Chapter 189: Another Handmaid [Bonus - ]
"Blanca’s growth was just stunted due to suffering from injuries. When I healed her completely a day ago and gave her some of my mana, her body grew to how it was supposed to be," Alwin explained.
"I... I see." Arabella was still so surprised that she kept staring and scrutinizing Blanca.
’Right. I did hear it from Blanca’s thoughts last time. But it was still so shocking to really see it for myself. It means her pegasus body is of an adult now too, right?’
[That’s the supposed reaction.] Alwin nodded his head. [She had been too accepting of everything I said about other races last time that I am beginning to wonder if she was a different person. The former her would probably have been more shocked. Ah, but then again, even after she died, she was still so gullible. She just believed everything I said as the truth. If I had lied then, she would have been listening to lies all her life.]
’What is he thinking about? Of course, I believed him. He was clearly emotional and telling the truth at that time. And who would lie to a corpse and a spirit?’
[Hmm. She doesn’t look like she’s not suspicious of anything. Maybe she didn’t hear it at that time.]
’What’s he talking about?’
Arabella stared into Alwin’s eyes and had a glimpse of his thoughts. He had a conversation with Esmeralda and Blanca back in Safiro when he went to fetch the latter. Blanca and Esmeralda then told him that Blanca didn’t know Arabella was not aware of everything so she accidentally referred to him as Mr. Elf. They were worried Blanca would be punished if Arabella ended up knowing Alwin’s secret and possibly implicate Ferdinand.
’I thought she said that in her mind. I was so amazed by her appearance that I didn’t realize I heard it out loud.’