Then, after a short moment, the music finally began to play, and Primrose swore on any God she could name, it was beautiful. Even more beautiful than any orchestra she had ever heard in her life.
Both Primrose and Edmund froze on the spot, staring at the music box like it was some kind of truly fascinating object.
And honestly, the music box was indeed interesting. It was an ancient item, something that might have been made thousands of years before Primrose was even born. Yet for some reason, the melody felt strangely familiar to her, like she had heard it over and over again in the past.
But from where? She couldn’t even recall a single orchestra that had ever played a melody like this.
And it seemed she wasn’t the only one who felt that way, her husband clearly thought the same. That strange mix of familiarity and distance made Primrose’s skin crawl, so she quickly shut the music box.
"Husband," she said softly. "Are you sure this music box isn’t some kind of magic item?"
Edmund closed his eyes for a moment, like he was trying to pull himself away from the lingering melody. "It’s just a normal music box," he finally said. "I didn’t sense any magic on it."
If it really didn’t have even a trace of magic, then why did it feel like both of them had fallen under a spell? Even Nina wanted it so much she was willing to become Primrose’s lady-in-waiting for a while.
"Maybe we shouldn’t use something we don’t understand yet." Primrose put the music box back into its container. "Let’s keep it stored for now."
Edmund looked like he wanted to say something, but stopped. Truthfully, compared to Primrose, he looked even more bewitched by the music box, like a little dazed, a little lost.
"Husband, are you alright?" Primrose asked.
Edmund finally looked into her eyes and nodded slowly. "I’m fine," he said. "I just... feel strange."
[It makes me miss my wife... even though she’s sitting right in front of me,] he thought. [Do I have another wife?]
"You have another wife?" Primrose’s sudden question snapped Edmund back to his senses.
He shook his head so fast it was almost funny. "No, I don’t have another wife." He grabbed her hand tightly. "I only have you. I only love you, my wife."
Primrose narrowed her eyes, watching the mighty Lycan King panic because of a thought he didn’t even mean to have.
Edmund had rarely seen Primrose jealous, but he always had a feeling that it was dangerous to find out what his wife might do when she really felt it.
"It’s probably just imaginary nostalgia," Primrose finally sighed softly. "A normal reaction when we’re near something very old."
People sometimes feel as if they’ve lived in an old castle the moment they step inside. Because of that, Primrose decided not to let herself sink into that strange feeling for too long.
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