Chapter 111: It’s even more annoying when you’re the one being censored
"Are you angry?" I asked Natha once we were in the Lord’s private quarter.
Immediately after we arrived, he sat me down on the chair in front of the fireplace, and wrapped me in a blanket. It was only then that I realized my hands were cold--well, my entire body, actually. Was it because of that dark space, I wondered.
"Why would I be angry?" Natha tilted his head, but the silver orbs were still cold.
Hmm...there were quite a few reasons I could think of, like I was coming here unannounced, or how my disappearance causing disturbance. Natha must have been trying to find out what happened since Jade appeared without me, which meant he had to abandon his job and--
Snap!
I blinked, and stared at Natha’s fingers in front of me, before shifting my gaze back to the silver orbs. "I’m not angry," Natha said, softening his face with a little smile.
"Then..."
He kneeled in front of the chair, took my hands, clasped them together, and pressed them on his forehead. "What I am now is terrified. I’m truly, truly frightened, sweetheart," he looked up and stared straight at me. "You were gone, and it wasn’t until your familiar told me that I found out. I couldn’t even trace you through the contract."
Ah...so, that hardened and cold eyes were his attempt on suppressing his fear? Now that I looked closer, he was rather pale, and his jaw was clenched. Not that I ever saw him truly angry, but his anger felt more like a cold fury, so his facial expression would instead relax, while his eyes would be filled with extreme coldness.
So yeah...seemed like he was scared and worried about me.
"I’m sorry," I bit my lips and slid down to hug him. Just because I wasn’t worried about myself, didn’t mean others wouldn’t worry too.