A TALE OF FIRE AND ICE

A Knight Vows

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Irene smiled when Lisa swiftly took his jacket off and gently draped it over her shoulders.

The captain did it without saying a word, but with enough confidence that said he knew exactly what he was doing.

[That's sexy, Lisa.]

"I hope you don't mind," Lisa said while they were walking arm by arm in the riverside. "For the record, I have nothing against your dress. It looks nice on you, honestly. But your back is exposed and I'm afraid you'd catch a cold."

"The dress looks good on me?" Irene asked with a playful smile. "Really?"

"Yes," the captain answered without missing a beat. "You look even more elegant and confident whenever you wear the dress that you like best."

The ambiance was already romantic because the river was sparkling thanks to the spirit gems in the water. Plus, there were floating lanterns around to guide the passersby like them. No wonder they weren't the only couple taking a stroll in the area.

Thanks to Lisa's words, their date night had turned more romantic.

She liked how supportive he was to her choices, especially to the way she dressed. Even in her past life, she enjoyed wearing clothes that were deemed "too revealing" in that world. But the captain never asked her to cover up. When a nobleman tried to touch her because according to him, she was "asking for it," Lisa beat him to a bloody pulp.

The captain even told everyone that her clothes were none of anyone's business.

[He protected me even though I was a horrible life. Is it possible that Lisa loved me during our marriage? Was he in love with me before he met Tzuyu Morganna?]

Too bad she couldn't remember if she had happy moments with Lisa and Winter before.

"I like your mindset, Lisa," Irene complimented him. "Thank you for being supportive of my choice of clothes even though they're a bit unconventional."

"Maybe it's because I wasn't born and raised as a noble," Lisa said. "I lack the etiquette that you learn in childhood so I don't know how you're supposed to dress. But since I've been traveling outside the empire since I was a child, I've seen other cultures that are different from the ones we have here in Moonchester Empire. That's probably why I became open-minded." He paused for a while. "But respecting women should be basic."

" Lisa, you're an angel."

[What a respectable king. I stan you, Captain. From now on, I'm your number one fan.]

"Thank you but I don't want to be praised for doing something that should be basic," the captain said in a shy voice.

"Not everyone can be as decent as you so you deserve the praise," she insisted. "You're admirable, Lisa."

"I am nothing compared to you, Irene," he said. "You're the real angel. If I were you, I don't I could easily forgive the people who purposely spread malicious rumors about me."

Ah, right.

She showed compassion to Lady Belington and the other ladies who begged for her forgiveness a while ago. Even if she wanted to punish them, she couldn't do that in front of the emperor and the reporters. She would look like a b*tch if she turned down the ladies' apology after they knelt down and bowed their heads to her.

Plus, she already got her revenge when she invited the reporters. Tomorrow morning, everyone in the empire would know that she was only a victim of malicious rumors. That she was bullied by her fellow noblewomen.