New Chapter: Favor
Finally home! After a nice long journey, I finally made it back to my dearest home, and computer. Now I’m tired of traveling, but I’m not tired of typing some another story for my favorite pairing! Also a tribute to these following LJ community: 100Variety (096 Favor) and 7Virtues (01 Humility)
Once again, this is a oneshoot! I use same title as other two chapters as they share the same theme!!!!!
Disclaimer: Oswald, Gwendolyn, Broom, and Odin are not mine. They're Vanillaware's
Favor Chapter 3
Their old little castle has a small yet exclusive library that Gwendolyn is found to sneak into. This small library surprisingly holds old rare texts and scrolls from generations before her, and calming atmosphere that she rarely found outside the castle. This is her favorite spot to hide when her husband is home. She wants to avoid him as much as possible, she will not give up to this breathtaking spell, which occurs every time she met him.
However, in a supposedly another ordinary afternoon, as Gwendolyn resting her mind into books that tells her beautiful old tales of princesses and their white princes, she heard footsteps coming to her small sanctuary. Not knowing why, she quickly hides herself behind one of the nearest bookshelf, holding her breath as she sees whose coming: Oswald and the little Dwarf, Broom.
"Oswald-sama, your wounds are opening again! Please, do not go for the mission that Odin gave you! Your life is in danger if you don't get any proper treatment soon!" Says Broom loudly to the man in front of him.
"I'm alright Broom, soon after I finish this mission, I shall seek doctors from Titania, an acquaintance of mine, and wounds like these are small matters for her." As Oswald finished his sentences, his hand traced down his chest, where three large wounds placed themselves and slightly bleeding off his white shirt. The wounds aren't new, but Gwendolyn is more surprised that Oswald manages to hide his condition from her all these time. If only she did not hear their conversation before, she will not even realize her husband's suffering.
"But you don't have any obligation to do this mission. You should prioritize your live first!"
"No, I do have obligation to follow his orders. I already took his best general as my wife, my troops killed Grizelda, and with the death of Brigan, he has no subordinates nearly as strong as these three. I should know my place and I'll be their substitute as a form of my gratitude to Odin. "
"Don't be ridiculous! You owe him nothing. You are none's subordinate, and you serves none. What is the meaning of your resolution from Odette if you end up serving Odin? Or you're actually hoping by doing these entire mission, you'll able to gain Princess's favor?"
"I admit that you're partially correct, Broom, it is true that I am hoping for her heart. However, I do realize myself, that I nothing compared to her. She is a royalty who has everything of her heart desired, I am but a mere warrior who are cursed eternally. In my resolution, I want to atone my sins and give her a better life."
"What's good of all that if you're killed? Maybe that is the thing Odin truly wanted from you. As soon as you were killed in battle, he shall have his princess back. If you want her, you should spend your time with her, not with enemies."
As his hands trailing around a bookshelf, Oswald gave his answer to resented Broom, now staring at him "If I get killed in this mission, at least my death would be her freedom, and maybe some of her favor. For that reason, I would never regret it."
Broom is shocked to his bold answer, but his shock is nothing compared to the shock that strike Gwendolyn from hearing Oswald's willingness to sacrifice for her. And seeing determination in Oswald's eyes, Broom can only surrender "Hmmph! You are thickheaded as ever, and this Broom is wise enough to realize that any further attempt to stop you will be useless. To be honest, I'm sure that your death won't be a good thing for your wife, if you really care about her, Promise me that you'll come back safely."
"You don't have to worry. This mission isn't life threatening as others and I already researched some magic that would help me along the way. Odin kept most of his books and scrolls from his young age here, and I find it very helpful to use. Now, shall we finish this conversation? I already gathered enough material to practice for the night."
As the two figures leaving the room, Gwendolyn release a deep breath out of unknown pressure. She can't help it, as she is delighted for her husband's devotion to her, and she understand, as she was also in the same position when she is still hoping for her father's love, that now she realized that she already gave her favor to Oswald.
She was always trying to hide her feeling, until her little bird came and tell her the truth.
Fin
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