Chapter 140: Heart Bubbling Over
Felix knew that he had outdoor duties that day and he was dreading to work alongside Iro and Felix in case the youngest apprentice tried to say anything to him regarding the way they had been acting around one another.
It was a coward’s way out and he knew as much, but he was unaccustomed to how complicated his life had been lately. Things outside of the knighthood felt unbelievably out of his control.
However, before he could go outside, he was stopped by a maid who said that she had permission from Sir Gunnar for him to help the other maid clean the barracks that day to refill the firewood. Instant relief washed over him at this.
Unfortunately, the relief was short-lived when he stacked wood up to take to the lowest levels of rooms and he already saw Agnes about halfway done with one side of the hallway.
Things were odd with her as well. After he witnessed her pulling Iro into the barracks, he wasn’t sure what he was supposed to think. The sight made him miserable. The words she said to him before didn’t comfort him after witnessing that.
Even though he knew he was behaving like an idiot—especially after Iro pointed it out—it didn’t stop the feelings from happening. The jealousy was eating him alive. He didn’t even have a claim on Agnes but her kindness and reception of him made him feel like she wouldn’t look at anyone else but him.
So why...
These thoughts carried him until he realized the next room he would go into was where Agnes was working at that moment.
Since he was supposed to be a knight—very soon by the looks of it—he knew he had to press on despite having said very little to the maid for a few days.