Moonlight After Sunset's
Black Forest

"So many surprises in them, they all look beautiful yet difficult to approach."

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To the south of the main house of Marques Winter, there is a beautiful and spacious garden. The garden was named Rose Garden, because what grew in the garden was almost all roses of various types and colors.

In the middle of the park is a fountain about three meters high with golden koi fish in it, not far from the fountain there was a girl sitting relaxing while enjoying a snack and warm tea.

"Dian, can you get me a macaron?"

"Well miss." Dian immediately went towards the kitchen leaving Dusk with warm tea in front of him.

It has been two days since the arrival of Dusk and Luna at the residence of Marques Winter, but until now both have not gone to the forest because they have to wait for the return of Cavil Winter and Mina Winter. Both are Muna's brothers and sisters.

Cavil is said to be on an expedition as the successor to Marques while Mina is the captain of a grey army working in the empire to help the emperor exterminate the monsters on the border.

"I'm bored,"

Dusk walk around the fountain while looking at the condition of the park. Long dusk passed until he finally reached a labyrinth filled with white roses on each side.

"Beautiful," Dusk was amazed by the labyrinth before him. He also tried to enter it and the more he entered the more fascinated he was with this labyrinth.

Unknowingly Dusk was already in the middle of the labyrinth. Strangely different from the outside, the inside of the labyrinth is only grown by Lily flowers only.

"Lily, weird. What does this labyrinth really mean?"

After being satisfied to enjoy the beautiful scenery, Dusk planned to return, but he had just realized that he was lost after not finding the exit.

"Because of the smell of roses, my nose became dull and now I'm lost."

In the end Dusk decided to return to the middle of the labyrinth. There Dusk sat by the side of the entrance hoping someone would come and find him.

Dusk had been in the labyrinth for a long time but no one had come to his side. Unfortunately Dusk did not know if the labyrinth had a locking seal that not everyone could enter.

Dusk was increasingly panicked because the time had shown at five in the afternoon but he had not returned as well. Dusk is worried that Luna will do crazy things to look for him as well as Muna.

"I'm tired of waiting" grumbled Dusk as he tugged at the weeds around him.

Even bored twilight, the end is sound asleep. A few minutes later, a 20-year-old man stood by her. The man has a large body and athletic body and golden yellow hair with a face shape that can be said to be handsome.

The man stared intently at Dusk and approached him. He gently shifted a few strands of Twilight hair that covered his face. The man then touched Dusk's face and checked his body temperature. Because it had been outside for a long time, the body temperature of Dusk began to cool and his lips paled slightly.

After he finished checking his temperature, the man carried Dusk and carried him out of the labyrinth. He then took Dusk to the main house.

"Where did you find him?" Muna looked confused, she also smelled the scent of roses attached to the twilight dress.

"Maze of white roses," the gentleman as he handed Dusk to his sister.

Just this time Cavil saw his youngest brother panicking like that. He was sure that the woman he found was a very important person for his sister.

Soon Muna went to the Dusk room while bringing her some medicinal herbs. Arriving in the room, Muna was greeted with a warm smile that then made Muna immediately give the drug that was immediately drunk by dusk.

"Ugh, bitter," twilight squeaks with bended eyebrows. Muna who saw Dusk could only shake her head.

"Why did you get into that labyrinth?" Dusk was silent for a moment seeing the panicked look of Luna and Muna.

"I was amazed by the labyrinth and this is what happened." Dusk only smiled shyly, he knew if his actions made them panic.

"You shouldn't have gone to that place alone. The labyrinth's been covered in armor by my brother because it's his private place.You're lucky that he came to that place first rather than this house,"

"Personal place?"

"The maze? How come?" He was a little surprised, but he could understand it as well. The labyrinth has a peaceful atmosphere that makes those who enter it feel calm and relaxed.

"The maze was deliberately made by Cavil's brother, even I don't know the reason and until now I never went in there at all,"

"The maze is protected and guarded by magic so no one ever goes in there except my brother."

Muna's explanation is quite reasonable but it does not make Dusk satisfied. He knew that there was another mystery to the labyrinth.

"Cavil is weird, or indeed basically this family is all a bunch of freaks."

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After chatting lightly, the three went down to the first floor to the dining room. In the dining room Dusk was already greeted by the figure of a handsome man and also a beautiful woman who was at a glance similar to Muna.

"What is that guy Cavil?"

Dusk felt Cavil and the woman were really Muna's siblings. They look similar both in visual and in nature.

"What kind of ice wall is this?" murmured Dusk while approaching the dining table.

"Please sit down," she politely greeted us. He smiled gently with clearly visible teeth.

"It looks like this one is different."

"I'm asking Winter, greetings." Mina casually took my wrist and rocked ya quickly.

"You must be Dusk. I've heard a lot about you." Mina's smile remained warm but somehow Dusk felt a little pressure from her sentence.

"Hear about me? Well I'm sure it's not a good thing." Dusk slightly sneered but still put on his innocent smile.

"I'd better pretend to be stupid first."

He sat down in the chair next to Luna. He could clearly see Cavil who was right in front of him. They are separated by tables and food.

"Everyone, let's eat. Eat a lot."

"Sliced" The word suddenly came out of the mind of Dusk as he looked at Marques Winter. His smile was friendly but there was something odd about it all.

"Muna, how are you?" Mina looks excited when talking to her sister. His eyes stared gently at Muna and the corners of his lips lifted off by themselves.

"I'm good," Muna remained with her indifferent response. It's still cold like Cavil.

"This family is so funny."

It was like watching a show at the dinner table this time. Muna and Cavil have the same nature while Mina, he really copy paste from Marques.

"Heard you got sick to the point of needing medicinal herbs from the black forest?"

This time Mina's attention turned to Dusk. I don't know why Dusk felt claustrophobic with that sweet look.

"She smiled but her eyes were so sharp."

Dusk was stiff for a moment before starting to answer the reason why he needed the medicinal plant.

"Is this the level of a royal knight?"

"Sister Mina, Dusk was wounded because he lacked mana. As a witch, it is very important to her life. Therefore we came to this place to find a cure for his recovery."

Luna explains the vision and mission of their arrival to Marques Winter's residence. This is enough to convince Mina and the rest of Winter's family.

"Alright, it doesn't matter with that, as long as you can keep the boundaries then it'll be fine."

Mina looked excited, to be honest she knew the main cause of their arrival to this place. Although the academic is so secret with all its affairs, but the kingdom must still know it.

Academics were built under royal jurisdiction. So that the government has the right to know all the problems in the academic. Although not all the problems that exist there will be reported to the kingdom, at least for important things they will know.

"As a royal knight, I have the right to know the secret as well."

Mina smiled again, not the friendly smile like before. He smiled knowing that his sister's friend had a big secret.

The twilight that instantly felt the pain in his stomach could only be silent. He was afraid of destroying the harmony of the family in front of him. Dusk's face now looks paled and his hands slightly shook when holding a spoon, Cavil who saw it also looks indifferent.

"Dad, I'll leave early for the black forest. I have to make sure the place is safe for our camp later."

Marques simply nodded and allowed Cavil to leave. He knew that the forest was dangerous, but with Cavil as the successor to the family. Then everything will be fine.

The twilight that could not bear the pain immediately stepped away from the dining table in a hurry while covering his mouth with his hands, Luna who saw it immediately chased after Dusk who was heading into the bathroom.

In the bathroom Dusk instantly fell to the floor by spewing blood from his mouth. His face looked pale and his entire body trembled violently. Luna who had just reached the bathroom immediately shouted in surprise.

"Servant! Quickly call doctor Jojo". shouted Luna with a panicked expression while immediately hugging Dusk.

Muna who heard Luna's cry immediately rushed to the bathroom. He was surprised to find Dusk covered in blood.

"Servant! Call the doctor right away,"

The situation was very chaotic, Luna who cried to see the condition of Dusk fainting could only go back and forth in the hallway waiting for the presence of a doctor. While Muna looks so frustrated while scrambling - random herbal liquid in the storage of drugs - drugs.

"Muna calm down a little, she will soon realize," exclaimed Mina who saw her youngest sister ruffling the storage warehouse.

Unfortunately there was no response from Muna, he continued to look for drugs until dropping several bottles of medicine so that the ladder was injured and bleed. Mina who saw that instantly held Muna's hand in anger.

"Muna, stop. You're just gonna hurt yourself and this doesn't make things much better,"

Mina looked much more upset than before. He resentfully slapped his sister's face.

"Conscious, if you continue this way then that will hurt not just Dusk but you too,"

Muna who got a slap from her brother could only shut up and slowly the wall she had built to cover her grief broke. Now Muna was crying in her brother's arms.

It had been five minutes since Dusk fainted due to which the open flowed into his artery which resulted in bleeding. The condition is unstable and will get worse if it cannot be treated in the near future.

A few minutes later, Dr. Jojo arrived. He immediately went into the room and checked his condition. But there is something that not everyone knows. Before Jojo's doctor came, Cavil who was silent - quietly went into the room Dusk saw him sleeping soundly with a very pale face.

His face was even paler than before. Cavil then grasped the hair of Dusk and kissed it, there were fragrant lavender and mint flowers that burst out from him.

Cavil then held the face of Dusk and glanced at him briefly before lifting Dusk and sitting him down. Soon Cavil transferred his mana to Dusk to better condition, because their element is the same fire so that the transfer was successful

Although not fully able to cure Dusk but it was able to make it a little survive until the arrival of doctor Jojo. Immediately after the transfer of mana was completed Cavil returned Dusk to his bed.

Unintentionally the Dusk dress slightly decreased and revealed a birthmark on her left shoulder. The birthmark is in the shape of a beautiful crescent moon. As Cavil froze, he unconsciously shed his tears and decided to leave the room.

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After a close examination, Jojo's doctor sighed lightly. "Miss of Dusk will not be able to withstand which keeps leaking. He needs a late drug to restore his stamina."

"What medicine is doc?"

"This drug is not rare, it's just not easy to find a suitable plant to immerse it. The name of this drug is called Asmin because the main ingredient is blue jasmine flower."

"Jasmine blue?"

"Right, unfortunately this blue jasmine flower is so rare. It will only grow once every 20 years."

Muna was silent, she was thinking of a solution to this problem. According to him, the Jasmine flower that only grows once every 20 years is not a rare flower, it's just that this flower is not common in the kingdom.

"Jasmine blue? That's not hard. In the black forest, we have many such herbs."

Cavil's words suddenly made Muna and Luna shocked. They did not know that rare flowers could be easily found in the black forest.

"It is fitting that Miss Aila told us to come to this region." muttered the enlightened Luna.