Chapter 44: A hug and a kiss
Aric knocked on the door, and they walked in. Elisa was seated on the bed, holding one of Aric’s clothes from the box he kept. Aric was shocked to see that, so he let out a little cough.
When she heard the cough, she turned to look at him, and then she realized he had seen her with his clothes.
"I’m so sorry, it just looked so well made I wanted to observe it closer." She gave a quick explanation. "Only nobles and the rich could have this sort of clothes, even the one you gave to me is very high quality," she said.
"I have my ways," Aric said.
"So did you need something?" she asked.
"Well, I was going to come and ask that you help me cook. Seeing you are from a noble home, I can assume you learned a thing or two along the line.
But now that I am here, I just realized that I never asked if you wanted to go home. You have stayed with us a few days, but this is not your home. Aren’t there people that you miss back there?" Aric asked.
"The only family I have there now are my brothers, and they left for the Royal Guard, and that is a lifetime commitment. I may never see them again.
The party I adventured with became my family, but now they are dead and gone. There is not much for me there anymore.
I have no one to rely on, no one to help me. I know I have overstayed my welcome. You have helped me, fed me, healed me, and protected me. There’s nothing more I could possibly ask of you," she said in a solemn tone.