Crystal's POV:

Rufus and I walked around the palace and reached the garden.

We slowly walked on one path after another. It was almost dusk. The bright glare of the setting sun was enough to make people dizzy. I was trying to come up with an excuse to leave. However, my heart was unwilling to go. I wanted to stay with him for a little while longer.

While I was lost in my thoughts, Rufus, who had been walking ahead, stopped suddenly and turned around. I didn't notice this and crashed into his chest. I looked up at him in shock and thought perhaps something was wrong.

Rufus looked down at me and said softly, "Aren't you tired of wearing a mask all the time? No one else is around here. You can take it off. I don't judge people by their appearance."

"No, I don't think it's a good idea. I'm worried my face will scare you." I was so anxious that I put my hand over the mask on my face. I was afraid that Rufus would rip it off if I wasn't vigilant. Rufus frowned and didn't push me, but he remained quiet after that.

It was only when we returned to the palace and I was about to leave that he asked, "Are you hungry? Why don't you have dinner here?"

I still

tip of my tongue, but a group of servants suddenly strode in from the dining hall. They came from nowhere holding silverware and platters of food in

had devised a pretty good

prepare the food earlier and asked me to stay for dinner on purpose. His only objective was to see my

to take a

and the platters of food on the table

hungry? Just take off your

up a fork, speared a bite of food with it, and

and answered, "No, thanks. I'm not

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earlier that afternoon, I had just walked around this

curled my lips and stared at Rufus, trying to make him uncomfortable while

continued

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