âIâve been through this before, though.â
âWhat? Are you alright then?â
The surprised voice of the doctorâs immediately continued. It was quite understandable. Since she was young, she used to suffer from a cold for a month.
âAs Mr. Arendt knows, Iâve always been on the risky side. Thanks to the proper prescription from the attending physician, I was able to pass it safely.â
âDo youâ¦â
The doctorâs eyes peeked a glance at her face. His persistent glance only ceased itself after Molitia had paid him some attention.
âIâm just glad you are no longer sick. Now that youâre already an adult, you should be immune to most diseases.â
âIâm also glad if thatâs to be the case.â
âOf course. Oh, I have to get going since Iâm quite busy right now. Iâm already pretty behind on my treatment schedule.â
âItâs been a long time since we last met each other, so itâs quite a pity.â
The doctor creased his wrinkly eyes with a voice filled with regret.
âThank you for thinking of this old man. I hope that you will take good care of yourself.â
âHave a safe trip back home.â
Molitia saw him off from behind, where he had already hurried his own steps. Lyndon, who had been waiting outside the door, eventually approached her.
âWho was that?â
âHe was a doctor who had been watching over me ever since I was a child.â
Molitia then looked right behind her once again. She had seen him even more than the times she saw her own father and mother.
ââ¦was the only one who had looked at me like I was a real human being.â
It must have been because he felt sorry for her, but the fact that he could just touch her without shuddering at all made Molitia feel a lot stable durin that time.
âIs that so?â
âOh, why didnât I think of that before?â
Molitia belatedly recalled the usual medicine that had always been procured from the Count. It was definitely clear that he would have known about the same medicine as well.
âMaybe I could just invite him over to the Duchy next time. Iâm sure heâll give me some advice on my physical condition in the future since he already knows my initial condition well.â
âThen Iâll let the Duke know about this.â
âOkay. If you please, Lyndon.â
âYes.â
Molitia grinned at Lyndonâs cool answer.
Then, Molitia suddenly fluttered open her round eyes instead of getting off the carriage.
Did the sun set already? Her gaze immediately turned towards the sky. The sun was still hanging up in the sky since she had come out of Marchioness Nibeiaâs place even earlier than she had expected.
As she realized that the time hadnât been wrong at all, her eyes widened a little.
âRaven? Did you finish early today?â
âThatâs right. I just felt sorry for myself who left the office a few days after it had been dead into the night.â
Raven then reached out his hand in place of the knight. Those black leather gloves were presenting Molitia with the palm of his hand. With a light smile, her hand had been placed on top of his.
âI should have gone and met up with you first.â
âYou donât have to. You shouldnât be going out to meet me all the time. Just do it when you really can.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
As if he was recalling that time, Raven flashed a rather complicated smile. A wife who dozed off while she was waiting for him. He felt sad with the way she had looked, but on the other hand, he didnât wish to stop her since it was such a lovely sight.
It was pretty even when her soft neck was wobbling dangerously. As soon as he saw that, all the fatigue from when he worked all day long felt like it had been relieved.
He shouldnât be doing this at all. Even though he was aware of it, he just couldnât mutter that phrase easily; âgo to bed firstââwithout the need to wait. It was also because of the fact that he might be quite heartbroken if he couldnât meet her as well.
The hand that was still in contact held his hand tightly. Molitia, who was already out of the carriage, was smiling brightly in front of him.
âWelcome back, Molitia.â
âIâm back.â
âHave you been well?â
Molitia nodded her head.
âDid anything happen at the Marquis of Nibeia?â
âNo. Oh, Marchioness Nibeia was suffering from a cold much worse than I thought. Considering the fact that it hadnât been long since Iâve actually gotten better, I was sent back so quickly that I couldnât really see the doctor.â