Chapter 41: Interlude 4: life of a saint (2/2)

Someone who wasn't awed by her.

Someone who wouldn't bend over for her.

Someone who could speak in equal positions with her.

But, more than anything, her soul was so beautiful. Just like a jewel of the highest grade.

Her second grâce was another woman. A fiery red-haired woman. Someone who was as crude as a sailor and never minced her words.

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”Tell me blaze, just why do you love Mars so much?”

Camelia was currently soaking naked in the hot water of her large bath as she asked her sole friend, an incredibly voluptuous and beautiful red-haired woman who was equally naked.

”Kukuku~! Don't you think he is super cute? The way he still blushes when seeing me naked is so endearing.”

Camelia awkwardly laughed at this. She was on a speaking term with Mars, but she rather hated his indecisive and dense side.

'Just how many women did he harm that way?'

A boy shouldn't go around treating women so well when he didn't plan to answer back to their feelings.

She really hated it. If at least he was doing it intentionally she could call him a playboy and that would be it. But he didn't even do it intentionally.

She remembered the heiress of one of the four Duke families. Her infatuation for Mars was so visible it was painful. But Mars never gave her the time of the day. She was pretty sure Lilith and Theresa were also in love with him.

”*Sigh* I don't understand your taste.”

Blaze simply smirked without answering. The two of them were pretty close and they could speak to each other without fearing to anger the other.

”Then, what kind of man are you seeking? Perhaps, those like in those books of yours?” Blaze wriggled her eyebrows suggestively as she said that, making Camelia blush heavily.

All the girls in their groups were aware of Camelia's taste in erotic books. It was generally a subject of jokes between them.

Still, Camelia didn't deny. In her life, what she hated the most was control and what she seeks the most was also control.

That's why she was so loyal to the goddess. She didn't need to think. She just had to follow orders. It made her feel at ease. She never wanted to relive what happened so many years ago.

Blaze eyes grew sorrowful. She could guess the train of thought of Camelia. Advancing in the water, she reached Camelia and hugged her tightly.

”This is good enough. Thanks.” Camelia wiped the tears that were gathering at the corner of her eyes. Then, smiling mischievously, she asked, ”So, when did you plan to announce the good news? Should I say congratulations?”

Blaze tilted her head before smiling radiantly as she patted her stomach.

”I guess hiding it from you was impossible.”

”Fufufu~! I am really happy for you. Do you already have a name?”

”No. You know that stupid tradition for the crown prince. We were hesitant about which star to use.” Then, as if making a decision, Blaze said.

”Camelia, why don't you choose the name?”

”Me?”

”Yes. You are my best friend. So I want my child to have a name chosen by you. Also, didn't you say you wanted to live for something or someone? Then, why don't you live for my child?”

Blaze was making this suggestion totally innocently. But, for Camelia, it was as if she received a divine revelation. A name directly appeared in her mind.

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A name that would give meaning to all that.

Letting out the most genuine smile she ever did in years, Camelia softly caressed Blaze belly as she said.

”Sol. Let's call him Sol. This child is the child that will drive away the darkness from our hearts.”

”Hum? You seem pretty sure that it will be a boy.”

”Fufufu! Let's just say someone murmured it in my ears.”