Book 12: Chapter 43
Nier returned. I caught Nier – who had yet to change – sneaking into the room when I went to Mommy Elizabeth’s place to see Daisy the next day.
Nier froze up when she saw me. She then took in a deep breath and dropped to her knees with a thud before I could say anything. Her action frightened me enough to almost bring me to my knees, too. She lowered her head and sincerely apologised, “Sorry! Your Majesty! Sorry!!”
“No. No. No. Get up. It’s fine. I don’t plan to reprimand you… I was very worried, since you left without a word, but all is well as long as you’re fine.”
I quickly helped Nier up. She looked at me with a blank look and sobbed: “Sorry… Sorry… Your Majesty… I just had some things to do… I have never thought of leaving you or home… Please do not think that I left you. Please do not feel that I left you!!”
I nodded, and then hugged her. I gave her a kiss on her cheeks and responded, “I Know. I know. I know that you won’t leave me, because you love me. I don’t mind what you do, and I won’t force you to tell me, since you don’t want to tell me, because I trust that you won’t do anything that would be harmful to me. I just want you to be safe and sound.”
“Uhm… I am well… I am well, Your Majesty… I am all right.”
“Uhm.”
Nier tightly hugged me, and I hugged her back then gently stroked her long hair. I suddenly felt that her hair felt strange. I pulled my hand out to find a strand of red hair. I smiled and said, “I suppose you met Ling Yue again? You were happy around each other, right? Judging from the fact that you have her fur from her ear on you, you two must’ve slept together on the same bed, right? I thought you two would have an intense fight.”
Normally, Ling Yue wouldn’t allow anyone to touch her tail and hair. The fact that her hair was in Nier’s hair proved that she snuggled up with Nier and rubbed her ear on the latter. That’s how Ling Yue expresses her friendliness to another. I truly never imagined they’d share a bed. I was amazed Nier managed to get Ling Yue to like her.