Dear Eddert - Chapter 81
Chapter 81
Translator: effe
The lake hidden in the snowy mountains was beautiful, much more magnificent than she had anticipated. The winter sunlight reflected gently off the surface of the water just before freezing, refracting into hundreds of beams and emitting a dazzling light.
“About Uncle Frank.”
Hyemi suddenly asked while sitting on a long rock in front of the lake, almost like a bench. Though the wind was chilly, the leather lining of the coat Walter had given her was warmer than she expected.
“Yes.”
“What happened with Aunt Katrina?”
As Walter turned his head to look at her, he blinked slowly. A white breath escaped from his long lips.
“They’re living together. It’s been about a year since last winter.”
“….That’s good.”
After sniffing softly, Hyemi hesitated for a moment before asking.
“Peter’s body…did you handle it?”
“We buried Peter in his birthplace with Uncle Frank. We planted a tree on top.”
Walter replied calmly with an unwavering tone. As Hyemi turned her gaze back to the water, she murmured to herself.
“….It must have been hectic. It must have been hard dealing with all sorts of things during that time.”
Suddenly, Walter felt much older than she had imagined, it was hard to believe they were of the same age. Picking up a pebble, he lightly tossed it toward the water’s surface.
“Presiding over funerals and weddings for the people of the territory is also the duty of the head of the family. It’s only natural.”
It was then that Hyemi recalled that Walter was the head of Sernotti. She also remembered the weight of responsibility he carried.
The small stone bounced on the surface, making a series of ‘plink, plink, plink’ sounds, then sank down.
“….You’re good at everything you do.”
“You’d probably be good at stone skipping too.”
Walter bent down and picked up a pebble, handing one to her. Hyemi, who had been fiddling with the smooth, flat black stone, hesitated for a moment before swiftly extending her arm over the water.
Plop.
The pebble sank vertically, creating ripples as it drew a line on the water’s surface, Hyemi frowned.
“What…”
“Haha. Still not quite there.”
“You’re kidding, right?”
“You used to insist that even if you died, you wouldn’t learn it from me.”
Walter chuckled softly, his long lips curling up. Watching him emit a faint, cold breath while smiling, her gaze inadvertently drifted to him. As she realized she had been staring at him absentmindedly, Walter met her eyes.
“…Should I teach you?”
In the late afternoon, Walter’s eyes, illuminated by the winter sun, were staring at her quietly. It felt like warmth seeped in his serious brown eyes. Sensing her heart flutter slightly, Hyemi absentmindedly cleared her throat and turned her head back towards the lake.
“Later.”
It seemed like her face would turn red if she continued to meet his gaze. Glancing at her reflection in the lake, she suddenly remembered something. Hyemi changed the subject.
“But, you know.”
“Yes.”
“My face. It’s much prettier than I thought, isn’t it? Why didn’t you say so from the beginning?”
Instead of answering, Walter let out a soft chuckle. His low laughter resonated with the sound of the winter wind.
“Oohh. You thought I was kidding. I was really surprised.”
It was the truth. There was no mirror in the tower, and at the time she left, she wasn’t exactly in a leisurely time to look for one.
When she washed her face, drenched in blood and dirt after killing the Kaplan, she couldn’t help but be taken aback at the sight of her own reflection in the water. If there was anything she particularly liked about coming here, it was undoubtedly her changed appearance.
“You might not understand as a man, but it’s not easy for short hair to look this good. There are so many people who cut their hair after seeing photos of actresses, only to shed tears of blood over the difference in reality. But why didn’t you say a single word about my above-average looks?”
Perhaps if he had said that, her mood might have improved slightly, despite being suddenly brought to this unexpected situation.
As she spoke with her voice getting higher in excitement, Walter, still with his lips stretched out, muttered in a low, whispering voice.
“On the tree…didn’t I say I couldn’t take my eyes off your smiling face under the sunlight?”
“Tch. Who would understand if you said it like that?”
“My heart still races even now.”
“….Ung?”
“Just by you opening your eyes and looking at me, my heart races.”
Walter’s words, spoken without hesitation, only made Hyemi’s face blush even more.
“I must be the worst knight to have such thoughts while serving my master.”
Walter’s stubbornly raised chin was gradually darkening.
“Forgive me for being like this, Eden.”
She was the one who asked him to speak, but once again, she couldn’t figure out what to say to him.
“It gives me chills, I really can’t listen to it any longer.”
Startled by Cedric’s sharp voice coming from behind, Hyemi jerked her head up. It felt like her hips had lifted about 5 centimeters off the seat.
“Is it not enough that Eden is crazy? Did you lose your mind too, or did you eat too much cheese and get all sticky?”
Walter raised his head slightly and looked at him.
“If you came, at least show your presence, Cedric.”
Cedric furrowed his brows at Walter who retorted calmly despite noticing Cedric’s appearance. Seeing that Walter had even brought a rug underneath in case Eden got cold, Cedric found it amusing.
And what’s this about forgiveness?
Cedric wondered if Walter was really seeing himself objectively. Walter’s attitude towards Eden was more that of a man ardently longing for her love than that of a subordinate.
“Eden was surprised.”
Walter’s attitude towards her, who had lost her memory, was even more amusing. While it was not difficult to speculate the reasons why he was fretting about her fragility, it felt a bit excessive.
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