Her office in the palace is on the first floor near Samala Garden. The Garden can be visited casually by people who have the access to the palace. It is a quite spacious garden with beautiful vines with unique flowers that came from the cracks of the rocky stones. It was so natural and it is the reason why it is so beautiful. There are not many trees in this garden and the plants are almost all small flowers that will survive in this cold temperature and will not be destroyed easily by strong wind because they are so many dragons in the sky that will be landing around it.

" Ms.Irisha." then she is being surprised by someone who touched her shoulder. Then, Rosan's friend, Edward, looks at her in concern while saying. " I am so sorry, am I surprised you?" in his fluent sign language.

and she shakes her head. [ What is it?]

Then he smiles very gently, in a way that many ladies will fall for him especially with his appearance who already appealing." I was looking for you in your office, but, I don't find you. People said that you still have a meeting. I was going to wait for you in front of the room."

and she nodded, still can't get used to his sudden changed behavior. Yet, she smiles. [ Is it about the previous task?]

and he nodded. " Yes, I have done it and need a consultation for further execution."

[ Then, let's talk in my office.] she said. While walking after the man who allows her to go first.

On the day when this man asked her to read the text in that thrilling situation, he met her who was going out of the Imperial Infirmary. He stood in front of the entrance while holding a paper. She thought that he needed something that was not related to her, but, after he looked at her, his eyes widen up and he approached her slowly.

"... What do you want?" but Haya, was so different when he faced him. He pulled her to his back and protected her from this man. She of course could not see or understand what they were talking about but, Haya suddenly gave him a paper. She looked at Haya and Haya said, " This man wants you to read this. After that, he said he will go."

and Irisha quite confused but then look at the letter. She read it quite a while and look at him to his eyes. He was looking so sad despite how arrogant and vocal he was.

" I, only want to say my apologize," he said. " I sincerely want you to forgive me for all the rudeness that I've done to you. I am sure, it will be hard for you to accept it... and I will not try to force you..."

and it was the first time that someone ask her forgiveness. On that day, she was so confused about how she was supposed to react. In the first place, she never thought that this man was wronged her after all. [ I don't see why I have to forgive you. There is nothing to be apologized for after all. You are just believing what you believe.] she said.

the man looks sullen but then smiles faintly. "... You may be right, but, I do want to say my sincere apologies and I hope you accept it," he said. " I will excuse myself, Ms. Irisha... Please forgive me for this uncomfortable situation." and the man after that excused himself, and never be heard again even after she was in the new division. Even though she believed that he is the kind of person who will seek the opportunity just like many people who then come to her even they were yelling and screaming at her before.

"... He was stubborn, with his hard principle and sometimes too reckless, but the reason why I still stick around with him is that he is an honest person. At least to me, well it might be confusing, but, I don't know...I will just know when he is being honest with himself." Rosan said while she asked about this matter. Then she smiles weakly, " He is also the one who will punch me in my face if I did something stupid, too... so, well, in the end, it is all up to you to forgive him or not." she said.

knowing that, she just has a little time to think before she says,[ I don't know. I just feel that I am not in the position where I should forgive him.] She thought that, even though the situation was kind of awkward at the beginning, but, in professionalism, sometimes she needs to brush personal matters away and then do what is right for the sake of people. That is why she invited him under Imperial name.

He then came, sitting and waiting in the prepared room in her office, then stood up in the moment he looked at her. The conversation was started with an awkward atmosphere, as Haya looked so mad toward him but she tried to be professional and stated her purpose. It took her a while to explain it to him, but the man was so composed and listened to her so well.

"... I will do this," he said.

then she smiles, [ Is there anything you still confused about?]

and he looks at her, " I don't understand why you asked me to do this." he said.

and knowing that from Haya, she kinda got what he was trying to say. [ To put it simply, it is because your company filled all the requirements for this project.] she said. [ To add more, I just found your principle toward business has a similar vision with mine... so that is the reason why I asked you.] then she smiles gently in the hope the man understands her more, [ So please, just makes the past becomes the past.]

After that, he then diligently work on his cooperation with the Imperial. Frequently, come all the way to the palace while the work could be done by his own subordinates and not by himself. She once told him that he could just send someone, but, he then replied.

" ... no, I am comfortable enough to have time with you." and she might be not having a serious love experience in the past, but, she was not dumb enough not to know about this obvious sign. So that is why it becomes so much awkward every time she is with him.

[... for this matter, I have to ask Sir Higrid about this. Let me check his schedule- ] she said while then opening her book. [... Ah, maybe in two days the document will be ready. I will send someone to you-]

" I will come here," he said while smiling.

and she just smiles professionally, [ Then, in case I am not here, I will ask someone to stand by.] she said.

Then Edward's smile is somehow shaken a little bit, but not to the point that makes Irisha realize it as he still smiles soundly. While looking at Irisha who then turns her face away. "... You are really ignoring me, huh?" and somehow saying something that Irisha will not be able to hear. Then he frowned while looking to the back of the brunette hair of her that he always wanted to touch.

" Sister!" and suddenly a young little child running and hugging her from behind.

His eyes widen as he could see the similarity of this child to Irisha. " Is it, your child, Ms.Irisha?" asked him while trying to hold his smile.

and Irisha who then turned to hug Arisha noticed his movement and shook her head. [ She is my sister.] she said. [ Introduce yourself, Arisha.]

and while smiling widely, she said. " I am Arisha Spes, Mister. I am 8 years old," she said.

Then he smiles, " So you are her sister," he said happily. " Are you a student?"

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and Arisha nodded while then showing off her school insignia. " I am the first-grader student," she said while doing the sign language fluently. While then turns to Irisha who brushes her messy hair gently and she then excitedly tells her story in her school with her happy face. Irisha looks at her patiently and follows the story with so many expressions. " I touched the baby dragon and the dragon was hugging me back!" and when she said that, Irisha smiles so beautifully. She takes a glance at Edward with a kind of expression that he has never once seen.

Then he unconsciously covers his mouth.

Irisha frowned while looking at him and is about to reach him with her hand, but, he stands up immediately. " I have to go!" he said while in total confusion to even speak in sign language. Yet, he also does not have time to fix it as he just excuses himself. Then after he realizes that no one is around, he looks at the large window within the palace.

' Ah... I screwed.' he really is, as his face shows his feeling too damn much.

The blushing that reddened his face, the hot feeling that he felt. Every time he closes her eyes, the image of Irisha who is smiling at him gently and warmly, is beautifully depicted. Rushing his heart and rising his desire, '

"... and now, I want to hold you so bad."

***

They both were looking at each other after they were seeing an interesting walkout. Irisha herself could not understand Edward's action and just does not want to think so much about it and just does the rest of her work after Tara and others came from their break. Tara as usual will hug Arisha and play with her a little bit, before Arisha then, say:

" I will go play!" and run out of her office.

" Don't go far away! Remember the limit line!" said Tara after Irisha looks at her.

" Okaaay!" she said while then bowing so hard to another worker of Irisha's division. " Good afternoon, Mister." and greeted him who then smiled and waved to her, telling her not to go too far just like Tara.

[ I will go to the data storage.] she said while picking up her document.

" Is there something you need? I can do that for you."

and she shook her head. [ I am still not sure which data, so, I have to go by myself. Please just do the rest of your work.]

Tara then smiles, " Okay. Please be careful."

It is already five months and a half for her being a worker in this Imperial Palace and she is surely quite astonished by herself who actually worked in this kind of place. To be able to see the sun rises and set in this view is surely something to be grateful about. She also still does not believe that she could walk around freely like this in a fantasy-like place. Even though she now is working, but, she always thinks that working while having a chance to walk around this flying palace is really a pretty good privilege.

' but, I hate this kind of storage system.' it might be great if there is internet here so it will be easy to find the document she wanted and not search it one by one in this very large and spacious data storage where many papers and rolls are all over the wooden storage.

' It took me 40 minutes to be able to find this one agreement paper?' she sighed. While coming out from the storage data who is guarded by knights who greeted her. Then while enjoying the walk in the hallway that faces the sky, a sudden wind came.

Whoosh!

Where her document in her hand is almost flying and her dress and hair are blown away. Then while she turns herself away to the sky, other dragons just landed with their knight. She looks at it in her sparkling eyes,

'... what is the feeling of riding the dragon?' it is really something that she always thought of while looking at the flying dragons above her head. People said that not just anyone could ride the dragon, even the Holy Knights that already passed their training will not just end up being the dragon's riders.

" What are you thinking right now?" and of course, Irisha who is now immersed in the scenery and thought does not realize his existence. Who is now standing in front of her who is amazed at the dragon and its knight. He looks at her way, with his golden eyes that are shimmering by the sunsets. "... Is in your eyes they are pretty?" he muttered while looking at the woman who still standing there holding her document.

then, after a while, she was surprised. [ Your Grace!] while looking at him who standing in front of her. She bowed at him and used her sign language, [ Greeting to the dragon's blessing, The Crown Prince!]

and he smiles, " What are you doing?" asked him.

[ I was just picking up some data.] she said while looking to the tall man that her head is the same height as his shoulder. He is surely a fantasy man as his handsomeness could be so overwhelming even though he is in his practice clothes. She then looks at him quite a while, thinking of when she started to talk comfortably like this with the well-known wicked crown prince.

"... I really like how you are looking at me like that," he said without sign language.

[ Pardon?]

" Do you want to ride one?"

[ Eh?] asked her composedly but he could see how excited she is.

" I will let you ride one if you want," he said while reaching out his big hand to her. He giggles behind his covered mouth as he looks at her who is thinking.

[ ... but, I am not a Holy Knight- excuse me?!] and she frowned while looking at him who suddenly grabbed her documents and give them to the close knights.

"... You still have that concern while I am the one who asked you?" asked him.

When she looked at him into his eyes, [ ... Is it because Your Grace is the one with the dragon's blood?]

Then he nodded while holding her hand and pulling her to the middle of the spacious field. Then while he is looking at the sky where they are so many dragons, one of them swooped down so fast makes her put herself in a self-defense position while still holding the man's hand.

After a while, she looks at the dragon that sits in front of her while the knight slowly comes down from the saddle. It was fully coated with black leather, both of the hands and feet have big crawls. The horns are small but give the impression of extraordinary valor. His golden eyes are looking at her, and somehow intimidating in a way that she should turn her face away but, she could not. The curiosity of this magical creature makes her want to touch him and reach her hand out without her even realizing it. Yet, the dragon suddenly flaps his wings quite hard as he then opens his mouth and shows his fang to attack her, before- the crown prince pulls her close to him and in a time when she could not see, the dragon bowed his head toward them.

The prince smiles, as he holds her hand tight. " You should aware that dragon is not friendly creatures," he said while looking at her who was still shocked with what happened, " Come, I will let you ride one."

'... why you always smile like that?' she could not understand it but, it is always the best distraction whenever she is with him. ' he should not be like this, is not he?' as he the wicked and the tyranny that people scared of.

[ But, you say that I should be aware?] asked her.

he nodded, " Yes, but you do not have to if you are with me." and after leading her closer to the dragon, he holds her waist and put her up easily to the saddle.

' what?!' it is so sudden, and it is also quite high. She found herself holding him so tightly while looking at him scared.

" If you are holding both of my hands like that, how I am supposed to come up?"

' what are you saying?!' screamed her inside while looking at him panicked.

He again smiled. While holding her in the air for a while, and hug her in his embrace before jumping in a second to the saddle. A very unexpected parkour action that makes Irisha paled.

[ I am not that into action, Your Grace!] she said while sitting in his thigh but too panicked to even realize that.

He just leaves her babbling for a second while grabbing the dragon's rope that the knight gives to him while then looking at her who hugged him tight because of a sudden movement of the dragon who is now standing. " You might need to hold me tight when we are flying."

[ Wait, wait a minute, please. I am not re-] but the man is not looking at her and suddenly, a strong movement like an economic class plane takes off to the air feels so strong. The force that makes her feel like she is now falling makes her hug him so tightly.

' I am scared! I am scared!' and she screams so hard inside, while not loosening her hug for even an inch. ' I am scared!' but of course, he could not understand her as she could not even speak!

The thrill is so much, she could not bear anymore. She has to tell him! She has to! So that is why She crawled her hand to slowly get to his neck, then his face, she then grabbed his cheeks so that she could make him look into her face while also not losing her safety.

" S...op" and she said. Yet, the man only looks at her with his golden eyes. Staring at her like he did not understand anything at all, so then, she brought her mouth close to his ear. Somehow to the point that her lips touched his ears, but she herself could not care anymore. She does not even realize it in the first place, she just holds him tight and just says, " p..is...s..op."

and while she pushes her body far, she looks at the man who giggles. Hold her waist while another hand of him holds one of her hands, then he turns his face away which makes his golden eyes shine in orange. Then, she freezes in awe, while looking at the beauty of the two suns that start to be one. The scenery is too stunning that it is stopped her heart for a second.

[ It is so beautiful, Your Grace!] she said, while smiling so bright while looking at him in her sparkling black eyes.

and he smiles in admiration, " Yes it is." while looking at her, and her sparkling brown eyes.

***