This Time, To The Believed Path
The Third Phase

Leana still remembers how she heard the news about the death of her ex-husband, Forde Grandall.

No. gabe. He saw it directly.

At that moment all the high nobles were summoned to the palace to welcome the troops who had just returned from their mission. As usual, Leana was next to Duke Leon as his faithful wife.

When the leaders of the pillars who had just returned entered the hall, the Emperor greeted them with praise and prayers.

Among the five, only the Purple Chain Pillar came without their leader but Iscan came by holding something in his hand. Leana felt a bad feeling when she saw Iscan's face that was too dark for the festive welcome.

When the Emperor came to Iscan and held his shoulder with a sad expression. It was from there that he realized what Iscan was carrying.

A matel used by her ex-husband as she goes about her mission. He never forgot because he was quietly watching her from a distance.

He was always present at the renunciation ceremony. Never been absent.

Leana's heart was instantly drowned. All sounds stopped as if time was silent. Everything felt slow and his eyes could not escape from the coat.

He felt like he was going to vomit.

As his mind grew more and more burdensome, he could only pray for his serenity that even he himself did not have a good memory of his life.

In the end, it was his uncle's second son who took over Grandall and he had no idea what happened after that. He was too busy helping Duke Leon in completing his final plan.

At that time he did not know that what would happen soon after was karma for him.

***

The third phase of Leana's plan is to save Forde from her destiny. It is with this purpose that he forms members of his own shadow.

Leana breathed a tired sigh. Even after being bathed in warm water, the feeling of her hump did not go away. The anxiety in his mind just stuck deeper as time went on.

Since the news of the appearance of the labyrinth in the north, Leana was unable to calm herself. Every second is too precious to feel so that he can feel everything around him.

Leana began not to know if she was too shocked or too much thought. He felt unable to sit still and had to do something.

He should have made up his mind from the beginning so that he no longer needed to think a second time about the fate of this world.

Leana believes that her memory is the key to changing her fate in the future. He tries to believe.

His bad premonition from the start wasn't paranoid. Strange premonitions experienced every time the plan goes smoothly as if proven by events that should occur in the next few years began to occur in the near future.

Slowly he began to doubt his decision. Everything looks blurry. The plan, the goal, everything. He began to lose faith in himself.

“Mistress, you didn't answer so I'm sorry to enter.”

Adde with trey entered the room. Leana who was too preoccupied with her thoughts did not turn on the slightest light in the room. Silent in the dark with his disfigured look.

Without being disturbed, Adde serves warm tea and some snacks. Even so, Leana had no appetite to eat it.

“Please at least eat a little. You've already gone through breakfast and lunch. If you do not eat today you will collapse.” Adde.

“…”

Leana just kept quiet and kept staring blankly at somewhere. He was in no condition to listen to the ravings of Adde.

Leana looked very pale, and her messy figure had never been seen before.

Adde alone can know it in one look as all his emotions radiated behind his eyeballs that become dark.

“What about Alphiella shadow?” leana asked softly.

“All went well, madam. We currently have 20 shadow members, 15 of whom will help the Marquis from a distance as planned.”

Leana bit her lip.

Every time he heard that everything was going well, in his heart he knew something was going wrong. Leana keeps worrying about something uncertain and she can't stop.

Leana continued to be silent immersed in her own thoughts. In that silence, Adde let out some pretty shocking words.

“Mistress, Do you want to stop it?”

Leana slowly turned towards Adde with frightened eyes. Adde just looked at his master calmly.

That calmness was too alarming for Leana right now. As if Adde didn't care what he was suffering from.

Leana slowly shook her head with her eyes wide open. His body slowly trembled.

Leana could not stop, as she had no choice but to stop.

Adde snorted with his employer's reaction.

“Then at least rest. Look at your face in the glass. Your face is too creepy.”

Instantly Adde stopped the word sopannyand replaced it with a sarcastic tone that he had not heard for a long time.

Currently Adde is talking to Leana as his partner. He talked to Rein.

Leana oun became ashamed of herself.

“...aku..”

“Right now you're not thinking right out of shock. If you don't rest soon then sooner or later you'll turn into a madman.” Sharp word.

Leana wanted to laugh, but she couldn't. It's too sad for that.

“What are you afraid of?”

Leana squeezed her hand to hide her unrest from Adde.

“There was me, the shadow member of Alphiella, and also the Grand Duke of Volfelance. What else do you need to fear?”

Leana knows that. He is not alone now. He knows it.

“Therefore, stop feeling sorry for yourself and move forward as you normally do.”

Leana held her breath when she heard Adde's cold tone. This time he felt a different kind of fear than what he had felt before. He's felt this before.

Afraid of Adde? Afraid of a senior?

No. gabe. He is afraid to see himself in a sad state and no one in the world will care about it.

The world never cares about anything. Be it a sad, pleasant, terrible, sickening thing. It all went on like nothing strange happened.

No one will have pity on him, anyone or the world.

Leana caught her breath. This time he regained his composure. He looked at Adde who only looked at him from the edge of his eyes coldly.

He was still a little afraid but he tried to open his voice even though he was weak.

“I'm sorry..”

“…”

The thing that Leana fears most about Adde is how he doesn't reply when he wants the answer the most.

Adde silently walked away and disappeared behind the door leaving Leana back in her solitude.

Although he felt he would be drawn back into his unrest, thanks to Adde, he managed to regain consciousness and try to fix himself.

He can't stop. He can't back off. He has to move forward. That'sallthatis.

Leana got up from her seat and stared out the window.

Whatever happens the next day, he promises for the umpteenth time and prays that he can continue to be firm with his beliefs.

***

“Leana, there are important things I need to talk to you about.” Forde said.

Leana clenched her hands. Without being told, he knew what they wanted to talk about. Leana closed her eyes and pretended not to know.

“What do you want to talk about?”

Leana put a smile on her face, but she herself did not know if she was really smiling or not. What kind of face is she now wearing?

Forde who felt the oddity of Leana's attitude took her slightly cold hand and led her to the bed.

When the two faced each other, Forde opened his mouth.

"Magic maze has been found in the northern region. In a few days, the Five Pillars would set out on a mission of conquest. So I'm also going to leave you as before." said Forde, who looked sadly at Leana.

It was a look he had never seen before.

In the past he always saw Forde who had a cool and calm gaze even while on a labyrinth conquest mission.

His view to Leana at this time seemed to say that he did not want to go on that mission.

Leana wanted to give her words of encouragement and prayer then send her husband with a smile. He wanted Forde to focus on his mission and not have to worry about him.

Clenching her mouth a few times, she was unable to make a sound for fear that her husband would notice the tremors in her voice.

Leana gathers strength to avenge Forde in front of her.

“Please...come back safely, Forde.” Her speech.

'No. not that..."

Leana was getting harder to speak.

Sensing the strangeness of his wife's attitude, Forde pulled Leana into his arms. Just then Leana's entire struggle to contain her feelings instantly collapsed.

He grabbed Forde's back and hugged her tightly. Forde stroked Leana's head gently to calm her down. He gently grabbed her right ear and stroked her crystal earrings. Forde also kissed Leana's head.

“I promise to come back to you in one piece. I swear and promise you, my wife.”

By holding back the rest of her feelings, Leana opened her voice with a heart-hatti.

“Iya.. please... come back to me...Forde...”.

Leana didn't want to cry. But her tears could not last much longer. He buried his face in Forde's chest.

If Leana held Forde to leave, her husband would definitely obey her and would not go on a mission. But the labyrinth is a world phenomenon that must be stopped.

Not only Forde, many people have lost their lives in order to maintain world peace. Leana can't be as selfish as she wants to escape reality.

Although she knows the future and makes a lot of preparations, Leana Tidal can completely cover up her worries.

In silence, Forde's voice seemed to be the only song to calm his heart.

“Leana. I love you.”

Leana tightened her grip. His tears were getting wet his eyes.

‘I... also..’.

But not a single word came out of his lips except for the small stuffing he held with all his might.