Remarried Empress

top thinking about that.’

Whenever I thought about the past, it was always about Sovieshu.
I had taken for granted that he had always been with me then.
I forcibly pushed away thoughts of him, then realized that Heinley was too quiet.

‘Does he not like going fast?’

“Heinley?”

I called him urgently.

“…Yeah.”

He answered right away, but his voice sounded weak.

“Are you scared? Should I slow down?”

I looked at him concernedly, but he shook his head.
As he did so, I felt his chest shift against my back.
I suddenly felt self-conscious about our closeness, so I squeezed the reins tighter.
I hadn’t ridden in a long time, and I wanted to sit up front.
That meant that Heinley’s hands gripped my waist so tight that there was no room between our bodies.

“Heinley.”

“Yes, Queen.”

“You…you can loosen your grip a little…”

“Then I’ll fall.”

“…”

“It’s terrifying.”

Heinley wasn’t self-conscious because of me.
Was I the only one? My body was stiff for nothing.

‘Because we’re so close, Heinley probably feels that.’

I felt like I was the only one acting weird, and I sped up so I could feel the wind and ignored Heinley’s hands.
It didn’t work, so I eventually slowed down a bit.

Wait, what was that? I could feel a faint trembling on my back.
I remembered how Heinley laughed silently with Duke Elgy when I squatted in the box.

Maybe if Heinley and I switched positions now…but that would still leave us in an awkward arrangement.
Sitting in the back would mean that I would have to hug Heinley from behind, like he was doing to me now.
Then he would definitely feel my heart pounding wildly on his back.
I had no good options before me.

Heinley looked at me with a smile.

“I’ll hold the reins together with you.
Is that alright?”

That meant he wouldn’t have to hug me so tightly.
I nodded my head.

“That would be better.
It was a little cramped…”

Heinley laughed and reached for the reins.
He didn’t cover his hands on mine, but our fingers brushed against each other.
Not only did our hands touch, but the length of our arms as well.

I bit my lip and forced myself to look straight ahead.
He only hugged my waist earlier, but this time I was surrounded by the cradle of his arms.

“I think…riding a carriage is a good idea.”

“I hear you like riding horses.”

“I also like riding carriages.”

“But the horse is faster, Queen.”

“Why don’t we get another horse?”

“It would be hard to get another one now…and even if we do, stopping for one will delay us for too long.
The Western Kingdom is only a little further away, and McKenna is waiting.
Why? Do you feel sick?”

I couldn’t tell him that I was embarrassed by the feel of his chest, arms, and hands, so I replied with a “No.” As he said, we didn’t have the time to stop.

‘He doesn’t mind, and it’s weird that I’m the only one who’s self-conscious.
This is…natural.
We’re only riding a horse together.’

I swallowed back my foolishness, and tightened my grip on the reins.

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