I Became a Barbarian's Bride - Chapter 140
It made her wonder.
What kind of epithet could possibly suit someone who called something so unworthy noble?
“I won’t tell you not to use your powers. You probably still need them, Princess.”
To find her own worth, and to ensure that the place she stood was truly safe.
So Kagan couldn’t entirely stop her from what she did.
It was her choice.
A decision she had come to after enduring pain and hardship, and he had no right to interfere with that.
All he wanted was for her to treat her powers with more care, with the respect they deserved.
Powers that were used carelessly were bound to be taken lightly by others.
And her powers should never be treated lightly by anyone in this world.
“Even if the whole world says you’re worthless, to me, just your existence as the Princess holds value.”
Nisha’s eyes widened in shock.
“Nisha. If you use your powers, it should only be because you’ve fully considered it and genuinely want to.”
“…”
“Don’t use your powers to punish yourself. Doing that will make your powers seem trivial, and people will begin to think less of you.”
Nisha’s shoulders stiffened, and she blankly stared at Kagan.
She never imagined she would hear such words from him.
She had thought of him as a savage.
Someone who wouldn’t communicate properly, someone who would speak of subjugation and violence.
In their first encounter, he had been exactly that.
Savage, violent, a man who ruled through the fear of bloodshed.
But thinking back, even such a man hadn’t seemed all that threatening to her.
In his own way, he had been kind, gentle, and had consistently paid attention to her.
She blinked blankly, then rubbed her face vigorously.
Splashing water over her face, she wiped it clean, letting out a long breath.
Her face flushed involuntarily. It felt as though her deepest secrets had been exposed, leaving her feeling embarrassed.
She hadn’t expected anyone to notice.
“I know you’re looking for something stable. But if you truly want a stable life, you must never treat yourself, or your powers, carelessly.”
“…”
“That would only lower your worth, Princess. It would make everyone take you lightly.”
Kagan spoke with sharp yet calm precision.
The more he spoke, the more humiliation welled up inside her.
She was so ashamed that she wanted to flee from the bath immediately, but the strong arms wrapped around her waist showed no sign of letting her go.
“That’s why you should only use your power when you truly want to, at the moment you truly desire it. Not to be recognized by others, and certainly not to harm yourself, but because you genuinely want to.”
Kagan spoke.
Nisha, who had been looking down, glanced at their naked bodies and flushed again for a different reason before raising her head.
“…I don’t know.”
“What don’t you know?”
“When is the right time. I just think, if someone is hurt, it’s better to heal them, so I act.”
Nisha spoke quietly.
“They only have one life, unlike me.”
Unlike her, who could recharge her life force countless times, others could lose their lives to even the smallest illness.
If she could save someone by sharing a bit of her life force, it seemed more beneficial to do so.
“I only acted because I thought it was more beneficial that way.”
“…”
Kagan blinked slowly, studying her. Her pulse, her breathing, everything was steady, unchanged.
She was calm, just as she always was.
That meant she wasn’t upset, wasn’t lying, and certainly wasn’t saying it to appear virtuous.
Though part of him had wished it was just a facade.
“Princess.”
“Yes.”
“You only have one life too. What are you talking about? Just because you can come back from the brink of death doesn’t mean dying isn’t painful, does it?”
“…!”
