Chapter 56 His Departure to the Capital (2)

Are you feeling any better?

At the abrupt question, she looked down in a hurry, trying to mask her earlier thoughts.

I-Im all right.

You were in pain the last time we did it.

Her face flushed carmine, feeling as if it was on fire.

T-truly, I-Im fine

I wish you would say that when were in bed. He grimaced and asked perversely, So that if I ask you Can I do it more? you would tell me Its fine.

Tha-that, that kind of talk

She looked around in panic. Seeing that the knights were already far ahead, she looked at him with a timid look and stiffly continued.

Tha-that kind of talk, you, you cant talk about those things, if someone hears.

So, what if they hear?

They may find fault with them for being lewd and unprincipled

the sordid almost rose from her throat. So she kept her mouth tightly shut like a honey-fed mute. Over the past few days, only their erotic nights finding their way to mornings filled her memories. When she couldnt speak and started tearing up, Riftan, who was looking down at her with an impassive face, suddenly burst into laughter.

My innocent, naive lady!

Then he hugged her by her waist and gently interlocked their lips. Max slightly shuddered at the cold touch of hard armor she felt over her clothes. Her pulse beat erratically against her chest that she could almost hear it in her ears.

Dont make it too hard to stay apart from you.

Max looked up at him with trembling eyes. She wanted to ask if it was

truly

difficult to be separated from her. The words,

Can I come with you?

soared from her heart to the tip of her tongue, but couldnt make past her lips. She might have hung from his neck and begged, had it not been for the fear that his swee