Just then, Nanalie noticed the medicine that had restored her mana. She picked up the medicine and said, “I must say, this medicine is truly incredible.” She sounded deeply moved by the effects that she’d witnessed earlier. “To tell you the truth, I thought that today might be my last...”
Her sudden fit earlier had terrified her. The sensation of the drops leaving her body had disappeared, and she had begun to feel something else enter. It was like her body had been trying to find something else to substitute for the missing drops. The moment that she felt something else being sucked inside, her instincts had told her that she was in danger.
It was at that very moment that Reiner had given her that medicine. It had seemed to fill the void left by the drops, making the sensation of something else being consumed disappear. At the same time, she’d felt that she was safe.
“Sandra was the one who made the medicine, but Reid actually found the main ingredient used in it,” Reiner explained.
“What? Reid possesses such knowledge?”
Nanalie didn’t know that her son had memories from a previous life. Reiner thought he should tell her one day, but this wasn’t the right moment, so he came up with a separate explanation.
“He does. He apparently found some book in the study about traditional medicinal herbs, and he asked a trading company to find the herb for him. I think he was ready to do anything to save you.”
“Oh my... I am so blessed to be so cared for by my husband and child,” Nanalie said, tears streaming down her face again.
“Sandra explained this already, but they’re also looking for a different herb to fully cure your mana depletion disorder. If we can find it, we’ll actually be able to save you. From now on, let’s fight this together.”
Reiner’s tone was firm but kind. He was going to be by his wife’s side and fight her illness with her, and that promise put a smile on Nanalie’s face.
“Yes, let’s,” she said, giggling. “We’ll work hard...together.”
The couple held hands and brought their faces closer to each other before exchanging a sweet and gentle kiss. In that moment, it was clear that they were a loving, happy couple.
Nanalie and Reiner spent some more time chatting with each other, spending leisurely time together in her room.
“From now on, I’ll have to be mindful about taking my medicine and caring for myself,” Nanalie remarked, her voice filled with a strength and determination that hadn’t been there before. She seemed incredibly bright and lively. This was likely her true self.
“Hm? What brought this up now?” Reiner replied, confused by her words.
“Well, that medicine is undoubtedly what saved me, and I’m incredibly grateful for that, but...once I came to, there was something terrible happening in my mouth!”
“Oh, that...”
Reiner agreed with his wife. The reason they’d experienced something so horrible was that he’d chewed up several tablets of the medicine, then transferred it to his wife’s mouth. Reiner was eternally grateful that Sandra had chosen to make the medicine, which his wife was going to take on a regular basis, as a tablet she could wash down with water. The taste in his mouth had been so awful that when he’d run out to call for a doctor, the first thing he’d asked Garren for was some water.
“Also, I understand that I didn’t really have a choice, but I can’t believe that Reid and Sandra saw us like that...” As Natalie trailed off, her face grew flushed. “Oh, but I am by no means saying I’m upset that you transferred the medicine by mouth! I wouldn’t trade my life to save myself from embarrassment, but it was still, um...”
Reiner found his bashful wife incredibly adorable and endearing. “I agree,” he said with a chuckle. “If you take away the taste of that medicine, I’m happy to do it again whenever you’d like...though doing it all the time may start to take a toll on my duties as a margrave.”
Nanalie gasped. “Don’t tease me, dear!”
Her husband’s words made her grow even redder. In that moment, they were both their true selves—something they could only be in front of each other.
The couple continued spending time together, laughing and smiling until the very end.