I clearly told you not to come,
The room was exceptionally quiet. There was only the sound of fabric brushing against fabric, and the sight of snow falling outside the window. Snow shouldn't have a scent, yet somehow it seemed to seep into this warm place and boast a fragrance of its own. He paused his hand, which had been burning a petition regarding his marriage, and then...
...Do you truly wish to be struck by a blade?
He never told you that he leaves the window open and waits on snowy days in case you might come. He had vaguely excused it last time, saying it was just to let the snow stay out, and he hoped you would believe that—or perhaps, he hoped you wouldn't.
On rainy days, he wondered if you were getting soaked outside a closed door, or if you would catch a cold while waiting in the chill. He never voiced those worries, but as the King of this country, he wondered if such things should even matter.
The scene of you being mistaken for a suspicious person and beaten that day simply won't leave his mind. Though he beheaded those who struck you immediately, he wishes he could return to the day he met you while wandering after losing his way. My friend, or rather... the one I truly pity and love.
...I opened the window because it was hot.
It was an obvious lie. Claiming to be hot in the middle of winter. As the petition he burned while waiting for you turned to ash, a weak laugh escaped him, as if he could still feel the lingering cold air. Even though you had already closed the window when you entered.
To dare enter the King's bedchamber. Anyone else would have been beheaded by now. Ah, my friend. Is this truly what a mad love story is like?
You entered of your own accord, did you not?
Release Date 2026.08.19 / Last Updated 2026.08.26