Tamed or Captured

…… die? How can you say something so horrible!”

When he suddenly shouted out loud, Asha was startled. 

His face was slightly distorted.

Asha was subconsciously thinking that being by his side would have an ending similar to her last life.

Coexisting with him in this palace was something she could never have imagined as she had already experienced it in her past life. 

But as if what she had just said sounded so shocking, Karaf’s face turned pale, and he gripped her hand tighter and wouldn’t let her go, as if he let her go now he would lose her forever. 

As Asha pondered, she concluded that it was because he had no one to break his curse when she died.

“As Your Majesty knows, I have the power of prophecy.
I came here and saw myself die, and this made me convinced that it wasn’t a dream.”

At those words, Karaf’s face turned even paler.

“You saw yourself die……? Then did you see how you died?”

“Yes.
I fall off a cliff and die.”

Asha replied bitterly. 

It was then that Karaf understood why she was sitting on the edge of the bed with a sad, tired expression on her face. 

And since this assassination came true as she had predicted, what she had just said must have been true. 

His hands trembled with shock.

However, unlike him, Asha remained incredibly calm next to him.

She looked like someone who was preparing in advance for her upcoming death.

“Why…… Why do you talk about your death so easily….?”

Asha paused for a moment. 

Jackal had asked a similar question before.

     …… Why do you always talk about your death so easily?

Asha responded with an awkward smile.

“I don’t know.
It’s because I don’t have any regrets in life…….
I have never been so happy in my life.”

Karaf now looked beyond ridiculous as if he had been struck by lightning.

     Oh, this man had a strong fear of death.

He was most afraid of not being able to bloom since he was cursed.

Karaf, who had been frozen for a while, asked again in a low voice.

“…… If you can see the future, can you see my fate?”

Asha’s expression turned cold. 

After all, this man only cared about his own fate, whether he died or not. 

Asha responded coldly without realizing it.

“I died before Your Majesty, so I don’t know what will happen next.”

“…… I won’t let you die.”

Asha’s eyes grew bigger again at his unexpected words. 

Karaf said seriously.

“I asked about my future.
If I had the power to protect you, I will save you somehow.”

When Asha looked at her in disbelief, he laughed.

“Do you think it’s a lie? I brought Duran back to life, who had previously lost his life.”

He pretended to be clever, but his smile looked somewhat anxious. 

Asha didn’t know, but he was seriously considering whether he should push the entire empire down the cliff now.

And just in time, Sonya brought the food. 

The two of them sat across from each other at the table and ate in silence, putting their uncomfortable feelings behind them. 

Asha glanced at him, pretending she didn’t care. 

It was the first time he had personally come to her room to eat. 

Compared to his dining room, this place must have been very modest and simple, but she didn’t care about that and was silently moving the spoon with a serious face. 

Perhaps she had no appetite and was nervous because he was right in front of her.
Asha didn’t know what the food tasted like, so she ate the soup a few times before putting down the spoon. 

Karaf said calmly without looking up.

“Eat a lot.
That way your wounds can heal faster.”

Asha said, wiping her mouth with a napkin.

“It’s okay.
I feel like I’m going to get indigestion.”

“Why? Is it because you ate with me?”

“…….”

Asha looked at him guiltily. 

Fortunately, he said it half-jokingly and half seriously.

“You can be honest.
No one had ever felt comfortable eating with me.
When I ate with others, watching them shiver with forks and knives in front of me makes me want to cut off their fingers in frustration.
So, I usually don’t eat with anyone.”

“…….”

Seeing Asha’s hands immediately stiffen, he said quietly.

“Don’t worry, I don’t feel that way about you”

She wondered if this was something to be relieved and happy about. 

Asha looked at him with a slightly puzzled expression, but her eyes widened even more. 

Karaf’s earlobe was slightly red.

     What on earth…

Asha was a bit confused, but right now, he was now refraining from saying that he preferred to feed her with his own hand.

To others, it might seem like more of a scary situation than a confession.