Book 8: Chapter 12.5
“Troy, is it a good idea for us to go so far?”
Lucia looked at her surroundings that covered up the sky and fearfully grabbed the corner of the young man’s clothes in front. Well, as opposed to calling him a “young man”, it would be more correct to refer to him as a boy. His young face still had the pink flush similar to that of an infant. He scanned his surroundings with his black eyes that contained the excitement and nervousness of exploration. He held the hand of the girl behind him and promised, “It’ll be fine. Nobody will come into the forest. Plus, there are no wild animals in this section, so there shouldn’t be any problems, Lucia! Even if there is any danger, I’ll be sure to protect you!”
Lucia looked at the very frail silhouette before her eyes and nodded with a serious attitude before tightly holding his hand.
He was just a young man that couldn’t do anything, yet he carried himself as if the hero who’d save the world. She, herself, was very scared to enter this forest that had nothing. She was far away from the city, and he was the only one next to her. However, Lucia’s fear went away thanks to the young boy.
Guess that could be considered a form of trust and reliance.
“What is the flower we’re looking for…?”
“Ah, it’s the type of flower that grows on treetops. I heard that it’s extremely hard to find and very rare. I had to spend two silver coins to acquire this information from that dirty person. The flower is on the tallest tree in this forest!”
Troy resolutely thumped his chest, and then said, “Today is Mom’s birthday, so of course I have to gift Mom the most beautiful flower in the world, because Mom is the most beautiful and noble person in the world. Only the world’s most beautiful flower is worthy of her!”
Lucia nodded with adoration and responded, “Yeah, you’re right. Her Highness really is amazing! But, Troy, what do you think I have to do to be as beautiful as Her Highness?”