I guess it was simply because I wasn’t feeling well yesterday.
A lot had happened, so it was natural that I wasn’t feeling well.
So, if I rest well, eat well, and use my special abilities, the results will be different.
That’s what I thought.
“Roarr—!!!”
The young wolf was struggling and rolling its eyes as if it were determined to bite me today.
I was so flustered that I couldn’t even use my ability anymore and just let my hands hang down.
This ability didn’t work.
I was unable to detoxify the Giles pollen.
Today again, I had to leave the room, leaving behind a young wolf who had lost its mind and was attacking me.
As I looked very embarrassed, Ethan spoke softly as if trying to comfort me.
“It’s okay, Lady. That happens sometimes. If you rest a little, you will feel better again.”
Even while listening to Ethan, I couldn’t calm down.
‘Have I lost my ability to use it at all?’
I glanced back at Ethan.
“Ethan, please show me the injured kids first.”
With so many young beastmen, there must have been many injured.
Fortunately, the young wolf that I used my special ability on yesterday and today looked healthy with no injuries.
However, other young beastmen may have been seriously injured.
Ethan bowed his head after hearing my words, and then he ordered the soldier next to him to bring in the wounded children.
Soon after, he led me in front of him with a list of children who had been injured by soldiers.
There was a sheep in the room, lying dead and just glaring at me.
‘Why did the sheep clan end up here…?’
Usually, people do not bring anything unless it is from their own clan.
If something goes wrong after he brings them in, it will definitely lead to problems between the clans.
However, due to Kendrick’s nature, he couldn’t leave the injured child, so he seemed to have brought the child in for now.
It seemed so limp that there was nothing to suppress, but the soldiers held the sheep’s body just in case.
I cautiously extended my hand.
‘Even though I can’t make it come to its senses.’
The wounds can be healed.
Since this ability was not completely unusable, it would be possible to heal at least some of the wounds.
After using this ability, the torn leg healed at an amazing speed, and the young sheep beast regained its strength.
However, as if it wasn’t enough to pounce right away, it stretched out its snout a few times as if it wanted to bite me and then fell down.
I left the room and left the sheep behind.
‘It’s a relief.’
It was just that they couldn’t get their minds back, but that didn’t seem to mean I couldn’t use my power.
I treated all the wounded young beastmen one by one.
Among them, there were children whose skin was torn and others whose legs were broken or who were bitten by other beasts and were no longer usable.
Although most of them could be cured.
“Phew…”
I sighed.
One of the young wolves’ eyes was red and swollen.
It looked like a scratch from its claws, but the wound had been there for a long time, and one of its eyes seemed almost blind.
“If only I had treated you a little sooner.”
Maybe I could have saved the injured eye.
I felt bad that such a small, young child would have to live without one eye for the rest of his life.
Paaat—!
I used my ability.
The young wolf instinctively struggled to escape from the soldier’s arms, as if something was strange.
“Stay still. Because I’m treating you.”
It was not possible to shake off a man of sturdy build. I used this skill by putting my fingertips on the child’s eyes.
For this child, it took a little longer for me to use my power than for other children because the wound was so bad.
“It’s done. It didn’t hurt, right?”
I looked at the young wolf and smiled brightly.
The young wolf struggled to bite the soldier’s arm and me, but once the treatment was finished, it calmed down.
Even though he lost his wit, does he know that he was cured?
Even after treating all of the young beastmen’s wounds, I continued to go around the basement to check on their condition.
Kendrick and Arsene would be fighting, even going against their beliefs to protect the border, and I, too, had to do something.
I checked their condition, used my abilities whenever I could, and fed the children who were feeling weak.
After taking care of the children all day, the sun was already setting.
“Lady, I think it’s better for you to stop and go up now.”
Ethan said firmly.
Ethan had been there to support me throughout my care of the children, but he was adamant that he couldn’t see me pushing myself any further.
“Then I’ll just take a look at this kid and go back.”
“…It’s really just this kid.”
I nodded and smiled awkwardly when I heard Ethan sigh.
And after quickly checking the child’s condition, I followed Ethan out of the basement.
“Don’t push yourself too hard, Lady. By treating their wounds, you have done your duty. Leave the rest to the servants…”
“But they didn’t get their minds back.”
I listened to Ethan quietly, then blurted out.
I wanted to detoxify Giles’ pollen and bring their minds back, but I couldn’t.
That fact remained like a huge burden in my heart, pricking my heart painfully.
Ethan looked at me, raising his monocle as if he understood.
“Of course, I understand how you feel. But didn’t Kendrick say that? Under all circumstances, we must give priority to the Lady’s body.”
“All right. Starting tomorrow, I will definitely take care of my body first.”
In the end, Ethan let me go only after I made him promise that I would put my body first no matter what the situation.
“Oh, and please send some stationery and quills to my room. I’m going to write a reply to Leona.”
“Yes, I will.”
Ethan answered, bowing his head.
I patted the crumpled dress out with my palm.
There were a lot of wrinkles, perhaps because I was squatting down the whole time taking care of young beastmen.
***
After my conversation with Ethan, I returned to the room.
I changed into a thin, comfortable negligee, took the stationery and quill the maids brought me, and sat down in front of the table.
And then I slowly wrote down Leona’s name.
[My dear Leona.]
I wrote Leona’s name in neat handwriting and organized what I would write on the letterhead.
At that time,
Knock, knock.
‘Why are they knocking at this hour?’
I said I was going to sleep right away after writing the letter, so there’s no way maids would knock on the door.
I wondered and looked in the direction where the door was.
“Come in.”
As soon as I finished speaking, the maid who had served me yesterday appeared through the crack in the door.
“Lady, it’s nothing different…”
The maid lowered her eyes and hesitated as if she was about to say something.
At that time, the maid’s eyes fell on the flowers by the window of my room.
It was a flower that Glene had given me as a gift a long time ago before she left.
Strangely enough, it is a flower that doesn’t wither even after a long time.
The maid who came to see me in the middle of the night made me feel puzzled, so I put the end of the quill down and asked,
“What’s the matter?”
The maid looked through the flowers, and soon shook her head.
And.
Bang–!
She slammed the door shut.
I was startled and stood up.
“What are you doing!”
She closed the door so forcefully without saying a word. It can’t be.
There was only the maid and I in the room.
It was only then that I felt that things were going strangely.
The maid who came to me in the middle of the night… … .
A door that was closed for no reason…
“W, what are you doing?”
I froze and took two steps back because I was scared.
Then I stared at the maid’s face and tried to remember her name.
But no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t remember the maid’s name.
As if I was seeing her for the first time today.
‘That can’t be possible.’
All of the maids in this mansion had worked for a long time.
So there was no way I didn’t know the name of the maid at this mansion. However,
‘I’ve never seen that face before.’
No, to be exact, it was the second time.
Because I saw it yesterday before going to sleep.
But that was all.
I couldn’t remember anything about what that maid did in the mansion or what her name was.
As if I was seeing her for the first time.
The maid brought her index finger near her mouth.
“Shh.”
And she whispered and laughed.
The corners of her maid’s eyes curled round. She smiled at me and then patted her hair.
Then,
The color of the maid’s hair, which had been dark black, changed in an instant, and the vaguely familiar face caught my eye.
“….”
“….”
I stood still, unable to say anything, and then cautiously opened my mouth.
“…Glene?”
I guess it was simply because I wasn’t feeling well yesterday.
A lot had happened, so it was natural that I wasn’t feeling well.
So, if I rest well, eat well, and use my special abilities, the results will be different.
That’s what I thought.
“Roarr—!!!”
The young wolf was struggling and rolling its eyes as if it were determined to bite me today.
I was so flustered that I couldn’t even use my ability anymore and just let my hands hang down.
This ability didn’t work.
I was unable to detoxify the Giles pollen.
Today again, I had to leave the room, leaving behind a young wolf who had lost its mind and was attacking me.
As I looked very embarrassed, Ethan spoke softly as if trying to comfort me.
“It’s okay, Lady. That happens sometimes. If you rest a little, you will feel better again.”
Even while listening to Ethan, I couldn’t calm down.
‘Have I lost my ability to use it at all?’
I glanced back at Ethan.
“Ethan, please show me the injured kids first.”
With so many young beastmen, there must have been many injured.
Fortunately, the young wolf that I used my special ability on yesterday and today looked healthy with no injuries.
However, other young beastmen may have been seriously injured.
Ethan bowed his head after hearing my words, and then he ordered the soldier next to him to bring in the wounded children.
Soon after, he led me in front of him with a list of children who had been injured by soldiers.
There was a sheep in the room, lying dead and just glaring at me.
‘Why did the sheep clan end up here…?’
Usually, people do not bring anything unless it is from their own clan.
If something goes wrong after he brings them in, it will definitely lead to problems between the clans.
However, due to Kendrick’s nature, he couldn’t leave the injured child, so he seemed to have brought the child in for now.
It seemed so limp that there was nothing to suppress, but the soldiers held the sheep’s body just in case.
I cautiously extended my hand.
‘Even though I can’t make it come to its senses.’
The wounds can be healed.
Since this ability was not completely unusable, it would be possible to heal at least some of the wounds.
After using this ability, the torn leg healed at an amazing speed, and the young sheep beast regained its strength.
However, as if it wasn’t enough to pounce right away, it stretched out its snout a few times as if it wanted to bite me and then fell down.
I left the room and left the sheep behind.
‘It’s a relief.’
It was just that they couldn’t get their minds back, but that didn’t seem to mean I couldn’t use my power.
I treated all the wounded young beastmen one by one.
Among them, there were children whose skin was torn and others whose legs were broken or who were bitten by other beasts and were no longer usable.
Although most of them could be cured.
“Phew…”
I sighed.
One of the young wolves’ eyes was red and swollen.
It looked like a scratch from its claws, but the wound had been there for a long time, and one of its eyes seemed almost blind.
“If only I had treated you a little sooner.”
Maybe I could have saved the injured eye.
I felt bad that such a small, young child would have to live without one eye for the rest of his life.
Paaat—!
I used my ability.
The young wolf instinctively struggled to escape from the soldier’s arms, as if something was strange.
“Stay still. Because I’m treating you.”
It was not possible to shake off a man of sturdy build. I used this skill by putting my fingertips on the child’s eyes.
For this child, it took a little longer for me to use my power than for other children because the wound was so bad.
“It’s done. It didn’t hurt, right?”
I looked at the young wolf and smiled brightly.
The young wolf struggled to bite the soldier’s arm and me, but once the treatment was finished, it calmed down.
Even though he lost his wit, does he know that he was cured?
Even after treating all of the young beastmen’s wounds, I continued to go around the basement to check on their condition.
Kendrick and Arsene would be fighting, even going against their beliefs to protect the border, and I, too, had to do something.
I checked their condition, used my abilities whenever I could, and fed the children who were feeling weak.
After taking care of the children all day, the sun was already setting.
“Lady, I think it’s better for you to stop and go up now.”
Ethan said firmly.
Ethan had been there to support me throughout my care of the children, but he was adamant that he couldn’t see me pushing myself any further.
“Then I’ll just take a look at this kid and go back.”
“…It’s really just this kid.”
I nodded and smiled awkwardly when I heard Ethan sigh.
And after quickly checking the child’s condition, I followed Ethan out of the basement.
“Don’t push yourself too hard, Lady. By treating their wounds, you have done your duty. Leave the rest to the servants…”
“But they didn’t get their minds back.”
I listened to Ethan quietly, then blurted out.
I wanted to detoxify Giles’ pollen and bring their minds back, but I couldn’t.
That fact remained like a huge burden in my heart, pricking my heart painfully.
Ethan looked at me, raising his monocle as if he understood.
“Of course, I understand how you feel. But didn’t Kendrick say that? Under all circumstances, we must give priority to the Lady’s body.”
“All right. Starting tomorrow, I will definitely take care of my body first.”
In the end, Ethan let me go only after I made him promise that I would put my body first no matter what the situation.
“Oh, and please send some stationery and quills to my room. I’m going to write a reply to Leona.”
“Yes, I will.”
Ethan answered, bowing his head.
I patted the crumpled dress out with my palm.
There were a lot of wrinkles, perhaps because I was squatting down the whole time taking care of young beastmen.
***
After my conversation with Ethan, I returned to the room.
I changed into a thin, comfortable negligee, took the stationery and quill the maids brought me, and sat down in front of the table.
And then I slowly wrote down Leona’s name.
[My dear Leona.]
I wrote Leona’s name in neat handwriting and organized what I would write on the letterhead.
At that time,
Knock, knock.
‘Why are they knocking at this hour?’
I said I was going to sleep right away after writing the letter, so there’s no way maids would knock on the door.
I wondered and looked in the direction where the door was.
“Come in.”
As soon as I finished speaking, the maid who had served me yesterday appeared through the crack in the door.
“Lady, it’s nothing different…”
The maid lowered her eyes and hesitated as if she was about to say something.
At that time, the maid’s eyes fell on the flowers by the window of my room.
It was a flower that Glene had given me as a gift a long time ago before she left.
Strangely enough, it is a flower that doesn’t wither even after a long time.
The maid who came to see me in the middle of the night made me feel puzzled, so I put the end of the quill down and asked,
“What’s the matter?”
The maid looked through the flowers, and soon shook her head.
And.
Bang–!
She slammed the door shut.
I was startled and stood up.
“What are you doing!”
She closed the door so forcefully without saying a word. It can’t be.
There was only the maid and I in the room.
It was only then that I felt that things were going strangely.
The maid who came to me in the middle of the night… … .
A door that was closed for no reason…
“W, what are you doing?”
I froze and took two steps back because I was scared.
Then I stared at the maid’s face and tried to remember her name.
But no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t remember the maid’s name.
As if I was seeing her for the first time today.
‘That can’t be possible.’
All of the maids in this mansion had worked for a long time.
So there was no way I didn’t know the name of the maid at this mansion. However,
‘I’ve never seen that face before.’
No, to be exact, it was the second time.
Because I saw it yesterday before going to sleep.
But that was all.
I couldn’t remember anything about what that maid did in the mansion or what her name was.
As if I was seeing her for the first time.
The maid brought her index finger near her mouth.
“Shh.”
And she whispered and laughed.
The corners of her maid’s eyes curled round. She smiled at me and then patted her hair.
Then,
The color of the maid’s hair, which had been dark black, changed in an instant, and the vaguely familiar face caught my eye.
“….”
“….”
I stood still, unable to say anything, and then cautiously opened my mouth.
“…Glene?”
