Duke's wife

Chapter 26

Grace followed Sally, who took the lead while Leon pulled her hand and went to the entrance of the secret garden. Grace admired the harmony of beautiful gates made of white birch and snow-covered vines descending through the surrounding walls.

"Oh, my. It snowed so much. How can the leaves be so vibrant? It's so fascinating."

"It's too early to be confounded! The inside is even more riveting!"

"Really?"

Leon's eyes sparkled with delight at Grace's reaction.

"Yes! Sally! Sally! Hurry up and open the door!"

"Yes, Prince."

He took a key out of his pocket and held it out to Sally.

Sally briskly took the key, walked in front of the gate and pushed it into the tightly locked door. Then, with a clicking sound, the huge door creaked open from both sides.

"Hurry up and come!"

"Oh? Yes, okay. Let's go slowly. Leon! You'll fall if you do that!"

Leon pulled Grace and stepped into the garden. Grace quickly took a quick step and caught up with the child.

Upon entering the garden, Grace said, glancing at Leon, who grabbed and pulled her.

"....Leon, you... No matter how exciting it is, I almost fell."

"I'm sorry. I just wanted to show you as soon as possible."

"What did you want to show?"

"Look over there!"

Leon smiled and apologized at her grievance, then pointed forward with his little finger at her ensuing question. Grace turned her gaze along the direction that his little finger pointed at and was soon dazed at the scenery that caught her eyes.

"Oh my gosh".

What caught Grace's eye was a small yet colorful ice palace. The first thing she saw was a fountain made of mysterious stones that were white and light pink like pearls. On top of it, pieces of glass in the shape of a rose vine were decorated with intricate entanglement, and clear water constantly poured down between them.

And on both sides of the fountain, fences made of ice and white flowers with their heads humbly bowed beyond made the surroundings more exquisite.

In the center where you can see everything at a glance, there was a small gazebo, table, and chair covered with a white roof.

[T/N: Gazebo - a small building, especially one in the garden of a house, that gives a wide view of the surrounding area.]

Grace admired the beautiful scenery over and over again.

"It's so ravishing. This is the only garden that looks so beautiful even in the cold winter when flowers don't even bloom."

"Right, right!"

"Yeah, that's really cool. Thank you for showing me this, Leon."

Grace stroked Leon's head affectionately and said.

Sally soon caught up with them, smiled gently and said.

"This Felix region has the longest winter of the four seasons. So the secret garden was embellished like this."

"I see."

"You're both cold, aren't you? Now, hurry up and go to the gazebo. I'll pour you some warm tea."