That was Nadasdy's last winter day.
In Chahtisburg, Elizabeth came to Nadasdi's bed.
"Good morning, Ferenc."
Elizabeth smiled and said hello to Nadasdi.
However, Nadasdi, who was completely unable to speak, could only nodded his head slightly to express his greetings.
Is it the neck’s turn today?
At every moment, the fear of losing consciousness in some parts of his body hung over Nadasdi's head for a long time.
The disease has progressed to this point, and Nadasdi's tongue and lips feel as if they are frozen, making it difficult to speak.
Now he can only move his eyelids.
Presumably, it will be a matter of time before I lose the ability to breathe.
Such a painful life is truly life worse than death. Every day of living is torture, and the soul seems to be trapped in the body.
It's a pity that Nadasidi can't even commit suicide now.
The bondage of the mind can torture a person's heart more than the physical imprisonment.
Fortunately, Nadasdi can still see and hear information from the outside world.
There is still the last trace of communication left with this world.
"'Good morning, Eliza.' Ferenz used to say hello to me like this every day."
As she spoke, Elizabeth propped up Nadasdi's body and leaned it against the back of the bed.
"Do you think so now? I almost never replied to your greetings before."
Then she said helplessly:
"However, for a guy like you, I'm afraid the first thing that comes to mind every day is to say hello."
Elizabeth showed a sweet smile in front of Nadasdi.
"Okay, what do you want to eat for breakfast? If you want soup, just blink your eyes. If you want oatmeal, just blink twice."
Nadasidi closed his eyes slightly.
"Ah, no, you can't eat from me."
Elizabeth stretched out her index finger and placed it in front of Nadasdi's lips.
However, Nadasdi still closed his eyes tightly and said nothing.
"..."
The bright expression on Elizabeth's face quickly dimmed, and she turned her hand and pushed the dining cart that had been pushed into the room aside.
Then he gently leaned on Nadasidi's chest.
"No...it's not okay to not eat anything..."
"Don't abandon me..."
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That was Elizabeth's last 'interaction' with Nadasty.
Since then, Count Nadasdi has been unable to move his head. He can only lie on the bed with his eyes closed all day long. No one knows whether he is still conscious.
Every servant in the castle felt that the count was just a breathing corpse.
Only Elizabeth still believed that Nadasdi was still listening to every move of the outside world.
She would still come to Nadasdi's bed every day and tell him about the big and small things that happened in the castle.
I will still insist on saying hello to Nadasdi in the morning every day.
Looking at Nadasdi's face, she could always recall many things.
"Paul is also engaged today. I heard Turso said it was your arrangement. But he doesn't seem to be like you. He has no interest in his fiancée at all. He is completely different from how you were before."
"You seemed to be looking at me only at that time. To be honest, I was scared by you... Well, even though I later learned that you were not a bad person, I was still a little scared."
"Oh~, Paul is completely different. He still thinks about playing all day long. Maybe he will be more like you when he grows up."
"Can you still open your eyes now?"
"..."
"If you can, you will definitely open your eyes and look at me, right?"
"After all, you can't find another such a beautiful wife in Hungary, no, in the whole world."
"Now, are you listening?"
"If you have such a perfect wife like me, you must praise her every day. Otherwise, it would be too overbearing, don't you think?"
"..."
"Frentz, I really want to hear it. Can you say it again?"
"You won't leave such a perfect wife, right?"
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There are rumors in the country that the commander-in-chief of Transdanubia, Count Nadasdi, who is the servant, is possessed by a demon.
Therefore, although he won the battle, he failed to regain the lost ground and fell seriously ill.
Even the servants in Chahedis City began to avoid Nadasdi's room.
But Elizabeth didn't take it to heart and still sat by Nadasdi's bed all day long.
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Gray light shone through the tall and small windows in the castle, illuminating the dim room.
"Frentz, it's snowing today. It also snowed in Hungary last year, and the weather has become unexpectedly cold in recent years."
“I wonder if it will snow next year————”
Elizabeth's words suddenly stopped as usual.
She held her breath, and there was silence in the room, leaving only the sound of the wind still howling outside the window.
The breathing sound that could prove Nadasidi's last existence also disappeared.
Elizabeth could no longer fake a smile on her face and threw herself into Nadasdy's arms and began to sob.
He didn't like to see Elizabeth cry, so Elizabeth always tried to remain optimistic in front of Nadasdy.
But it doesn't matter now.
"fraud----"
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Count Nadasti passed away.
But due to another rumor, very few nobles and commoners came to express their condolences.
Another 'rumor' that is more terrifying and true than the devil.
Dozens of girls living around the city of Chakhetis have disappeared, and the murderer is the widowed countess.
