10 – The Problem of
Time
“Roderich, are
you done dressing up yet?” Elizabeta fixated her eyes towards her fiancé’s
room, a small smile curving up her lips as she waited for her beloved. She
leaned against the wall of their home, arms folded over her chest and patiently
tapping her foot on the ground. An exasperated voice came from the room, but it
seemed to be too muffled by the shirt she felt he was sliding on. “Ludwig is
waiting, and we don’t want to test his patience, dear.”
“He waits if he
has to wait.” Roderich stepped out, grumbling. His fitted white shirt seemed
the slightest bit wrinkled, and Elizabeta tsked in disapproval at the sight.
She smoothed it down in hopes of removing the wrinkles, but only half of them
seemed to fade away. “I think I should go change.”
“No, don’t.
That’s already alright enough.” She gave the man a light smile. “I like it.” Despite
his current emotion, he couldn’t help but feel adoration for her. She moved
closer to him, wrapping her arms around him affectionately, and the musician
did the same to her. They stayed in that position for a few minutes until they
pulled away, he lacing his fingers into hers. He squeezed lightly.
“Let’s go. It’s
going to be quite a walk, unless you want to go by horse.”
“Ride Vienna
He was a
musician in the Kingdom, as well as a Knight, slightly lower ranked than
Gilbert was. Roderich Edelstein was one who took pride in his talents, and he
was quite well known for his expertise. He would sometimes travel to the
different Kingdoms to play, Elizabeta occasionally joining if she were free.
She could
remember when they first met, a merry spring five years back. She smiled at the
memory.
