Chapter 266 - 6.26 Secret Message
Jillian stormed out of the tent to see a faint commotion in the field. The soldiers were surrounding someone in the middle, cheering. When Jillian approached, they automatically parted to give way to him and Jillian directly made a beeline to Hayden, who was already up and running when the doctor said he needed a few months time to recover. Hayden, who was still covered in bandages and his left arm in a cast. Hayden, who was still clutching a walking stick between his armpits.
Upon seeing Jillian, his eyes instantly lit up and he straightened his back, saluting. "Sergeant Hayden, reporting to work!"
"Reporting your ass." Jillian cussed out loud with a scowl. "What the hell are you doing here in this condition?"
"Ah, I—" Hayden looked around for help but the other soldiers had rapidly made themselves scarce in face of the General’s murderous look. Hayden scratched his head sheepishly. "My sincerest apologies, General but... I couldn’t just sit still, not when I know you all have been fighting in a war. I know I can’t offer much help," he hastily added before Jillian could smack some sense into his head. "I can’t join you in the battlefield but at least, let me help in another way...? You can put me in charge of cooking or bandaging. I can even run an errand for all of you!"
Jillian scowled at him for one long moment before heaving a sigh. Who else understood the helplessness of being unable to do anything more than him? "Whatever, you should help to cook our meals starting from tomorrow. If you’re useless, I will send you back, understand?"
Hayden smiled so bright that Jillian was a bit blindsided by the force of his sincerity. "Yes, sir! I definitely won’t let you down!"
Jillian hummed dismissively and started to turn on his heels but then he suddenly recalled Maia’s words. "I like someone who is tall, handsome, attentive, strong and gentle, has good humor and a smile as blinding as the sun. It’s even better if his hair and eyes are light in color." He turned to give Hayden a thorough glance over. Wasn’t this man her ideal type?
Alas... He shook his head in dejection. Hayden wasn’t even a nobleman, why did he even consider it?
"General...?" Hayden inquired tentatively after Jillian finished having an entire conversation in his head. "Do you need me for something else?"