Chapter 509: Even if it’s not on your doorstep, your porch might still be damaged by the fight
Despite having a war in the neighboring realm, Natha spent more time in the Castle than before.
Maybe because he felt guilty for partially neglecting me before, or maybe because he felt there was nothing he could do in the front line anymore. Certainly, it was between the Realm of Wrath and the Lenaar Kingdom now; Natha being there too often would just complicate things.
Or perhaps, he just thought he had to protect me and Shwa from a closer distance now.
Whatever it was, I was happy that we could spend more time together. He didn’t have to go out early, so we could have breakfast together in leisure. And just like before the conceiving, he would take a break from his office and had a luncheon with me--sometimes with Aunt Nezja too. Sometimes, he would even walk with me to visit Shwa, and we’d continue to have a little strolling date in the garden for my daily exercise, before returning to the Castle.
It was such a delight, to be able to visit Shwa together. I knew he always tried to make time, but more often than not, he could only go early in the morning or late at night when I was still in bed. So it was rare for us to visit Shwa together, and...
This might be my imagination, but I felt the reaction was different when we visited together. The pulse of the flower felt stronger, and the lights along the vine seemed to be moving faster. The air felt fresher and the mana swirled more energetically. How should I say this--it felt more...vibrant? Alive?
"Is that so? I couldn’t tell much..." Natha muttered when I told him, but I could see the corner of his lips twitch and his eyes glowed in soft light.
After that, he would invite me to visit Shwa before I could even bring out the topic. So endearing.
With him around, the matter regarding renovation was getting even faster and smoother. Natha’s motto was ’just use the best’ and things quickly passed with his signature on the invoice--no lengthy discussion about the quality-to-price ratio or complicated negotiation about the workers’ fees.
Once the renovation was in full motion, Natha surprised me by staying at the Quarter after lunch. He brought his work stuff home, filling the living room with trolleys of documents, but he was there! Spending his afternoon with me!
He’d sit on the couch with documents in hand, while I read my books with legs draped across his lap. It was amazing that he could work while patting my legs and surrounded by Jade’s chirping noises, but I guessed he was used to the constant noise in his head since he was a child, so...