I Became a Barbarian's Bride - Chapter 113
Bright red, those eyes werenât something a beast would have, but rather something recorded about demons of old.
The brilliant gold had vanished, leaving only the ominous red moon hanging in the darkness.
âBy dying like this?â
ââŚâŚ.â
Mary couldnât bring herself to speak, and instead, fearfully nodded in response.
She was terrified, consumed by a fear that made her feel unworthy even to stand before him.
âOne more thing.â
He barely managed to speak, suppressing the rising anger and the strange turmoil within him.
His heart was pounding so hard that he had to press his fist against his chest to steady his breathing.
It was unbelievable.
All the powers she had used so freely to heal him, revive the land, and restore peopleâevery single one of themâcould only be used after she had died.
â…How?â
â…Pardon?â
âHow does she die? Lying in bed, saying, âI want to recharge my power, so please let me die,â doesnât make her stop breathing, does it? How does she die?â
â…That…â
Maryâs lips parted, but then she fell silent.
Kagan swallowed a bitter laugh, feeling an unsettling sensation creeping up his spine.
Suddenly, the conversation he had with her flashed through his mind.
âDo you take any medication?â
âMedication? Oh… I take supplements. Small, round ones. Is there a ban on external drugs in Xieman…?â
âNo, supplements, you say?â
âYes… but how did you know?â
He recalled the scene he had witnessed behind her closed eyelids.
A woman who took some unknown pills and fell asleep.
A woman who, after waking up, sat absentmindedly for a long time, staring out the window with an empty gaze.
Once he put it together, solving the puzzle wasnât so difficult.
âOne more thing, does she take any supplements regularly?â
âSupplements…? No, I donât think so…â
âI see. I understand.â
So it wasnât supplements.
It wasnât supplements at all.
It was a drug, likely some kind of poison that could stop her breathing.
â…I see, sheâs been killing herself.âÂ
Kagan muttered, his expression dumbfounded. He almost couldnât believe his eyes.
In all his life, he had never felt such a harsh blow to the back of his head.
âShe drank poison herself.â
She had deceived him, completely ignoring the fact that she was the one who should be most protected as Xieman’s Katun.
It was clear that none of his words had ever reached her ears.
A bitter laugh escaped him unexpectedly, leaving him momentarily speechless.
How many times has she saved someone?
How many times has she reached out to heal his eyes?
How much of herself had she burned away to turn Xieman’s capital into this?
“Why?”
Kagan couldnât keep the question inside any longer.
“SorryâŚ?”
“I asked why. Why did the princess have to go through that? I heard she was⌠raised with a lot of care because of her weak health.”
“âŚAh.”
Mary opened and closed her lips but then pressed them together tightly, slowly shaking her head.
It was clear she didnât intend to say more.
“âŚThatâs not something I should speak about. You should hear it from the princess herself⌠no, from the Katun.”
One of the few things Nisha had asked Mary to keep quiet about was her own situation.
So she didnât want to speak. At least not with her own mouth.
Kagan remained silent for a moment, then nodded.
âI can guess what it is anyway.â
If something like that had happened, what else could it have been? A noisy and troublesome family situation, no doubt.
“Itâs almost midnight. I’ll be leaving now.”
If what Mary said was true, Nisha would soon open her eyes.
And she would live again.
âAnd then, will she die again?â
