Chapter 364: Where’s Sam?
"She’s expecting?" Brian’s eyes lit with surprise at the news, unable to hide his awe, and Lucy nodded her head excitedly, presently overwhelmed by the news Elara shared with her. She had been worried, thinking something serious had happened to her friend, but in the end, the pleasant news was what they were gifted with.
"I’m anticipating Ivan’s reaction when he hears this." Duncan folded his arms, and Lucy nudged him a bit on his shoulder, stealing his attention from Brian.
"That makes you an uncle, right? And I’m going to be the future Aunt! This is so exciting! I’m just glad we were worried for nothing." she beamed, and at this point, Duncan was unable to keep a straight face. A soft smile graced his lips at her cute, genuine reaction to the news, and he simply gave Lucy a gentle pat on the head before walking away.
Lucy had not expected that move, and her cheeks flushed when he gave her an affectionate pat on the head. She watched him retreat to his tent, probably to rest, and her attention returned to Brian and Elara who had been watching her, but Elara had a knowing smile on her lips.
Lucy cleared her throat at their expression, feeling slightly embarrassed. "Uhm... I’ll arrange a place for the two of you to stay if you plan on waiting."
"We were about to take our leave actually, we didn’t plan on staying long since we’re renovating our land at the current moment, but we’ll come back again." Brian didn’t hesitate to inform her, handing the basket of fruits to Lucy, "this will come in handy, I suppose."
Lucy accepted the basket of fruits with an appreciative smile, and she bowed her head at the two of them. "Thank you for coming to our aid at a time like this, I’ll make sure to tell her you stopped by once she wakes up."
"Not a problem my dear, take care of yourself too." Elara waved her goodbyes before taking her leave with Brian.
However, they stopped along the way after spotting Ivan heading in their direction, and they smiled, happy that they hadn’t completely left before he returned. They were oblivious to the reaction he had on his face after sighting them, and Brian was surprisingly pleased that he could meet with him again.
"Your Majesty." Brian lowered his head in a polite bow before resuming his posture. "We were about leaving before you came, it’s a good thing we ran into you, and I wanted to thank you for–"
"Can this discussion be held later?" Ivan interjected before Brian could complete what he wanted to say. It was only then Brian and Elara took notice of his worried expression, but before they got a chance to ask him if there was any problem, he walked past them, heading towards the tent where Lucy stood.