Brunhilde looked for Siegfried in hopes of touring him around Elondel, and she overheard what the other elves were saying about her by pure coincidence.

“I’m sure humans have eyes too. Why would he marry the princess?”

“But humans have different beauty standards from us, right?”

“Yeah, but the princess is too hideous… no?”

“I agree… I’m sure he can pick from a lot of women since he is a king. There’s no need for him to settle with the princess…”

Their words were knives that pierced her wounded heart. She had already gotten used to hearing such words, but she couldn’t afford to feel indifferent upon hearing those words this time around.

‘Is Siegfried-nim going to reject me as well…?’ 

The sadness and pain that had accumulated inside her for centuries welled up all at once at the thought of being rejected by Siegfried.

Tak! Tak! Tak! 

Then, she ran away.

She ran, ran, and ran to the only place she could cry alone…

***

‘Damn it! She definitely got hurt by them!’ Siegfried gritted his teeth and ran after her.

He understood her feelings, so he didn’t want...