"Good night, Bronya..." Ishiu lowered his head and gently kissed Bronya on the forehead. It was something he often did for Seele, and something Seele had asked for. Over time, it had simply become a habit.
After the goodnight kiss, Ishiu closed his eyes, cleared the distracting thoughts from his mind, and slowly drifted off to sleep.
While all his attention was focused on Bronya, he failed to notice that on the bed beside them, a pair of azure eyes had been watching him with a complicated expression until he closed his eyes.
The room was completely quiet, with only soft breathing rising and falling. It seemed that everyone had already fallen asleep.
However, half an hour after Ishiu had fallen asleep, Bronya, whom he was holding, slowly opened her eyes.
She looked at the arm wrapped around her waist, then at the face resting against her forehead. The corners of her lips curled up involuntarily.
"What an idiot..."
Bronya said softly, her voice carrying an indescribable hint of amusement. She held Ishiu a little tighter, as if she wanted to melt into him. Finally, she raised her head and lightly kissed his cheek.
"Good night, Ishiu."
—In the quiet night, both the boy and girl fell asleep with contentment in their hearts.
Nothing happened that night. The next morning, after everyone got out of bed and washed up, they left the inn.
"According to historical records, Kallen will be executed at the platform in the city center at ten in the morning. We still have two hours to prepare."
After a night of rest, Bronya looked radiant and energetic as she began preparing the rescue plan.
"We have no weapons right now. Ishiu, are you confident you can handle Schicksal's people?" Bronya asked.
"I can. Although I'm not