When Annan returned to the Duchy of Winter, November was already halfway through.
This time, Kafney accompanied Annan to the Duchy of Winter as well.
It was the first time in her life that she had left Noah.
After all, Kafney was not like Annan—when Annan traveled, he could confidently hand the Grand Duke's authority directly to Dmitry. Kafney, however, could not bring herself to do such a thing.
Because she had no brothers or sisters she could entirely trust.
Although the hearts of the Winter clan were frozen by snow and ice, leaving them inherently incapable of understanding what love truly was, it was precisely because of this... that they deeply cherished the people around them.
For while they could not feel joy from "gaining," they would indeed feel sorrow from "losing."
—When there are no joyful memories to serve as a buffer and protection, even the faintest trace of sorrow becomes wholly unbearable.
