Her pupils widened slightly. She stared, dazed, as those words seemed to flow slowly through her heart like a clear spring.
So...
He only wanted to make me feel a little better, and that was... that was why he deliberately provoked me like this...
She unconsciously lowered her head, her eyes vacant.
Lower and lower.
Was it because he noticed what I was feeling that he took it upon himself to try to share my burden?
This hateful man...
He clearly understood nothing, clearly kept saying things that only sounded right, clearly was just a tiny human who had not even lived a few decades, yet... yet he still wanted to shoulder someone else's burdens.
He really was...
He really was a hopeless, hateful bastard!
She shook her head hard, her whole body trembling uncontrollably, as though trying to shake away all the tears that had gathered in her eyes without her noticing. She bit her lip fiercely, seemingly struggling to keep the anguish in her heart from surfacing.
She absolutely refused to show her weakness in front of this tiny human.
Because she was the King of the Colossus.
Because a King needed no emotions. A King should forever protect her subjects, live up to their loyalty, and honor their sacrifices!
So... how could I fail to bring them back?
How could I secure their loyalty, only to go back on my word and fail to deliver the glorious future I promised them?
Her slender body trembled all the harder.
Those turbulent emotions kept crashing against her heart.
She bit her lip tightly, tears swirling endlessly in her eyes. Lynn could even clearly feel her nails digging into his shoulders. She was like a young beast desperately suppressing itself, yet he could almost hear the grief and lamentation deep