Kiss
Riv shivered, clutching the hem of her grey dress.
She had been confident that she wouldn’t be caught with the faded dress on, her black hair tumbling down the top.
The moment she had been most afraid of was meeting this man.
Duke Sentoren seemed to see right through her.
Riv Katana/ Olivia [FL]
[I don’t think this man is a wizard. I’m sure he’s just a human being. Then, why?]
Duke Lionel de Sentoren [ML]
Why did you chase me and the princess?
Riv Katana/ Olivia [FL]
I-I got lost, Y-Your Grace.
This is the garden of the Ailte Palace, a place full of maids and servants serving royalty and nobles.
Duke Lionel de Sentoren [ML]
Who are you? Who are you following?
Riv Katana/ Olivia [FL]
Princess Marianne’s maid of honour.
Duke Lionel de Sentoren [ML]
What’s your name?
Riv Katana/ Olivia [FL]
Ma-Madame Kat-Katana.
Duke Lionel de Sentoren [ML]
I’ve never heard of that name.
Riv Katana/ Olivia [FL]
...
Riv Katana/ Olivia [FL]
[Madame Katana is a strange name]
Riv Katana/ Olivia [FL]
Duke, I was under the queen and recently came to serve Princess Marianne.
Duke Lionel de Sentoren [ML]
Did you follow me because you wanted to let the queen know about the conversation between me and the princess?
Riv Katana/ Olivia [FL]
I-
Liv’s pendant ring grew hot. Her heart began to race uncontrollably. She seemed to have fallen for this man in an instant.
Riv Katana/ Olivia [FL]
[Calm down, come to your senses!]
Riv Katana/ Olivia [FL]
[Duke Sentoren. This man has nothing to do with me.]
Duke Lionel de Sentoren [ML]
Do you know about Princess Marianne’s private life?
Riv Katana/ Olivia [FL]
[No one has ever asked me that.]
Riv Katana/ Olivia [FL]
[Did Marianne tell her personal story or did he hear rumors?]
Riv Katana/ Olivia [FL]
[Why would he marry Marianne?]
Riv Katana/ Olivia [FL]
[I’m just a third party between Marianne and Duke Sentoren.]
Riv Katana/ Olivia [FL]
Dear Duke, congratulations on your marriage to Princess Marianne.
Duke Lionel de Sentoren [ML]
Marriage? The princess hasn’t even had her coming of age yet. What marriage?
Riv Katana/ Olivia [FL]
The king wants the marriage, so it will happen soon. Even if the result is a catastrophe, the king will push ahead.
Duke Lionel de Sentoren [ML]
A catastrophe?
Duke Lionel de Sentoren [ML]
Why are you saying those things to me? Do you know anything?
Riv Katana/ Olivia [FL]
Even if Princess Marianne’s scandal breaks out, the duke and Princess Marianne’s marriage will still advance.
Duke Lionel de Sentoren [ML]
Maybe.
Riv Katana/ Olivia [FL]
[This man wasn’t a variable to change my future.]
He had nothing to do with magic or her fate.
Riv Katana/ Olivia [FL]
[I should never have met him.]
Riv Katana/ Olivia [FL]
[Why did Princess Marianne have it all when she didn’t want it?]
Duke Lionel de Sentoren [ML]
Is there anything you want from me, Madame Katana?
Riv stared at Duke Sentoren.
Riv Katana/ Olivia [FL]
Do you have any intention of choosing me over Princess Marianne?
Duke Lionel de Sentoren [ML]
....
Riv Katana/ Olivia [FL]
Duke, if I say I want to leave the palace, could you help me?
Duke Lionel de Sentoren [ML]
That’s not under my authority.
Even if he did help her, there was no reason to do so.
And, considering his interest in Riv, it would only last for a moment of curiosity. There would be no such thing as seeing her as a woman.
This dashing young duke made her feel like a fragile girl. Riv wanted to have a sweet dream with Lionel.
Would it feel like this if she fell in love at first sight?
What would it be like to be a couple with him?
Handsome but at the same time, one with rough lines. Someone Riv could never have. But the only person that made her dream.
Riv was seized with a strange impulse and stepped up to him.
She leaned forward, and kissed Lionel on his lips.
Her lips softly brushed against his.
The moment felt like forever. A sweet, sweet moment.
She hurriedly stepped down, and let out a chuckle.
She didn’t mean to seduce him. It was just a thank-you kiss.
Riv Katana/ Olivia [FL]
Thank you.
Duke Lionel de Sentoren [ML]
...?
Riv Katana/ Olivia [FL]
It was only for a moment, but thank you for letting me dream.
Duke Lionel de Sentoren [ML]
What do you mean?
Riv Katana/ Olivia [FL]
I want you to be happy. It’s a sincere desire.
Riv picked up the shoes she had put down and walked out of.
She felt the duke’s sharp gaze on her back, but she did not turn.
Her kiss was like a child’s prank. It may not be tempting enough for a duke.
Riv Katana/ Olivia [FL]
That’s enough.
Riv erased the Duke from her head. She agonized over how she could survive in the palace.
Lionel’s eyes were fixed on the back of the woman leaving.
He gently touched his lips that had grazed the woman’s lips. She was gone when he looked up again.
Duke Lionel de Sentoren [ML]
How ridiculous.
Just then, Lionel heard a voice calling for him.
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Comments
🦋 bliss 🦋
ohhh love at first sight huh😏😏😏
2023-03-12
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