The Baby Isn’t Yours

“Kalia?..”

Through the communication port, they could see Louismond getting up from his seat.

Kalia lowered her head slightly, stood up and greeted Louismond.

“It’s nice to see you again after 10 months, Your Majesty. How are you doing?”

“Kalia! Oh god, Simon! You did it!”

Louismond stepped closer to the communications port as if he couldn’t contain his excitement.

“We are on the edge of the continent. So it took a little longer…but I found her anyway,” Simon shrugged and looked at Kalia with a sense of relief in his eyes.

He was so glad that he had found her, albeit at the edge of the continent.

Seeing his sharp, under silver hair, but warm golden eyes glowing inside, Kalia immediately reached out her hand, suddenly wanting to touch Simon. Clenching her fists to hold back her itchy fingers, she gave Louismond a small smile through communication port.

“He found me, so I will keep my promise.”

“Ha… ha ha. Ha ha ha!”

Louismond seemed very happy.

He laughed exaggeratedly, as if overjoyed, then returned to his seat and plopped down.

“It’s great, really. Thank God. …Phew.”

In his voice was a note of weariness.

It was a slight sigh of relief that Kalia and Simon, who had been by his side for a long time, could recognize.

“Louis, what happened?”

“Ha!”

Louismond sighed, folded his arms and placed them on the table, looking at the two of them through the communication port.

There was tension in his upright posture.

“In recent days, it has been a little difficult in many ways, so I’ll send details in the report. Both of you… could you come back a little faster?”

Kalia and Simon exchanged glances.

If Louismond spoke like that with his mouth, he was deeply cornered.

Simon looked at Louismond, then back at Kalia. His dear cousin, his respected crown prince, and the future of the Empire needed both of them, but he couldn’t give an answer right away.

He relied on them, his cousin needed them.

They wouldn’t doubt if they were free, but now they both had Sasha.

It was difficult to make a decision.

As if reading Simon’s mind, Kalia smiled at him. It’s like saying ‘it’s all right’.

On Simon’s behalf, Kalia replied to Louismond in communication port.

“Even if we hurry, it will take more than a month. We can’t leave right away.”

“It doesn’t matter. I just want you to come before the Imperial Trade Agreement meeting.”

“There’s an imperial conference now. So when?”

“After two months. Can you arrive by that time?”

“Yes, see you then.”

Upon hearing Kalia’s reply, Louismond felt a great relief.

It was sad to see him smile softly.

“Your Majesty.”

“Yes?”

“…When you see me, don’t be too surprised.”

“Don’t be surprised? Oh my God. Lately my heart has been working too hard, what else can you tell me?”

“Don’t worry, you won’t have a heart attack.”

“I don’t know what you mean, but I’m really looking forward to meeting you. Most importantly, Kalia, I’m glad to see you again. You two, please come back soon.”

Switching off the communication port, Simon glanced back at Kalia.

“Are you okay?”

“Why?”

“Does it matter if we come back like this? I think His Majesty has something to say to you…”

Kalia walked over to the window, grinning.

Through the window, she could see the patrons of the lord’s castle and the children playing outside.

“The fact that His Majesty hastily searched for me must be closely related to the security of this country. For Sasha to be safe, the Empire must also be safe.”

“If you, no, we can go to another country. Or you can go to the fairy forest.”

Hearing those words, Kalia looked at Simon again.

She laughed as if she had heard a ridiculous joke.

“You and me?…Do you really think it’s possible?”

Leave the prince, leave the country, leave the soldiers who followed her, and run away, thinking only of herself and the child? She? And Simon?

‘…I can’t.‘

The tense Simon finally sighed and his shoulders relaxed. With a dry hand, he waved his loose silver hair, smiled, and moved closer to Kalia.

Two people standing at a large window looked at each other.

Blinding light streamed through the window, illuminating the darkness from the other side.

Simon looked at her face, half lit and half hidden in darkness, and said:

“Yes, no matter where you want to be. You and Sasha… Whatever happens, I will protect you.”

“Simon.”

“So… Kalia, be where you want to be. And do what you want to do,” Simon muttered, and, as always, he took her hand and kissed it gently, as if he was used to it.

He gently stroked her rough, ugly, scarred hand. The sight of the most handsome man in the Empire kissing the ugliest hand in adoration made Kalia tear up.

Second by second, Simon’s love, which she had never known before, washed over her.

It covered her like a flood.

He made her fall in love with him in the blink of an eye without letting her escape.

Kalia looked at Simon kissing her hand and licked her warm lips.

“Simon.”

“Yes?”

Meeting her gaze as he looked up, Kalia lifted Simon’s hand that was holding hers.

“…I will protect you too.”

Like Simon, Kalia reached out to the back of his clean white hand and kissed it gently.

Simon’s surprise and the gaze blazing between them.

Kalia kissed the back of his hand gently, warmly and tenderly, and slowly lifted her head, just as Simon had done before. Simon’s bewildered face appeared before her eyes. Wide-open eyes, parted lips, confused look.

Looking at him, Kalia laughed.

‘That reaction… You’re so sweet, Simon.‘

She wondered what it would be like to kiss him on the cheek, but she didn’t try. So far, she thought it was still too far ahead, besides, she was very embarrassed.

Seeing Simon in amazement, Kalia slowly moved away.

“Let’s go quickly. Simon, let’s hurry up to Sasha.”

Of course, Simon, fascinated by Kalia’s change of attitude, followed her after a little stupor.

* * *

After spending some time with Sasha, Kalia changed and went outside. She ran up the hill and relaxed on the nearby plain. The wind was rather cool, but her body was hot.

‘Oh, that stupid face.‘

Kalia remembered Simon, who had been watching her until the moment she left, and smiled.

Simon followed her, saying he was going to stretch.

He didn’t want to say anything more.

Persistently watching Kalia, he finally turned to Derek’s room to check on the dragon’s egg.

Even the moment she turned around, his eyes followed her.

It seemed that on this day he would discover something.

It’s been about an hour since Kalia started warming up and working out. She stopped at the sudden sensation of a familiar presence.

Then a bright gate opened from above, and Ganini appeared with white hair.

“Ganini.”

When a surprised Kalia approached him, Ganini found her cute and smiled.

“Kalia.”

He called her name and coughed a little, trying to correct his expression, even though it was too late. He approached and saw that Kalia was soaked.

“Why are you so wet? You can catch a cold.”

He quickly hugged her wet body.

As broad, flesh-and-blood arms hugged her tightly, Kalia felt a little uneasy.

“I just warmed up a little. It’s just sweat. Um, you’d better step back a little.”

‘I smell of sweat.‘

Ganini confidently pretended not to hear her mutterings, and wrapped his niece in a cloak. And when he quietly muttered something under his breath, a water spirit appeared and wiped the wetness from her body.

“There is nothing that the spirits can’t do,” Ganini looked happily at the surprised Kalia. “This is a very funny joke. We are Mother Nature itself. Of course you are a part of us. I will teach you the language of the fairies if you ever need it, and any time you want you can call the spirits.”

“I don’t think I can call all the fairies just because I know how to do it, Ganini. Because I’m half fairy.”

Ganini’s expression darkened at her disinterested words.

“When yellow is mixed with white, it’s still yellow,” he said, brushing through Kalia’s tousled hair.

“But when white is mixed with yellow, is’t no longer white?”

Ganini laughed at her rebuttal.

“It is important to have these qualities. There is nothing more impure than the idea of ‘purity’. So don’t be too harsh on this.”

‘Are you talking about pure color, like pure blood?’

Kalia thought for a moment, then nodded slightly.

Well, what difference does it make if the blood already flowing in her body was human, fairy or even monster blood?

Kalia Tacskate is just Kalia Tacskate.

She thought that this also applied to Sasha, whom she gave birth to. Sasha was perfect just being Sasha.

“I understand. By the way, Ganini… I see you brought something. What’s that?”

Kalia’s eyes focused on the huge object behind him. In fact, she had been interested in this question for a long time, but she missed the opportunity to ask.

“Oh, that’s right…”

In an instant, Ganini’s expression changed and he pushed Kalia in front of him. He seemed a little flustered.

A confident smile spread across his thick eyebrows and sharp lines.

“This is what I did for you and the baby. You can put the child here and take it with you for a walk. And if you connect a mobile, it can be used as a portable crib.”

“Wow.”

It was a little strange.

Even with the skill with which it was made, the gold engraving on the column of the baby carriage had a delicacy and beauty that can only be seen in the imperial family. Kalia didn’t know what it was made of, but the baby carriage was light and soft, not to mention durable.

At the reaction of Kalia, who obviously liked the gift, Ganini made a proud face.

After looking at the baby carriage for a while, Kalia found two gift bags in the basket underneath.

“And what’s this?”

“Ah, this.”

It was a very bitter reaction, very different from when he explained about the pram.

He casually looked down, as if not interested, and said sarcastically:

“Hoa and Furiosa told me to give this to you. The gifts are so small I almost forgot about them.”

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