This was a bit cute tbh, when while recuperating he kept taking advantage of his injuries to keep Lilly close to him, which Lilly noticed but didn't comment on. Anyways, Lilly got a title of Viscount and an estate by the crown prince (now Emperor, having killed his father who has already become a lost case) for her contribution to the battle, and at the grave site of Theo's family, Lilly tells him that she still loves him, but the wounds he gave her won't disappear easily.
- She tells him she can't forgive him even now, and being with him is still too painful. She tells him to wait for her wounds to heal if he really loves her, and though he cries and begs, he ultimately promises to wait for her heart to come back to him even if that takes his whole life.
- Then there is a 5 years time skip where Lilly is now living as a viscount, loved by her servants and people (and Charlotte is with her every step of the way, of course), and her health has improved a lot.
- She tells him she can't forgive him even now, and being with him is still too painful. She tells him to wait for her wounds to heal if he really loves her, and though he cries and begs, he ultimately promises to wait for her heart to come back to him even if that takes his whole life.
- Then there is a 5 years time skip where Lilly is now living as a viscount, loved by her servants and people (and Charlotte is with her every step of the way, of course), and her health has improved a lot.