Chapter 156: Seize the day or something like that
"More than us, the one who is most annoyed must be you, right, my Lord?" Lesta smirked from the couch across from me.
"Your Lordship probably waiting, right?" Opti grinned. "For a chance to have a justification and--" he didn’t finish his sentence, and instead made a slashing motion on his neck.
Hey! That was rather extreme, right?
I looked up to see Natha, but rather than reassurance, what I saw was a pair of silver eyes gleaming dangerously, and a deep smile that sent a shiver up my spine.
...right?
He looked down, and, upon seeing my horrid expression, change his smile to a gentler one, patting my head as if telling me not to worry about it.
Uhh...okay then.
"Your Lordship, you can’t do that! I have to fix young master’s hair again!" Arta pursed her lips and scolded Natha, telling him to get out of the way so she could fix my hair.
With my hair fixed and my clothes changed, we went down to have dinner with the Di clan. It was a very long table to fit the direct members, the vassals, and the prominent figures of Lu’ann. Natha had told me not to listen to any of their chatter, so I busied myself with thinking about Eruha’s homework.
As we entered the drawing room, I finally felt the ’unfriendly’ atmosphere that I hadn’t felt for so long. The last time was...yes, during the banquet in Lenaar, the night Natha took me away. Oh, thinking about that moment actually make me feel good, recalling the blurry view of Natha’s human form and cold hand.
In fact, it made me feel good enough that I could practically ignore those demons--who were most likely on the Elder’s side--staring at me with dubious gazes and cold eyes. I wondered if there would be a drama, like they forgot to arrange a seat for me at the dining table or something...