I Only Need the Duke's Child — Chapter 20

WHAT HAPPENED TO ACIEL AFTER I DIED?

DID THE ASSAILANT HARM MY CHILD TOO?

EVEN IF HE SURVIVED BY SOME MIRACLE, HERDIN, WHO LOVED MIELLA, WOULD HAVE SEEN HIM AS A THORN IN HIS SIDE.

EITHER WAY, ACIEL WOULD NOT HAVE FOUND A HAPPY ENDING.

AND NOW, ONCE AGAIN,

I HATE YOU.

YOUR GRACE, I WILL TAKE IT.

PLEASE MOUNT YOUR HORSE FIRST.

NO, I'LL TAKE HIM.

IT WILL BE HARD FOR YOU TO RIDE LIKE THAT, AND DANGEROUS AS WELL...

I CAN WALK, SO IT'S FINE.

TAKE CARE OF MY LADY'S HORSE.

I CAN SIT ON MY OWN.

THAT WILL BE DIFFICULT WITHOUT USING YOUR HANDS.

I SAID I'M FINE.

WHY DID YOU COME HERE?

YOU SAID A MONSTER WOULD APPEAR.

YOU COULD HAVE STAYED SAFELY AT THE ESTATE, COULD YOU NOT?

COME TO THINK OF IT...

THERE IS STILL NO SIGN OF THE MONSTER, AND NO SCREAMS EITHER.

SINCE COMING ALONG FOR THE HUNT ALREADY CHANGED THE PAST, DID THE FUTURE CHANGE TOO?

I'M SORRY. I THINK I MUST HAVE HAD A BAD DREAM...

YOUR GRACE!

MADAM!

ARE YOU UNHARMED?!

CAN YOU STAND?

YOUR GRACE!

PLEASE GET AWAY!!

NOW! FIRE!!

KYLE, TAKE SQUAD ONE AND ESCORT MY LADY OUT OF THE FOREST.

SQUAD TWO WILL HOLD THE MONSTER OFF WITH ME.

YES.

PLEASE HOLD THIS FOR A MOMENT.

W-WAIT...

I KNOW THE FUTURE WHERE HERDIN SURVIVES.

I KNOW HE WILL BE FINE.

BUT...

I'M SCARED.

DO YOU THINK I AM GOING TO DIE?

This way... YOUR GRACE, YOU MUST GO.

This way..

WAIT...

WASN'T THAT TOO WEAK?

HIS GRACE'S ATTACK COULD NOT PIERCE ITS HIDE?

MY MANA... IS TOO LOW.

WHAT IS GOING ON?

I COULD NOT CHANNEL ENOUGH MANA.

IN THAT CASE...

I NEED TO SEVER ITS LIMBS FIRST.

THAT WILL STOP IT FROM MOVING.

WHAT ON EARTH IS THIS MEMORY...?