Tangled By Fate

Chapter 517  BEING A DRAGON

"Fell from the cliff?! When?"

"Oh, I remember! It was the time when she was caught by the slave traders who sold elves," Felix remembered.

"Oh, that time…" Ovior touched his chest. He almost had a heart attack.

He thought maybe Veronica fell off the cliff when he teleported her to the wrong place.

"So, if this plant for on her this time, we can be sure that this is her second time being a dragon," he commented.

"Right," Urulas nodded.

"Let's try it then," Arthur permitted them.

No matter how much he disliked the elves, his wife's safety was his first priority.

With Urulas' order, his comrades made a paste from the ice plant and added water to it.

After that, Urulas gave the jar of purple juice to Arthur.

"Make her drink it every three hours," he instructed.

Arthur took the jar and made the unconscious Veronica drink it mouth-to-mouth.

He followed Urulas' instructions and Veronica's body temperature gradually decreased. At dawn, her body temperature went back to normal.

~Flashback ends~

Veronica heard how her temperature was reduced.

She said, "I should talk to Urulas. I have a few things I need to ask him."

"You can talk to them tomorrow morning. Why don't you sleep first?"

Arthur was playing with her hair while urging her to sleep.

Veronica didn't want to. She said, "I've rested enough. How are the wizards after the war? Did I burn them too?"

She wasn't showing it but deep down she was anxious fretting about the people who were on the battlefield while she was breathing out fire.

"No, you didn't," Arthur calmly denied.

"Is it?" Veronica was skeptical. "I'll look around the infirmary." She paused and then frowned. Her arms were wandering around his waist. "What's wrapped around your waist?"

"Nothing."

Arthur tried to move away from her but Veronica held pulled him closer.

"Did I burn you?"

She thought the worst.

"It wasn't you. It's nothing."

Arthur tried to avoid but his wife wouldn't have it.

She pestered, "Then how? You must be lying."

She pressed his stomach and he momentarily flinched, making her confirm her worry.

"I'm not. It was a bad witch."

"Let me see," she insisted.

"You will open the wound."

When Arthur pushed her away, she persistently stepped forward and began to untie his nightgown belt.

"I'll heal you after seeing it. You won't feel any pain."

After assuring him, she quickly took his belt off. The nightgown revealed his skin. She gasped.

"Oh, my goodness. I'm so sorry! I was hugging you too tightly."

"No worries. It doesn't hurt."

"Of course it hurts. It hasn't dried yet. Oh no!"

Veronica took off the bandage and felt horror seeing how badly he was injured.

A white light was emitted from her palm and Arthur's injury gradually healed.

"It must have gone worse when I carried you here. I'm really really sorry!"

"Nica, it's fine. I'm okay. You already healed me."

"That doesn't mean that you didn't feel the pain. I'm so stupid!"

"You are not. Never say that again," Arthur softly reprimanded her. "I'm all right as long as you are okay."

He pulled her close to his chest and gave her a warm squeeze.

Veronica cuddled in his chest and wondered, 'What can I do to make it up to him?'

They were enjoying each other's warmth when someone knocked on the door.

Arthur opened the door with magic and found Felix.

Veronica stepped back and asked Felix, "It's been a while. How are you?"

Felix paused in his tracks when he saw her. Then, he smiled and replied, "I'm good, Veronica. Are you well?"

Veronica replied with a smile, "As you can see, I'm healthy. I'm feeling fantastic after sleeping for a couple of days."

Arthur didn't like the fact that his good time was spoiled by his friend.

He inquired, "What happened?"

"It's about Sebastian," Felix stated. "His fever got worse."

"Fever?" Veronica who knew nothing of what happened to her bodyguard was concerned. "What happened to him?"

Felix shortly explained, "He was gravely injured while protecting you from the witch. Merlin did his best to save his life but the wounds became infectious. His health is deteriorating."

"Quickly take me there. I'll heal him."

With Veronica's urge, Arthur teleported her to Sebastian's room along with Felix. Merlin was there.

Seeing Veronica appear before him, his face brightened up.

"My lady!"

Sebastian opened his eyes because of the sound. His face was pale and lips were dry. His eyes were red.

"…Mis…tress… please… leave…"

The words he uttered were hardly audible.

Without paying attention to what he said, Veronica hurried toward him.

"Sebastian, don't talk. I'll heal you right away."

"…N-no…" Sebastian protested.

However, Veronica applied her healing power to him before he could finish his sentence.

His wounds were more serious than Arthur's. It took Veronica several minutes until he was entirely healed.

When the healing light disappeared from her palms, she was exhausted.

She wiped her forehead and smiled at her protector.

"If you have serious injuries, you must take care of them right away. Or else, how are you going to protect me in the future?"

Her kind words brought tears to Sebastian's eyes. He tried holding back his tears but couldn't control the overflowing emotions.

Felix signaled Merlin and then disappeared from the room.

After they were gone, Sebastian finally revealed his thoughts.

"Mistress, I'm forever grateful to you for saving me but I didn't want to live anymore."

Veronica was astonished when she heard that.

"Why? Why would you do that to yourself?"

Sebastian let out a deep breath. He looked outside the window with an agonized expression on his face.

"That's because it's not worth saving this wretched body, Mistress."

Finally, Veronica understood what he meant.

"…Is it because of Cathy? Sebastian, I'm sorry…"

"No, no, why would you apologize? It's not your fault. It's mine. I'm so weak that she had to choose to die in the most painful way."

"Sebastian, it was not your fault. It was that magician who came to attack us. Don't be hard on yourself. Cathy would be devastated if she were to see you like this."

"Do you know what mission Master gave me when you were sleeping?"