He has donated a lot of blood for you

Cecile opened her eyes only to find a cold stone room with yellow lighting from candlesticks. There's a lavender scent that dominated this place.

After her consciousness was fully recovered. Cecile finally knew that she was currently lying on the hard cot. It's like it's made of stone. Glancing to the side there was someone sitting with his eyes closed.

His body leaned against the wall. His hands folded in front of his chest. Slightly raised her eyes, Cecile felt like what she had just seen was a dream.

It was the handsome man from the year-end festival night. The man with the playful charm, who once jumped into her lodging room at night and the owner of crystal blue eyes that—

'She will never forget!'

"Arthur" Her lips slowly opened, calling out the man's name.

The man who was currently still sleeping in a sitting position. His handsome face was more refined and calm. Cecile could hear his soft breathing echo through the still air. His charm did not even disappear even though the man was fast asleep.

Curling the corners of her lips, Cecile couldn't help but smile. If this was a dream.

'I really don't know, why I can dream of it'

"Are you awake?" The voice of a man who appeared in front of her, made Cecile turn away.

In the yellow lighting of the candles that glow in the room. Cecile could see the figure clearly. A man with shoulder length hair. It is silvery white in colour. Wrinkled her forehead, Cecile looked at the man.

Cecile didn't know this man at all. Why did she has a strange man in her dream?

"How are you feeling now? Is your body much better?"

The crease in Cecile's forehead deepened. This man asked her condition? Was she actually dreaming or not?

Clive looked at the girl who was slightly absent-minded. He thought that this girl didn't understand the situation at all.

"You've been losing consciousness all day. My friend brought you here. Don't you remember at all, what just happened to you today?"

Hearing that statement, Cecile replayed her memory back. And in the end, she remembered. She had just had an eyeball exchange with the forest girl. After that exchange, she lost consciousness.

And this man said that his friend brought her to this place. 'So what is Arthur?'

And all this is not a dream?

Cecile could feel her body still feeling weak. She didn't even have the energy to get up.

"What exactly happened to me?"

'Does this have anything to do with the eyeball exchange?' But didn't the forest girl say that the exchange wouldn't hurt her at all?

"You ask what happened?" Clive replied to the question. His voice was calm as usual.

Cecile nodded her head. In fact, she didn't really understand the situation. Wasn't the exchange just an eyeball?

'But right now my eyes are fine'

'Then why is my body so weak?'

"Let my friend explain to you after he wakes up" Clive refused to speak further. Let Arthur explain it later to the girl. Even though he didn't really understand what was going on. He only knew about the exchange of the power of the 'Rose Transition' and nothing more.

"And thank my friend," continued Clive.

Without a reminder from the man, Cecile would surely thank her helper.

"He has donated a lot of blood for you"

After that Clive went to his room. Decided to rest because it was very late.

Cecile who heard the last statement from the stranger was slightly surprised. Donate blood? Arthur donated his blood for her...

'What does it mean?'

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"It's impossible!" Anne was increasingly frustrated by what she had heard from her tribal security forces, who were tasked with looking for Cecile.

They speculated that her female cousin had already been killed by a beast. Because they only managed to find the basket but not the owner.

"My female cousin must be around the forest. You just need to look further."

Eckbert who usually lives with his harsh authoritarian character. Sitting weakly leaning on the sofa. Her dark circles were much thicker than the last time her daughter had run away. His body was much thinner.

The problem of losing her daughter in the forest throws her normally well-ordered life into disarray. Many problems from the center are neglected in his hands. Eckbert tried not to confuse his internal problems with his duties as chieftain.

But it was very difficult. Taking a deep breath, Eckbert said regretfully. "I should have restricted my daughter's freedom as usual. Maybe none of this would have happened"

Eckbert had already prepared several maids to take care of Cecile's needs or rather to monitor his daughter. But because Cecile wasn't used to it.

Cecile kept urging him to stop hiring maids. And Eckbert complied with her request. Now for some reason he regretted his decision. If that day Cecile left with some maids. Maybe her daughter wasn't so easily lost like this.

"I agree with Anne. You just need to look for Cecile further into the forest" Edwin who was still at Cecile's home, expressed his opinion.

"It's possible that Cecile accidentally left the basket while saving herself from being chased by a wild animal. And if indeed she died from being eaten by a wild animal. You have to find traces of her clothes first. I don't think even a wild animal will eat cloth, right?"

Hearing that, Eckbert's droopy eyelids opened wide. His lips pulled up slightly in a hopeful smile. "Yes, that's right! You didn't find any trace of my daughter's clothes, how could you say that my daughter was eaten by a wild animal?"

Anne did not want to lose either. Her heart, which had felt like it had been torn apart, lost hope, had come together again. Her teary eyes also sparkled a little with hope. "Cecile must be trying hard to live in the middle of the woods right now. Looking for anything she could eat until she got further lost. You just have to look further into the woods. I'm sure my cousin's alive."

Eckbert immediately ordered his tribal troops to return to search into the forest. Her little heart spoke that her daughter was still alive. Especially after being convinced by Edwin's speculation and Anne's belief.

He only had his only daughter left in this life as his life partner. His lonely remedy after the death of clarissa, his wife.

Anne could see sadness in her uncle's eyes and was increasingly plagued with guilt. "Uncle forgive me.. I should have prevented cecile back then."

Raised his head to Anne. Eckbert could see the look of regret on his nephew. He tried to understand. "It's not entirely your fault. I know what kind of stubborn character my daughter is"

Cecile may be her obedient daughter. But she could also be very stubborn. The exact same nature as his late wife.

Rremembering that, he smiled sadly

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