The night was a deep blue, and the distant and nearby lights inside and outside the castle began to drift, floating in through the window and landing on his shoulder.
But nothing seemed to illuminate his face.
Silence silently moved between the two of them.
For a long time.
He finally took a gentle breath: "So you saw through it. I thought my jealousy had reached a transcendental level, even I believed I'd truly been deceived and was genuinely jealous, and not upset."
No questioning, no blaming, only his coolly clear voice, trying to hide the vulnerability lurking in the shadows.
Her heart suddenly skipped a beat, and she looked up at him.
