Favored By The Villain

feeling better? Your Highness?”

As she sat there still frowned and gasping for air, even her eyes seemed hazy.
Levisia looked around and brought over the tea that appeared to be hers.

“Your highness, drink this.” She tipped the cup on her lips holding her chin up and Elizabeth weakly took a sip.
When the cup was empty, she began to ponder.
‘Should I call her attendant over her?’ There was no more spare time to debate.
A person collapsed after losing her strength, she needed to do what she could do.

“Please wait just a moment, your highness.
I’ll have your attendants call the doctor.”

“W..ait…” Elizabeth grabbed her hand again.
This time there was no tingling sensation.
“My hand…”

Though Elizabeth didn’t finish her sentence, Levisia realized what she was going to say and clasped her hand with hers.

‘It seemed like she was asking me to hold her hand.’

She wasn’t sure if this was right, but Elizabeth closed her eyes as soon as Levisia held her hand.
So she was right.
After holding hands for some time, her breathing relaxed and she opened her eyes.
Soon she looked up at her and asked, “You, what… really are you?”

“I’m Levisia White, your highness.”

“Not that.”

“There’s nothing else besides…”

This time, there was nothing she could do for Elizabeth’s frowning face.

“Are you feeling better now?”

“Much better than before.
Take your hand off.”

“Erm, you are holding my hand, Your Highness.”

Elizabeth was startled as she looked down at their clasped hands and immediately snatched hers from her.
“Hm, hmph!”

‘You may hide your hands, but it already happened, Your highness, princess.’ Levisia swallowed the words she couldn’t say out loud.
After a long silence, Elizabeth had regained her composure, and she was able to ask her about what just happened.

“So, your strength left you after the tingling sensation?”

“Yes.
And you really didn’t do it?”

“Why would I do such a thing?”

The incident became more and more baffling.

“I also felt the tingling.”

“But you were fine though.”

“That’s true…”

“So it was your doing-”

“No.”

Elizabeth rubbed her temples as though she had a headache.
Levisia’s head was hurting as well.

“Why won’t you touch the Fairy Stone? Is something weighing on your mind?”

Levisia rubbed her cheeks without saying a word.
She glanced at the Fairy Stone laid out on the desk.
“Could I bring the Fairy Stone over here?”

“Yes.”

After having Elizabeth’s permission, she moved the stone to the table.
When Levisia set the silk wrap down, Elizabeth gave her a look.
A look to coax her into doing something.

‘…Guess there’s nothing I can do.’

Levisia took a deep breath and reached out her hand.