He kissed her forehead, whispering softly. "You’re still my beautiful wife. My sweet wife. The woman I’ll spend the rest of my life with."
Primrose didn’t know what to say. Her lips trembled, and all she could do was hold onto Edmund tighter, as if he was the only thing keeping her together.
His voice felt like a spring of water in the middle of a dry desert, like sugar stirred into bitter coffee.
He made the storm in her chest go quiet, easing the dark thoughts that had been haunting her mind.
Her husband wasn’t angry at her.
Her husband didn’t blame her.
Edmund still loved her deeply, even though she had been tainted by another man.
She leaned against his chest and let him carry her. Now that the adrenaline had worn off, Primrose could no longer endure the pain.
Her sprained ankle throbbed painfully when she tried to move it, and the rest of her limbs felt so stiff that she could barely move at all.
"Don’t move," Edmund said gently, noticing how she winced. "Let me take care of everything. You don’t need to do anything right now."
Primrose gave a soft hum in response, then turned her head just enough to glance at Thevan, who was still lying in a pool of blood on the ground.
"What are you going to do with him?" she asked in a whisper. "I think ... he’s still alive."
Edmund didn’t answer her directly. Instead, he turned his gaze to his soldiers. One of them immediately ran toward him, still silent and bowing his head respectfully.
"Bring him to the palace immediately," Edmund ordered. "Shackle his hands and feet. Make sure he can’t escape."
Without thinking, the soldier suddenly asked, "Do you want to lock him in the dungeon?"
As soon as the words slipped out, he froze, feeling afraid that the king would be angry because he spoke without permission.
However, Edmund didn’t seem upset. He simply replied, "No," he said. "Take him to the torture room."
Primrose’s eyes widened slightly at the mention of that room.
She had heard some of the maids talking about it before, but she thought they were just trying to scare her.
Who would’ve thought that such a place actually existed in the palace?
Primrose wanted to ask Edmund where the room was, but she was too exhausted to talk about something so dark.
"Are we going back to the inn?" she asked quietly. "Oh, but I think the inn is already destroyed ... maybe we can stay at another one."
"I think ..." Edmund pulled her closer to keep her from shivering. "It would be better if we returned to the palace tonight."
[She’ll be uncomfortable riding in a carriage in this state, but I have no other choice.]
[The palace is the only place where I can guarantee my wife’s safety.]
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