Falling for his warm touch despite his usual coldness, she loved him only to be disappointed and betrayed in the end. When love turns to darkness, it festers to be poisonous and consumes the soul. The naïve Arabella evolved. *** “Thank you for becoming my wife,” was her cold husband’s last words before he died, coupled with a smile that had never before graced his lips. Not on their wedding day. And not even at the birth of their only child. Emperor Ferdinand, someone Arabella loved so much, killed their son. She became a villainess and vowed revenge for her beloved child. For a decade, she used everything she could to make Ferdinand pay. Until finally… he fell to ruin! With her revenge complete, Arabella's life soon ended with her dead husband in her arms. But fate wasn’t done playing with her. All of a sudden, she was back two decades ago right after their wedding. Was it a curse or a blessing? It didn’t matter. Because there is only one thing she needed to do. “I will ruin you in this lifetime too!” This was her hateful promise to herself upon realizing she was reborn. But in her second life, Arabella was unexpectedly bestowed a gift to uncover the truth. Who was wrong and who was right? Only time will tell.
Arabella was impressed.
Ferdinand may not have memories of the past, but Alwin was already taking action with the assumption that the current Ferdinand would also be like the one in the past who would not let her go of her even in death.
Alwin was indeed so loyal to his lord, probably too much. But he must also not want to waste their efforts for this second chance to have come to pass.
From what Arabella could figure from her dream about the past last time, Alwin and Ferdinand had to take risks and offer something of importance for greater chances of the revival ritual succeeding.
She didn't know if Ferdinand truly had to offer his heart in a literal sense or something else but it must have meant he gave up something of great value. Especially if it meant reducing his lifespan or even limiting him to his human form and never being able to fly as a dragon again.
'Right, I have to work hard too. They already sacrificed so much for this second chance at life.'