The Marrying The Prince

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"So this was true because of Duke Hastings assault?"

Solar sipped his tea while nodding confidently.

"Yes Your Highness. Of the few patient soldiers I asked, the battle in the bay was led by Duke Hastings. And the alarming information is, if they could just get close here to grab the diamond market"

Ferdinand nodded in understanding. With his index finger already scratching the table, his gaze stared far out.

"Have our letters arrived?"

"It should have been Your Highness, and His Majesty should have also sent the help we requested"

Back, Ferdinand's finger was scratching the table with his gaze constantly glaring far away.

"I don't care about Sol, make sure this camp is safe if at any time they attack the capital that might get here"

Submissively, Solar immediately bowed in understanding

"Okay, Your Highness"

And after hearing Solar's reply, Ferdinand immediately moved out of his chair with lips that suddenly smiled widely. Solar who saw that could only stare at Ferdinand strangely.

Ferdinand's move went straight to the tent where his wife must have been treating the injured patients. And made himself forgotten.

With a smile that turned wry, Ferdinand's gaze continued to search, until the one in his way was seen. And true, Anastasia is indeed treating the wounds of the patients

"Maybe you think too much sir, you should think about your recovery first, then we will find a way out together, you can call us when you want to tell a story"

Anastasia spoke diplomatically to a new patient completed in his field of care. Without realizing that Ferdinand was already standing looming behind him.

And sure enough, when Anastasia was about to turn around, her hand almost dropped the equipment from surprise.

"Don't suddenly appear and surprise me Dinand!"

Ferdinand's lips instantly snickered dislike. Look at the difference in the way Anastasia talks to her and to the patients. Especially after they had gone through a hot night last night, Anastasia was getting thinner when talking to him.

While continuing to frown in annoyance, Ferdinand continued to follow Anastasia's every move. Anastasia who saw that threw away her tired nafa, then looked at Ferdinand

"Why do you keep following me?"

"You haven't changed my bandage yet"

The crab!! thats right.. Anastasia forgot about it, but it was late afternoon and she forgot Ferdinand's bandage. The real Anastasia was just about to head back to the bed of another patient, glancing at Ferdinand who continued to bend his face.

"Hmm. yeah.. in a minute, yeah"

Ferdinand looked at Anastasia in annoyance.

"You said that this morning! How much more patience do you want!"

Finally, Anastasia let out a sigh of resignation, then looked back at Ferdinand

"Well, okay, okay, don't be angry. You're scaring other patients"

Anatasia's answer made Ferdinand glance at her with a face that he still maintained, in order to look angry and upset

Anastasia quickly stored back her equipment, pushed her trolly, then glanced at Ferdinand while stepping towards the exit of the tent.

Ferdinand continued to follow Anastasia's steps. Until their steps reached Ferdinand's tent, Anastasia looked at Ferdinand with a cue 'hurry to sit'. Fervently obediently Ferdinand immediately took his position, and Anastasia also began to take his position.

A moment of silence broke out between them, until Ferdinand began to speak

"An.."

"Hm?"

Ferdinand glanced at Anastasia who started to clean her wound when the bandage was already opened.

"Let's go back, shall we?"

Anastasia's hand movements stopped, then moved back while glancing at Ferdinand.

"My place is here Dinand"

Ferdinand's long breath blew. It will be difficult, because Anastasia who is very visible does not want to change her wishes

"Your place is with your husband Ana"

While continuing to move clean Ferdinand's wounds, while speaking softly.

"I don't know Dinand. I'm sorry I don't feel like I can go back"

Ferdinand bit his lips, his chest rustling with disappointment and fear.

"Why Ana? you said you forgave me, but why don't you want to go back"

After clearing the wound, deftly Anastasia's hand began to bandage back Ferdinand's wound. His lips smiled bitterly as he began to stand up to clear the wound on Ferdinand's shoulder.

"I can't Dinand, you better come back 'cause I can't go back"

Anastasia flinched as Ferdinand blocked the movement of her hand, which made Anastasia's gaze instantly stare at Ferdinand from their close position. Anastasia returned Ferdinand's gaze looking at her with a hard look at her.

"Please Ana, don't be like this, give me a reason why you don't want to come back. Is it because you're afraid I'm going to hurt you? I'm suing"

"No Dinand, not that"

Ferdinand increasingly looked at Anastasia with raging bad feelings.

"Then what? wh why? Explain Ana?"

Anastasia took a deep breath, then threw her gaze at the ceiling of the tent while blurting out.

"I've failed Dinand, I've failed at everything. I failed to become a child, failed to become someone who had the destiny of the throne owner, failed to become a wife and" Anastasia looked at Ferdinand with both eyes already glazed over. "I...."

Anastasia could not go back to telling her words because Ferdinand's gaze immediately made all her regretful feelings overflow, instantly overflowing until her tears spilled, until her mouth became increasingly moody, until she began to cry

Ferdinand did not understand what was happening, but seeing Anastasia who suddenly immediately fell down and full of sadness that he did not know, Ferdinand immediately brought Anastasia his hug.

"Calm down. Everything's gonna be fine. Say whatever you want to say. Be calm"

With the feeling that also felt painful because of his wife's crying, Ferdinand continued to tease Anastasia with warmth. Wishing her hugs and anguish could calm Anastasia down a bit.

Minutes to tens of minutes Anastasia continued to cry, Ferdinand continued to hug Anastasia while also feeling pain that he did not understand. Until finally, Anastasia pulled away from Ferdinand's embrace, staring at Ferdinand with nanar.

"Dinand, i...." Anastasia took a deep breath. "I...."

Looking at Anastasia who was having a hard time getting out what made her what she was now, Ferdinand smiled warmly, as he rubbed both of Anastasia's cheeks.

"It's okay An, don't force yourself if it's hard for you to say. It's okay, everything's gonna be okay"

Yes... Anastasia also used to hope that everything would be okay, and thought all that was the way. But it turns out that all the pain still feels, feels so painful that he continues to fall when remembering it. Again Anastasia took a deep breath while following Ferdinand's instructions to sit on Ferdinand's lap.

"It's okay Ana. You don't have to say it if it's hard"

The head of Anastasia immediately shook his head while looking up, looking at Ferdinand deeply.

"I have to say Dinand, because you also have to know how failed I am"

Ferdinand's hands brightly cupped Anastasia's face with a warm smile, his face approached to kiss the petite affection of his wife.

"No dear, you are the most incredible woman for me. I don't care about anything because of you-"

"Dinand..." Both of Anastasia's eyes dropped the clear crystal on both of her cheeks as she continued to stare at Ferdinand. "I was pregnant but she left"

Like a freshly looted bomb in front of his eyes, Ferdinand gasped, himself staring at Anastasia in disbelief.

"What?"

With his cheeks starting to continue to get wet, with intense pain within his chest, Anastasia convinced Ferdinand, looking at Ferdinand's two eyeballs while nodding briefly.

Silent...

Ferdinand was stunned after hearing Anastasia's words, his head continuously repeating all of Anastasia's words, trying to understand those words, with his chest starting to pound pain, intense pain and continuing to spread. Anastasia who saw Ferdinand's inertia immediately lowered her head filled with regret and a sense of failure. On the sidelines of her returning sobbing, Anastasia gave a soft smile.

"I'm sorry, because I'm too stupid. I failed to look after Dinand. I don't even know if he exists, and with the bo-"

Anastasia's increasingly strong issue made her unable to speak anymore. Anastasia can only continue to look down with regret and failure, with chest contents tightness and pain. Until Ferdinand's voice was heard.

"What because of me? because of everything I've done to you? was he hurt because I kept making things difficult? what because of my abusive behavior all this time pa-"

"Not Dinand. It's my fault" Anastasia searched with her stuffing growing stronger, until both her hands gripped her dress with her head steadily lowered. "I was wrong. If only then had I not continued to travel far, if only then would I not have been foolish to understand well the changes of my own body, if-"

"Oohh Ana..."

Ferdinand instantly carried Anastasia's trembling body into his arms. With the direction of view that began to blur, with a chest that was ticking pain, with a hand that kept trying to provide warmth, Ferdinand said softly.

"Sorry..."

That was the only thing on Ferdinand's lips. He did not know what to say anymore, his mouth was moody, his gaze began to blur with the contents of his head that could not function properly. Only the word Anastasia kept repeating echoed in her ear.

Tens of minutes passed by Anastasia's crying voice, hours passed by Ferdinand who could only cry regretfully in his heart.

That day, in the afternoon, the wind blew quite strongly in the hot sun. Anastasia continued to dissolve in her feelings of failure, and Ferdinand continued to drown in her regrets

--000--

Anastasia was still staring out the window. Staring at the concentration of the night sky with his occasional tears dripping down, with his occasional deep breathing.

After he spilled out and told Ferdinand what had happened, his feelings of failure and slump became even more severe.

He was too bad to have and with a guy like Ferdinand especially, all the things he would get if he came back with Ferdinand. Because of that, with a firm resolve, Anastasia has decided to end all this.

He must release...

Both of Anastasia's eyes were closed with her fingers rubbing the rough flow of tears on her cheeks. With the direction of the gaze that returned to staring at the deep night sky, Anastasia's bitter smile rose as the sound of the door on the tap rang out.

TOK TOK TOK

"Yes..."

The sound from behind the door instantly made Anastasia close the room window, take a deep breath, re-brush her cheeks, and put on the best smile possible

"Come in"

The door opened, and there appeared Ferdinand who immediately smiled, then closed the door again. His steps drew closer to Anastasia who was in front of the window while smilingly welcoming him. Ferdinand returned that gentle smile, a smile that clearly showed something. Something that inexplicably made Ferdinand's fear evaporate.

"You're crying"

Ferdinand spoke softly while cupping Anastasia's face, looking at both of Anatasia's wet eyeballs, looking for something she could read but, there was only sadness within those two eyes.

With lips that kept smiling Anastasia while speaking softly

"Sit down.."

Ferdinand nodded obediently, removed his hand from Anastasia's face, then headed to the bed to land her buttocks.

Anastasia pulled out a chair and immediately sat face to face with Ferdinand. He continued to clench his hands feeling raging, his lips were constantly smiling, finally coming back into a voice.

"Diname"

Ferdinand's heart was beating rapidly. God, he was so scared that he wanted to cry. What's the matter?

"Yes? say. what you want to say"

Anastasia's hand was raised, grabbed onto Ferdinand's big palm, grasped it gently, then looked back at Ferdinand

"I'm so lucky to know you, I'm so happy to be married to you"

"An-"

Anastasia's head immediately shook his head strongly, making Ferdinand clench his mouth again while holding back all his bad feelings. Seeing Ferdinand who had been obedient to silence, Anastasia spoke again.

"In the past, to be honest, I hated Francia, you, and your family" Anastasia chuckled softly. "But after entering and staying in your place, around you, I who always received a lot of affection from you, began to fall asleep and became greedy" Anastasia changed her gaze to look at the ceiling of the room, and she looked at the ceiling, because he could not see the sad and fearful face of Ferdinand. And Anastasia's mouth was opened. "I was given the kingdom that received me, the people who welcomed me, could put titles in my name, give honor to you, give a family picture to me, and Francia gave you to me. Everything was so perfect Dinand" Anastasia searched, to take a deep breath to reap all the power. His direction of vision was still staring at the ceiling of the room "That's all a blessing to me, I'm very happy, especially" Anastasia's direction of vision moved. Staring at the two eyeballs as green as Ferdinand's leaves, the most beautiful eyeballs for him. "When I got married and got your love, Ferdinand-"

"An-"

"Sstt. let me finish it. Please"

Anastasia's line of sight began to blur, she looked at Ferdinand with full of supplication. And looking at it, it could only make Ferdinand nod his head in resignation while biting his deep lips.

"But Dinand, now I can't anymore. I don't want any more of that, including our marriage and yours"

"LLEINARR!!!"

Ferdinand's hand moved, brushing Anastasia's hand from his. Her teary-eyed gaze, looked at Anastasia with anger but also with full supplication.

"You lied to Ana.. Don't say that. Don't lie"

Anastasia nodded weakly while smiling bitterly

"I'm not lying Dinand. I'm happier here and I'm who I am now"

Ferdinand's feet immediately stood up, his body instantly moving away from Anastasia. With a hand that spied at the base of his nose, with a head that looked up, Ferdinand held back any worsening bad feelings lodged within his chest. Until his long breath blows

"Well, this is because you're still mad at me, right? that's why you don't want to make it easy for me. Yes, it's Ana"

"No Dinand. I've been saying that this is all because I'm so much happier with my life and who I am now"

Ferdinand looked at Anastasia with a stern look, even though both of his eyes were already glazed over

"What's our son for?"

A suffocating sigh instantly spread within Anastasia's chest. His direction of vision grew increasingly blurry, as strong as his life held back the cry that was ready to explode. He wanted to open his mouth, but there was nothing Anastasia could say, too hard and too heavy for her to speak.

And all that Anastasia's inertia made Ferdinand's feelings worse. His lips are soft

"I don't want to hear you talk like this anymore. I'm going back to my tent"

Looking at Ferdinand's footsteps that were about to head for the door, Anastasia immediately rose from her seat, holding Ferdinand's hand which managed to make Ferdinand stop stepping

"Please Dinand. I want to be happy and free"

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