... No, I did not. [And from the way their relationship was now, it seemed he never had any intention of letting her know. While they were his own reasons, she can't help that there is the smallest sense of hurt inside her. She had never trusted Asch truly because of his former relationship with Van, but he had undoubtedly been an ally who understood the frustrations involving her brother.]

Are you afraid of this new journey, Natalia? [She both expects it and doesn't at the same time, for this was the princess with the heart of a lioness who held unbelievable strength and tenderness at the same time. If there were some reservations, she would not be surprised.] You're not alone in starting it, if he wants to just as much.