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"......."
"It's a dream. It's a dream. I was young and innocent, and I was possessed by something evil..."
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"Your Majesty, your eyes are not well. What happened last night?"
"Nothing happened. I just had a bit of a rough night's sleep."
"I heard the Empress suffered from a fever last night. She finally fell asleep around dawn. Still, she is still the Queen, so why not go and see her?"
"It's just for attention, so I won't do anything."
"However, Your Majesty, it is the Empress's anniversary."
"Then I guess I'll get sick in that cycle. Don't call the doctor."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
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"Eun-ah."
"I'm sick. I'm just... I'm just so sick."
"You have a fever. It's probably just a cold. It'll be okay. I guess you've been sick a lot lately."
"Sehun... Something must have happened to the Empress..."
"It's none of your business."
"I don't want to go to the pond."
"Why? It's better to go."
"The pond is cold."
"I'll make the water warm. I'll make a warm breeze too."
"The pond is lonely! It's cold and lonely. I don't want to go..."
"Then what should I do? Will it continue to hurt?"
"Please hug me."
"........"
"If the Empress gets better, I will naturally get better too. So just hug me."
"Sehun.. for a moment.. just a moment.. the flowers of this country.. please stop everything.. just for a moment, let winter stay here.."
"When winter comes, you won't be able to live here. This garden will be discovered too."
"It will only take a short while. Until Baekhyun's illness becomes much worse and his relationship with the Emperor improves."