She used to share all of her feelings with her close friends.
But here in the palace, she didn't have anyone she trusted enough.
Not even Solene or Marielle, she was too afraid that her problems would become gossip if she confided in the wrong person.
It wasn't that she didn't want to trust anyone.
It was just that … she hadn't found anyone she could fully rely on yet.
But now, standing here, seeing Edmund so earnest and worried over her, she suddenly realized, wasn't he the perfect person to turn to when she needed someone to listen to her true feelings?
He had learned about all her worries through the doll, and yet, he had never told a single soul about them.
Instead of turning her struggles into gossip, Edmund had quietly tried to make everything better for her.
She often felt hungry at night, so he asked the maids to make sure there was always food in her room.
She missed her father, so he had gone all the way to Illvaris and brought the Duke back to her.
