I Became a Barbarian's Bride - Chapter 61
“They’re large?”
Nisha tilted her head with a puzzled expression.
The last horse she rode wasn’t much different in size from the ones she knew.
“They don’t usually let them out of Xieman because they stand out too much…”
He gently took her hand, encouraging her to see for herself.
His touch was so familiar and easy, making it clear he didn’t find her discomforting at all.
Hiiing-!!
Nisha’s face stiffened slightly.
The massive hoof of the horse, excited by its master’s presence, rose above her head before landing unceremoniously on the ground.
The horse towered over her, its muscular body making her wonder if it was a different breed or just trained for the military.
Was this a horse or a beast?
“A horse?”
Nisha asked, pointing at it with slightly trembling fingers. Kagan laughed and nodded.
“Yes, a horse. So, Princess, do you want to ride it alone?”
Ride it?
Nisha swallowed the words rising in her throat, forcing a polite smile instead.
“If I get trampled, I don’t think I’ll be coming back to life this time.” She mumbled under her breath.
“…Get on in front of me, Princess.”
Nisha’s low, cold words made Kagan get a chill down his spine as he lifted her onto the massive warhorse.
“…It’s really high.”
“These aren’t ordinary horses. They fight in battles. All of Xieman’s horses have quite the temperament.”
Kagan tightened his hold on Nisha’s waist, pulling her closer to his chest as he took the reins.
Nisha stiffened slightly in surprise, then slowly relaxed after a moment.
‘…She seems oddly afraid of physical contact.’
His mother had mentioned it when she pulled him aside, advising him to take care of her since she seemed to fear people.
A person who could see what others couldn’t surely wouldn’t say such things without reason.
But still…
‘I can’t figure out what’s wrong when she doesn’t say anything.’
His betrothed, chosen by the oracle, hardly spoke at all.
He wasn’t exactly thrilled about a match made by fate, but he was trying to make the best of it. However, it seemed like she wasn’t putting in the same effort.
Since arriving in Xieman, she hadn’t asked him anything.
She had made a single request: to look after the people she brought with her and to give her a small garden.
Beyond that, she didn’t want anything. The room he had given her remained as barren as ever.
She didn’t seem interested in learning about Kagan, and when he suggested something, she simply nodded without asking why.
There’s something dry and indifferent about her, unlike the way she pays attention to his eyes, treats them often, often asks about her mother’s condition, and talks about enriching Xieman’s land first.
‘Is it because she was raised with such privilege, or is there another reason?’
What could make a princess fear people in the first place?
He wanted to talk to her, but whenever he tried to engage, she would subtly avoid his gaze, making it difficult to ask anything.
‘Should I look into it personally?’
He hadn’t delved into her past, but the thought crossed his mind that she might have experienced an accident or abduction when she was younger.
‘This is exhausting…’
She was someone who would be by his side for a long time, yet this situation was tiring.
Their personalities were too different.
Kagan was not someone who held back when he wanted to say something, but she kept making him hold his tongue.
In contrast, she barely spoke at all.
‘This is giving me a headache.’
He frowned and rubbed his forehead, letting out a silent sigh.
Still, being outside seemed to brighten her mood, which wasn’t a bad thing.
Her usually calm and somewhat melancholic gaze seemed to carry a hint of liveliness now.
“Xieman has very high temperatures during the day and much lower ones at night. It’s typical desert weather, so you should be careful Princess.”
“Do we not have seasons?”
