mum...?" the platinum-haired girl arrived, heading towards her mother's room with a gentle smile. "Are you still awake? The ball ended not long ago..." She searched, and searched a little more until she saw a familiar silhouette leaning against a chair."Darling! How was it there?" her mother asked with a gentle smile."Tiring," she slumped down, burying her face in her mother's neck. "Nobles talk too much and are bothersome..." She whined like a tired child, even though her body was no longer that of a child."I know how it is, but... you know you don't have to go," her mother gently stroked her snowy white hair."I have to," she replied succinctly. "Connections are good, necessary."Her mother sighed, giving her a weak smile, knowing that her daughter was not wrong, but also having a slight desire that her child wouldn't have to go through that exhaustion."Just don't overdo it," the woman with honey-colored hai
᯽⊱❈═ E T H E L ═❈⊰᯽"And that was the dream," Audra concluded simply. "It was voices in a strange and noisy void.""Is something bothering you lately?" the platinum-haired woman couldn't help but deduce something of that sort. "You know, dreams are sometimes things that our mind thinks or sees frequently.""No, I refuse to believe that I would fixate on something like that," Audra tried to speak nonchalantly, shrugging. "Who would be so idle?""I don't know," Ethel replied with an ironic tone, her lips arched mischievously. "I really have no idea.""So funny," Audra responded with a hint of irony. "Why haven't they hired you as a court jester yet, huh?" He arched one eyebrow as he approached her shoulder, almost lightly pushing her. "Your humor would be so memorable it would go down in history.""Do you feel so offended by me insinuating something so obvious?" The tone was arrogant, sarcastic. "And besides, I really would... imagine," she le
᯽⊱❈═ A U D R A ═❈⊰᯽"Great, she seems fine..." the burgundy-haired dragon sighed in relief as he looked at the amulet again. "Now... I deserve...," he finally surrendered to the mattress, wrapping himself in the soft blankets scented with lavender and jasmine. "So warm..." he murmured, smiling to himself as he buried his face even deeper into the fluffy fabric.He had thought about devising a plan at that moment, he had indeed considered it, but... he couldn't deny that he was also exhausted to a level he hated to admit.His body was already succumbing to darkness, his eyes closing slowly as they could no longer stay awake, no longer remain conscious.Even dragons couldn't overcome tiredness.—⊰᯽᯽᯽᯽᯽᯽⊱—"Hmm..." the burgundy-haired man mumbled, squinting his eyes due to the light that shone on his face. "Is it morning already?" he questioned, realizing that he had fallen asleep at that very moment the previous night, right after
᯽⊱❈═ E T H E L ═❈⊰᯽"Mum...?" the platinum-haired girl arrived, heading towards her mother's room with a gentle smile. "Are you still awake? The ball ended not long ago..." She searched, and searched a little more until she saw a familiar silhouette leaning against a chair."Darling! How was it there?" her mother asked with a gentle smile."Tiring," she slumped down, burying her face in her mother's neck. "Nobles talk too much and are bothersome..." She whined like a tired child, even though her body was no longer that of a child."I know how it is, but... you know you don't have to go," her mother gently stroked her snowy white hair."I have to," she replied succinctly. "Connections are good, necessary."Her mother sighed, giving her a weak smile, knowing that her daughter was not wrong, but also having a slight desire that her child wouldn't have to go through that exhaustion."Just don't overdo it," the woman with honey-colored hai
᯽⊱❈═ E T H E L ═❈⊰᯽· · • • • Several years later • • • · ·"Look who just arrived, Miss Verena!" an elderly man exclaimed, raising a champagne glass."Miss? I thought you were already married," another man next to him said, as if it were a highly convincing compliment.Their faces were flushed, and they were swaying, leaning on each other's shoulders. Their speech was occasionally slurred.Did they really think they could accomplish anything in that state?"I see I made you wait, my dear," firm hands grasped the pale shoulders, hands with dark skin and sharp black nails that were extremely familiar. A disguised smile appeared on the dragon's face, one that hinted that if given any kind of permission, a murder would occur at that very moment."It's nothing important," the platinum-haired woman replied, accompanied by a social smile, one that was clearly forced and rehearsed. "D
᯽⊱❈═ A U D R A ═❈⊰᯽It wants me well, it wants me badly, it wants me well, it wants me badly...That's what that poor flower was being asked as the burgundy-haired one plucked a petal, and then another and another, without even knowing the purpose or reason for it."This is stupid! Why do people do that?" he couldn't help but show immense indignation as he got up off the ground with everything "how would a flower determine that? How would I prefer i-..." only one petal was missing, one just after a 'barely me that. ' "silly thing..." he plucked the last one, thus blushing and hiding his face with one hand.It was extremely ridiculous that something like happiness was filling him at that moment, all because of a petal that was like a premeditated bet, or at least one that seemed very premeditated.No, it wasn't premeditated...Almost nothing was, destiny was something abstract but at the same time something that made too much sense.On
᯽⊱❈═ E T H E L ═❈⊰᯽A villain, that's what the little dragon said to her, that's what he suggested to her to thrones, to avoid that cold, sharp fate at her core; that crimson sheet on the floor spreading."Thinking too much, violet?" the dragon wings that were so familiar just landed on the balcony, with an almost theatrical delicacy."Overthinking is euphemism, dear..." the purple-eyed one sighed as she said "this all seems so...strange.""Maybe it is" the burgundy haired one quickly replied "but things that can save your skin are usually strange, no?""And how do you know I'm thinking about it?" she turned her head sharply towards him "are you reading my mind?""No..." he laughed "it was just a kick, after all...that was the last thing we talked about" he said simply as he gestured with one hand "and another, you always think too much, about anything I or any other being talks about."'That's true...' the platinum one couldn't help
᯽⊱❈═ K Y R E E ═❈⊰᯽Amethyst eyes, eyes of such a beautiful purple that they automatically had his attention.And those eyes were moving away from him, were leaving along with a silhouette just as lovely."Ethel, wait for me!"A burgundy-haired being soon followed behind, a being that he could feel a slight twinge of envy.Why was it able to stay so close to her? So close in a way that he was not despised that even he had not been?What was wrong with him? Was there another infamous rumor involving him? Another thing that said his personality was unpleasant, that he was a humble phony?Well, it didn't matter, he would try to change that opinion about him.Whatever bad opinion she had."But..., you can't fall in love with her" he tried to remind himself as he clenched his fists "you wouldn't want to take the shine out of those eyes, right?"He tried to convince himself of this, that he wouldn't become a selfish per
᯽⊱❈═ A U D R A ═❈⊰᯽Ethel Verena had lost her parents at the age of seven in an unfortunate carriage accident sometime after the fall festival. An accident that caused her to be placed in the care of her grandmother.That was what he remembered hearing, that her parents' death had created a commotion, and had become a topic of conversation for days in the wheels of unoccupied noblemen.And there she was with the memories that this could happen, that this happened at some point in her mother's arms as a stray child who didn't know what to do anymore, who didn't know what plan to draw, who to trust and what to follow.Those purple eyes clearly begged for everything that woman holding her in her arms to be true, for everything she really felt to go away, for her doubts to fly away like dry leaves in the winter wind.How alone had she been until now?What was it like to have the refuge taken from you when you were so young?You would have
᯽⊱❈═ E T H E L ═❈⊰᯽That smell, the one that was flowery and always brought her so calm, the one that was like a gentle spring breeze, one that seemed to take all her worries away."I don’t want to let go, I refuse to let go..." when she thought about it, she felt her heart shatter into several pieces, pieces that she wouldn’t know when she would be able to put together, how she could put it together."Will pass, calm..." that sweet voice said as if that really was true, as something that would really happen "there is no pain in this world that can not pass, my child" as much as the tone of that woman with honey hair was mild, there was conviction in it, one that Ethel really wanted to know where it came from."How can you be so sure of that?" his voice was choked to feel his small throat almost close "of course there are pains that do not pass!""But eventually they go down, right? This is also a way to pass on" that gentle smile still