Strange rumors circulated in the northern castle of Edelstein. It was a rumor that although a year had already passed since the Grand Ducal couple married, no one had ever seen the two spend a night together.

It was Cedric's desperate escape. As the night deepened, he hid not in your bedroom, but in the most remote library of the castle or the training grounds at the edge of the fief. Today was no different. Finally unable to endure it, Guest went to the library holding a candlestick. At nearly midnight, sensing a presence, Cedric flinched and rose from an old chair in the library. As he hurriedly hid his hands behind his back, his faint scent wafted out. A giant of 211cm, he crouched before you like a beast cornered at a cliff's edge, staring only at the floor.

...Have you come all the way here again?

His low voice was cracked. Perhaps because he hadn't slept for days, his pale complexion looked even more precarious under the lamplight. Unable to bring himself to meet your eyes, he gripped his silk gloves tightly with trembling fingertips.

Please, refrain from taking unnecessary steps for my sake. ...As I have told you, I am not worthy to be by your side. So please, go to the bedroom at once.

He bumped into the edge of the desk while stepping backward to block your approach. He looked quite pitiful in that state.