Regret, Determination, and Disappointment 

In the study, a white chandelier, the tall, thin columns with decoration at the top next to the windows.

A wind blows from the windows, a dry, dusty wind that carries scents he could not remember. Scents Luis Baldwin could never know, ones of baked earth and Fruity mixed with the scent of gardenias.

Sitting in front of him, Rosella lowered her gaze, and her expression changed. But neither Luis Baldwin nor Lilith saw it.

She tapped the corner of her chair arm with her index finger, raised her head, and observes Luis's expressions, and the dark circles under his eyes, the reddened in his eyes. Upon careful observation, she saw his purple fingertips.

Rosella saw the shock on Luis Baldwin's face and felt an indescribable emotion in her heart.

"Using lust to make the magic increase faster in the short term will make your body have severe consequences. I don't know if that person told you, this is a kind of dark magic integrating water and fire magic in two bodies while doing intercourse."

Lilith was at the side, and her face did not expose the shock in her heart.

She had known the First Princess's way of practicing magic. Not only because they've seen the men coming out of the first princess' chambers, but because there is a book in the royal family that gives the instructions.

However, after the person does it for the first time, they will notice the need to continue doing it on a daily basis. And the load is so heavy that the person practicing in such a way will need over three partners a day.

This means, that the first princess who uses water magic requires three males who had an aptitude and high resonance with fire magic. And Luis Baldwin is one of them.

So, according to the practice of this kind of training, Luis Baldwin now requires three females who had an aptitude and high resonance with water magic every day.

But he didn't know until now.

"When you start using that way, you'll only feel the physical desire towards the person who introduces you in the path. When your body starts to feel heavy and weary, your physical desire will increase, to where even the opposite sex wouldn't be enough. You'll only need a water magic caster."

Luis Baldwin paled, his lips turned white, he almost fainted. He had shared the bed with the first princess two months ago, and today he felt a strong desire to do it with the book boy who serve him in his family library. And that boy had a small aptitude towards water magic.

Closing his eyes, he saw the woman he fell in love with, between a frown and a smile, the noble expression naturally revealed, which made people have to marvel at her elegant and graceful light.

But when he opens his eyes and sees the sad and disappointed look in the child, he had seen grow up to become a beautiful young lady, it filled his heart with regret. For not falling in love with the princess in front of him.

He closes his eyes once again, and he opened, determination and the regret and hesitation in his heart dissipated.

"Third Princess, I don't know what are you talking about. Please, your status prevents you from slandering with no proof. If the word goes out, others will compromise your status with a bad heart." Luis Baldwin used simple words, but he supported his own decision.

Nevertheless, his heart also told him to protect the young lady in front of him. His last act of support is not telling anyone about her words towards her own biological eldest sister.

"Okay." Rosella nodded. She saw his eyes and knew that for him, there was no longer going back. No regrets and he can only abide by his own choice.

Lowering her gaze, she waved her hand and took some documents from her desk. Not bothering about the man in front of her.

Luis took a deep breath and saw the little girl who always followed him since she was a child, calling him 'Teacher, teacher' at any time.

Bowing to her, Luis turned around and left.

Lilith saw his desolate and lonely back, and she felt conflicted. When she did not notice, a small flash on Rosella's cheek runs down her chin. But the wind made it dissipate like it didn't exist.

"Lilith, bring my black coat." Ordered Rosella.

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"… Yes Princess." Lilith bowed and left the room.

Lilith knew, she was not in the right state of mind. She needed a secure source for her to get together, and the only thing that can help her was a black coat, the only black cloth in her wardrobe.

Waiting for Lilith, Rosella stood up and got closer to the windows. Outside the windows, there is something that always refreshed her mind.

The fragrance outside the windows subtly breezes through the room

The sun washes the garden with a golden glow. Bird songs filters in through the windows. The dawn chorus erupts at daybreak with the beautiful melody of the birds singing their joy.

The Royal Garden is the most beautiful place in the entire palace. The King gave Rosella the wing beside the garden, her study window's view in the garden, so she always takes some time to take care of each flower.

At the end of the garden, there is a small grove of trees. Every year, gardenias burst from the earth with their white petals open to welcome the warm light from the sun, and the cold freeze from the rain.

Lively bees surf the open spaces from flower to flower, urgently seeking pollen from some flowers. The pollen looks like floating grains of fairy sand, dispersed by the breezy wind.

The flowers always seem to whisper to each other. The stems sway with a rhythm, moving their heads in enjoyment. At night, the wind dies down, and a moon appears, drenching rays of silver light.

There are no more sounds than the wind dancing with the flowers.

Such a sight made Rosella lost in the memories she did not remember were hers…