Arwin turned her horse around and approached Gale.
It was an action mixed with complex emotions.
Partly, she cared for Gale for Bergs sake, and partly, she couldnt stand to see Ner and Berg together.
Recently, Arwin had been feeling turmoil in her heart.
Was her dislike of seeing Ner by Bergs side merely because she hated the thought of Berg being deceived?
She now felt that was no longer the case.
...
Despite consciously trying not to love Berg, a short-lived being, she couldnt control her heart as easily as her words.
She wondered if she felt so special about him just because he was the first person she met after leaving Celebrien territory.
...
She knew the answer to that question.
No, it wasnt because she had regained some of her freedom that she felt special about Berg.
Rather, Berg was simply a special existence to her.
A being she might not meet again even if she lived for hundreds more years.
The sight of him getting hurt and sacrificing himself for her was vivid in her mind.
The moments when he made choices that elves could never make, shining brightly, came to mind.
The thought of such a being disappearing one day was already suffocating.
Perhaps that was why she was consciously trying not to give her heart from now on.
To avoid greater hurt, drawing a line and thinking within those bounds.
Though she couldnt be sure if she was truly keeping to that line.
Arwin-nim.
As Arwin approached Gale, he brightened up.
You are kind. Taking care of me like this.
Arwin explained to him.
...Berg asked me to.
Upon hearing those words, Gale laughed. After his laughter, he spoke.
You dont have to lie. I have no intention of delivering strange messages to His Majesty over such a trifle.
...
Besides... I understand why Berg is angry. Perhaps my words were too harsh.
At this, Arwin furrowed her brows.
This confirmed to her that Berg was indeed angry. Berg, who would usually be tolerant as long as boundaries were respected.
...What did you say?
...
Gale just smiled.
Then he quietly walked on.
Arwin, unable to ask any further, simply rode alongside him.
Gale then changed the subject.
Anyway, its been a while, hasnt it? Your expression seems much softer than before.
Is that so?
Arwin found it somewhat uncomfortable to discuss her changes.
Inevitably, it made her recall the past.
I never thought Id see the day when Arwin-nim would be free. Oh, but perhaps its not complete freedom yet?
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