Chapter 202: I don’t usually waste time wanting something I cannot get
"Just like the rest of the demon realm, please take ample rest in the winter," Amarein said softly while stroking my hand, which was in her hold. "While your soul had been healed, you still need to get used to it, let it settle down nicely before you embark on anything heavy."
"Umm...what about playing in the snow? Can I play in the snow?" I asked with glimmering hope in my eyes.
"Well," she glanced at Natha, who was standing behind my back like a guardian. While Amarein did ask for his forgiveness, and he didn’t lose his politeness out of gratitude, he no longer let me meet Amarein alone--at least for now, which was quite cute of him. "I trust Lord Natha will keep you safe anyway,"
"Of course," Natha replied in a tone that he used to make an announcement as if it was a fact rather than a promise.
She smiled and looked at me again, stroking my cheek once with the back of her fingers. "I’m going to send you some herbs we cultivate; they are meant for druids, so it’ll help clear all the remaining blockage if you consume them with Amrita."
"Thank you,"
I pressed my lips, suddenly feeling sad that she would be gone. It was weird because we only met two days ago, and I only spent time talking to her yesterday. But...was it the feeling of meeting one’s kin? One’s family? I could feel her sadness, which brought back the devastation I felt when my grandmother died back then.
Perhaps it wasn’t so much because she was a druid, but because we had spent time with the same person in a different world and timeline, and her emotions affected my inner child; the child that was spending a happy and healthy time with a loving grandmother.
"It was fun, Valen," she said finally, letting go of my hand. "Let’s have more fun in the spring."
I nodded and stepped back, out of the magic circle range. She would go back with a one-time designated teleportation scroll that she and Natha had made before going back here, so Natha didn’t have to go back and forth to teleport her. The scroll was expensive even by the wealthy’s standards, but we had been staying in this city for too long, and we could no longer delay the inspection further.
Holding Natha’s hand, I watched her take out the scroll and look at Natha again. "Thank you for your hospitality, Lord Natha," she said with an amiable smile. "And thank you for your forgiveness."