Request
Suddenly hearing such an outrageous statement from Lux, Siana was shocked, and she continued thinking.
What exactly does Lux-kun mean by anything… for example, does that include Lux-kun hugging me, or holding my hand, or… does it even include something beyond that, something that should only ever be done at the very end!?
“…”
Being told by Lux, the one person in this world she loved, that he would do anything, Siana’s heart wavered, but she forced herself to calm down.
Calm yourself, Felisiana… even if you could do something like that with Lux-kun here and now, it would have no value at all… but even so, I do not want to let this opportunity slip away.
Having thought through all of this in an instant, Siana arrived at what she judged to be the optimal choice in this situation, and as a result… she voiced her request to Lux.
“In that case… I would also like to be allowed to sleep beside Master tonight, just as Florence-sama did!”
Thinking that if Floria were not the only one Lux had slept beside, he would not develop a special awareness of her, Siana chose that answer from among countless possibilities.
“Eh!? S-sleep beside me!?”
“Yes!”
After giving that reply to the startled Lux, Siana continued by confirming something with him.
“Just to confirm, Master… you did not do anything with Florence-sama last night aside from sleeping beside her, correct?”
“A-aside from sleeping beside her? Yeah, the only other thing was spending a little time reading together before bed, and nothing else happened.”
Lux was not the type who could lie without difficulty, so whenever he lied, it immediately showed on his face.
And because Lux’s expression clearly showed that he was not lying, Siana was relieved to know that Lux and Floria really had done nothing beyond sleeping beside each other.
Still, that reading time… that woman must have waited for Lux-kun to get sleepy from reading before bed, then used that moment to sleep beside him…
Just imagining that scene made murderous intent toward Floria rise within her again, but because Lux was standing right in front of her, she suppressed it and said.
“If that is the case, then I, too, would like to be allowed to sleep beside Master, just as Florence-sama did!”
“Sleeping beside me… it is a little embarrassing, but if it is you, Siana, it is not like I dislike the idea… if you say you want to, then we can.”
“Kh! Thank you very much!”
Hearing the words that he did not dislike it if it was her, Siana felt joy from the bottom of her heart, smiled, and responded in an excited voice.
Floria’s Side
After Siana left the room, only the two of them remained, and Floria spoke to Violet.
“Thank you very much for helping me this time… I would like to give you some form of thanks later.”
“No, had Ojou-sama taken your life in that moment, it might have made it impossible for Ojou-sama’s wish to be fulfilled as well, so I merely did what I should do as Ojou-sama’s attendant.”
“Fufu… Third Princess-sama truly seems to be blessed with a wonderful attendant.”
Smiling faintly as she said that, Floria waited a moment as Violet replied.
“However, if you insist on thanking me… may I ask you something?”
“What is it?”
When she asked back, Violet spoke in a tone that was uncharacteristically hesitant for her, though her expression could not be seen because of the black hood she wore.
“What does it feel like to sleep beside a man you have feelings for?”
“What it feels like… it is difficult to put into words, but being able to fall asleep while feeling the warmth of the one you love against your skin was something that made me feel very happy.”
“I see.”
Hearing the nuance in Violet’s voice, Floria realized a certain possibility and opened her mouth.
“So Violet-sama also has an interest in such things… could it be that you also have someone…”
“I am sorry, but I have a duty to attend to, so I must take my leave now.”
Cutting off Floria’s words, Violet quietly said that, then disappeared and left the room.
“That reaction from Violet-sama… was it simply that she is uncomfortable with such topics, or perhaps…”
If Violet also had someone she felt that way about.
Floria, though they were enemies, secretly wished that she could someday speak about such things with Violet as ordinary friends.
At that time, Floria still had no way of knowing that Violet’s beloved was the same person as her own.