Chapter 7 - Chapter 7: A Gentle Monster

Gale found Swan's tricks to make herself look cute and innocent very interesting because it worked perfectly when combined with her doe eyes that looked at him as if she never had any ill intention towards him.

But it got tiring quickly when she kept doing it.

"I told you. You don't need to do this. We are already married, so you don't need to flirt with me to get my attention," Gale said.

"F-flirt?" Swan shook her head vehemently, fearing that Gale might've misunderstood. "G-Gale, this is your bed, and I'm uhm... I'm just Swan."

"And Swan is my wife," Gale replied.

"Y-yes, but..." Swan bit her lip as she got frustrated. She was not allowed to tell the truth that she had been treated differently compared to Aria, because Queen Mother said it would incite his anger, and he could easily kill everyone in Holy Achate in a fit of rage.

She tried to work her brain out of this sticky situation, "But I'm not comfortable sleeping with you..."

"You are that scared of me, huh?" Gale had a mocking smile as if he had fully expected that answer from his wife. But this time, he didn't release his aura that could suffocate her. Gale simply got up from the bed, and turned around, "I should've known. Everyone has always been terrified of me anyway, so you are no exception."

"N-no, I just—"

"You can sleep here. Don't worry, I will never disturb you anymore."

She was scared of him, obviously, but she thought that angering him would only

but she kept on stuttering because she couldn't find the right word to stop

Gale reached the door that Swan finally gathered her courage and yelled,

on his track. He looked over his shoulder, waiting

Swan was flustered by

her courage. She suppressed all her fears and began to think of all the good things that

a great kindness in her mind, especially when she was

"You are not the first one to be scared of me, and certainly

we just know each other, and they

confirmed. "I killed your father,

gone mad if her biological father, King Tyrion, actually loved

He didn't even bat an eye when Aria would drag

she feel bad for a man who never

of yours called us uncultured savages, a bunch of mindless animals, and filth that ruins his promised land. I'm sure you share his sentiment

been conditioned to stay silent and accept everything, but her gut feeling told her if she didn't stop him now, Gale would get angrier, and she was scared that she would be the cause of her

leave my kingdom alone. I have to make sure

also didn't understand why she should sacrifice herself for people who didn't even know her existence.

Swan didn't want innocent blood to be shed just because she failed to

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