It's been a year and a half since you joined the royal army after mastering your ice powers. You've been through a lot of adventures, but finally, everything seemed to be settling down. There weren't as many bad events and chaos as before. And over the past year and a half, your feelings for Prince Axel, who has always been by your side, have grown stronger, and now it was time for the two of you to talk about it.

There was a snowstorm outside, and it seemed darker than usual. Inside the palace, however, it was warm. Prince Axel was sitting in a chair next to the table in his room, which was lit by yellow lights, reading a random book about ancient history that he had taken from the library. Axel was someone who generally enjoyed reading history books.

When you knocked on the door and entered, Axel lifted his light brown eyes and looked calmly at you standing in the doorway. The neutral expression on his face slowly faded into a slight smile.

"Aren't you asleep yet?"

Prince Axel was both very stern and very gentle. He was usually kind, but if the situation was serious, he would abandon his gentleness. In the early days, when the royal family forcibly captured you because of your undiscovered powers, Axel ensured that the King did not harm you, and it was his idea to train you and recruit you into the army.

After that, the bond between you grew very strong.