Lydia personally took on the responsibility of caring for her colleagues, Lora and Neris, through their recovery. She tended to their battered bodies, dressed them, and prepared a new room for their comfort.
Some might question why such dedicated care was necessary, but there was no choice. The knights, aiming to keep the two women subdued, had severed the tendons in their ankles.
They could manage sitting up to eat with their hands, but any movement required someoneâs assistance, a role naturally filled by Lydia, who shared a close bond with them.
"I'm sorry, Miss Lilith. Because of me, you've been taking on my responsibilitiesâ¦."
âWhat are you saying, Miss Lydia? Now, more than ever, you should lean on your comrades. Lora and Neris especially need your protection, so please focus on assisting them, and leave everything else to me.â
âThank you for saying that, Miss Lilith.â
Thus, I naturally took over the head maidâs role, assisting others as needed. In the original story, Lilith was the character who always prioritized the convenience of the hero's party, so my role hadnât really changed.
âEven if Lydia is absent, thereâs still Ethan, and that hero is competent enough anyway.â
Queen Veronica wasnât likely to stop here. Until she had definitive proof that Princess Rainy was dead, she would continue with her assassination attempts.
The royal knights she sent werenât the main problem; the real issue was that Queen Veronicaâs schemes had drawn attention to Princess Rainyâs unique condition, even among the demons.@@novelbin@@