"I'm not lying."
"Hmm, really?"
"Really."
"Really, really?
"...Really, really."
"Then I'm going to go meet him now."
As soon as I got up, she grabbed me by my shoulders this time.
Even though this was a dream, she was too strong.
"Ellen, you're so powerful here. Let go of me. I need to go to him."
"No, until tomorrow... You have to endure it."
"But I won't be here tomorrow."
"What do you mean by that?"
How did I know what kind of dream I'd have tomorrow?
I stopped struggling and looked up at the sky.
Wow, the moon here is really pretty. Since I'm dreaming, should I fly up and touch it?
But would that work? Some dreams were completely free, but others weren't.
"I'm going to go there."
"......."
"Go over there... I'm going to meet my sister. Ahhh, that would be really nice."
"......."
"But I don't know if I'll succeed. Ellen, can you help me?"
"......."
This was not fun. What was fun in just being silent and staring at me?
I was so bored that I already felt like I was going to fall asleep.
"I'm sleepy, Ellen. I'm going to sleep."
"...Inside..."
The afterimage of a dream that was slowly disappearing dimly lingered, faint noises in my ears.
I closed my eyes, embracing Ellenia's increasingly blurred vision with my arms open.
It's so warm. I hope I don't wake up from my dream forever like this.
* * *
Empty bottles were lined up on the desk with only a small candlestick on.
Perhaps because he was older, it was sweet, so it suited his taste, but he showed no signs of drunkenness.
It was a gift that didn't suit the taste of the North, but what should he do? There were no other drinkers, so he had no choice but to do it alone.
Rationalizing himself in that way, Duke Omerta spoke with dignity.
"You didn't sleep yet?"
Ellenia, who was passing through the hallway clutching her navy gown, paused and looked back.
Two pairs of indifferent red eyes collided in the dark night when the lights were turned off.
"...What are you doing alone until this time?"
"Don't you know already? I'm drinking."
"Are you drunk?"
"Well, considering that I just saw a ridiculous scene, I think I'm a little drunk."
"What do you mean, a ridiculous scene?"
"It's a scene where my daughter quietly passes by carrying my daughter-in-law on her back. Did you play house together?"
There was a moment of silence.
Ellenia gently approached her father's desk without showing signs of being flustered. Then he immediately changed the subject.
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