# 24
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“You should give him medicine and come back immediately.”
I nodded to Hirose and stealthily grabbed the rope he had set up.
“Don't worry, I'll finish it quickly.”
When Hirose pulled the other end of the rope, my body began to rise into the air thanks to the pulley system.
'I feel like a thief.'
I had to move without being noticed, so I dressed in black and hid my face with a mask that even covered the eye area.
In my pocket, there was a bottle containing a highly effective anti-venom medicine.
'I got it hard.'
If I had not seized the right to distribute the medicine from one of my relatives, it would have been impossible to obtain this rare medicine even if I paid the money.
I remembered the information Hirose told me before I got the medicine.
-The doctor who examined Prince Ethios said that he was exposed to a virulent poison that paralyzes the entire body through the wound, and ultimately leads to the cessation of breathing. He confirmed that he did not know a way to treat it.
'I don't know any vile dog who dared to harm Ethi, but I will kill you.'
When she reached the second floor window where Etheus was lying, she quietly opened the window and jumped into the dark room.
It was past midnight, and there was no movement. Under the moonlight, I saw Ethie lying with a pale face.
". … Yes."
His black hair looked bluish under the moonlight.
His long eyelashes cast thick shadows under his eyes, and his mouth is tightly closed under his high nose.
I approached him as if I was enchanted.
'I love seeing you, but I hate seeing you like this.'
I whispered with a small sigh as my violet eyes swayed.
Is it so difficult to hope for the health of your loved one?
Others, when they have a body, live happily with those they love. …
Ethie's shoulder, partly wrapped in a bandage, was as broad as something straight out of a warrior novel.
His well-proportioned and strong body, despite his paleness that gave him a touch of weakness, was eye-catching.
As I slowly looked down, I suddenly shivered and held my breath.
Then I gently lifted the lid, which was slightly sliding.
Next, I took the medicine bottle out of my pocket.
She carefully opened the cap, slightly parting his lips with one hand, while tilting the bottle with the other.
The medicine began to slowly flow into his mouth.
I saw his Adam's apple move.
“You should get better soon, Ethie.”
She whispered to him in a low voice.
According to the medicine merchant's explanation, this medicine was one of the best types of anti-venom, capable of neutralizing any poison placed on a sword.
If he doesn't heal after eating it, I'll have to knock him out and try something else.
But I hope this will be enough, and that Ethi will not suffer any further.
Finally, the last drop leaked from the small bottle between his lips.
After I finished giving him the medicine, I slowly straightened up and put the empty bottle back in my pocket.
He was still unconscious.
It's time to leave.
'But before that. …’
She leaned towards him again.
'Open your eyes.'
I made a wish in my heart while patting his cheek gently.
'It's as if the cut on your cheek has disappeared, completely.'
The people dearest to my heart, who do not hurt me even if I put them in my eyes.
I hoped inside myf for his recovery.
As I was preparing to get up slowly, something unexpected happened.
His arm, which had not moved the whole time, suddenly reached out and grabbed mine.
I was so stunned that I couldn't even react before he pulled me hard.
In an instant, my back touched the bed, and I stared at him with wide eyes filled with shock.
I was now lying on his bed, and he was bent over me, looking at me with burning eyes.
'Does this medicine work that fast?'
I felt remorse, but I was under his control and could only breathe quickly and look at him.
Trapped by his hard, naked body, I couldn't even move, let alone escape.
". … You."
His red lips moved as he looked at me with a sharp look.
His eyebrows were slightly raised, and he kept covering his forehead.
“Those violet eyes.”
I shuddered when he accurately recognized my eye color, even in the dark.
“...I know her.”
Is there a difference between novels where no one knows your identity if you hide it, and the reality I'm facing?
His blazing blue eyes that seemed to discover my identity made my heart almost jump out of my chest.
'What should I do?'
He should never find out that I'm helping him.
But he took one of his hands off my shoulder and moved it slowly towards my face.
'No, no!'
And the moment he tried to take off the mask. …
"Yes."
I saw him furrow his brow as if in pain, then put his hand on his temple.
"Yes."
He seemed to be in sudden pain.
Are you in a lot of pain? I wanted to ask him and take care of him, but I'm not stupid enough to pass up the opportunity to escape.
She flipped into the gap he had left and moved away from his bed.
Then she hurried to the window.
“Ah...”
Etheus, who extended his hand towards me, grabbed his temple again and squirmed in pain.
Yes, it is impossible to recover completely after taking the medicine immediately.
He had been on the verge of death for days.
Today, rest well and don't think about anything silly, Ethi.
I saw his thick eyelids slowly close.
Without hesitation, I grabbed the rope, shook it twice as a signal to Hirose below, and then began to descend at a moderate speed.
When my feet finally touched the ground, I let out a long breath of relief.
“Ma’am, did you succeed?”
I nodded to Hirose.
"Yes."
Then I raised my head again and looked up to the second floor, to Ethie's room.
He seemed to have gone back to sleep, for he did not appear at the window.
She ordered Hirose who was collecting the rope.
“Let's go back.”
* * *
the next day.
Etheus woke up frowning.
He knew he had been sick for several days.
He remembered the conversation he had with the doctor before he lost consciousness.
Anyway, he seems to have recovered from the injury that the doctor was so pessimistic about.
"Yes . …"
After lying motionless for days, his whole body felt stiff.
Etheus then examined his body.
The deep wounds were still wrapped in bandages, but they did not prevent him from moving.
His consciousness, which had been blurred by disturbing nightmares, became clear without any distortion.
But only. …
Etheus furrowed his eyebrows and slowly raised his hand to his forehead.
It seemed that some of what he saw were not nightmares.
The soft feeling of the hand that touched him.
And those eyes staring at him from below, full of turmoil.
“...purple.”
A word was whispered in a low voice between his open lips.
At some point, there were eyes looking at him.
He knew her color, but her looks were completely different from those he knew.
Clear eyes swayed between longing, anxiety, and embarrassment.
An expression that could not have come from that woman.
As he recalled that strange dream, the wrinkles on his forehead moved.
Then his blazing eyes suddenly turned to the blanket covering his lower body.
“Damn, it looks like I've fully recovered.”