It Seems Like The Infamous Trash Can is Right Here! - Chapter 219
The horse I used to ride in Solen had been small and gentle, something my father had prepared just for me, but the horses Lionel’s knights brought were all large warhorses like Halid’s.
Because of that, I couldn’t mount on my own and had to rely on Lionel’s help.
Only after I was seated did I realize Halid and the knights of Luanax were all watching me with anxious tension.
Was I really that untrustworthy?
‘No way. I’m actually pretty confident in horseback riding.’
And not only riding. Last night, I rode Lionel too…
‘…? Why am I having such lewd thoughts all of a sudden.’
I hurriedly wiped from my mind the lust-drowned sight of him panting raggedly beneath me.
With so many eyes on me, I’d be in trouble if my face flushed.
If anything, once Lionel mounted behind me, I lost even the space to think about anything else.
‘It’s closer than I thought…’
So close.
It felt like Lionel was holding me from behind.
Our bodies pressed together, his heavy familiar scent wrapped around me.
Once everyone confirmed Lionel was mounted, they finally stopped staring at me with worry and got onto their own horses or climbed onto the carriage driver’s seat.
Mary, who came from Rex Ruina, chose the driver’s seat. She’d said beforehand it made guarding me easier.
“Let’s depart.”
At Lionel’s command, half the knights rode ahead, and we followed behind them.
Then came the two carriages, and at the rear, the remaining half formed the escort formation. Halid said he would move freely between the front and back depending on what was needed, watching the surroundings.
“Relax, Serenia.”
Right as we began to move, Lionel whispered into my ear.
“I won’t let anything put you in danger.”
His words didn’t help me at all.
Because the only reason my whole body was unnecessarily tense was Lionel himself.
Shouldn’t I be used to this after doing indecent things with him every day without a single scrap of cloth between us?
But instead I was becoming even more wildly aware of him.
He distracted me so much I even forgot my muscle aches for a moment.
Of course, keeping my whole body tense only made the soreness grow sharper.
“This isn’t good.”
Lionel murmured as though worried.
Was he… really fine?
‘As if.’
Riding clothes clung tighter to the body than ordinary dress attire. With our bodies pressed together and swaying, there was no way someone who reacted to me even from across the room would be unaffected.
Even if he was used to it, the shape of his desire was swollen, straining, pressing plainly against me from behind.
Feeling its outline against my backside, it was no wonder I couldn’t regain composure.
‘Honestly… it’s not like I didn’t expect this.’
Lionel must have known. No one understood how violently his body reacted to me better than he did.
And yet he suggested riding together.
“Lionel.”
I had been sitting with my back straight, but now I surrendered halfway and leaned the back of my head against his chest.
The pace was still just a bit brisker than a walk, so I could speak without biting my tongue.
“About last time. When I rode Duke Calitas’s horse.”
He didn’t answer, but I knew he was listening intently.
“I was wearing a dress, so our bodies weren’t this tightly pressed… but the duke doesn’t suffer from a grave illness like you do.”
Was saying this even appropriate?
I wasn’t sure, but I said it anyway.
“Is that… so?”
Lionel was immensely jealous. It showed in his gaze and his expression.
Even today, he had been tense over my exposed ankles and calves, watching whether other men stole glances, subtly shifting his body to block their line of sight.
But he never directly restricted me or said anything controlling.
He must have believed such behavior would drive me away. Even though he was absurdly happy whenever I pretended to be jealous.
“I think I shouldn’t ride with you again unless we’re alone.”
“…Serenia, I know it must be uncomfortable, but still…”
“It’s not because of you. I’m the problem.”
“……?”
“I’ve developed the same illness as you. A severe case. Even high-class divine healing can’t cure it.”
