Chapter 10: CH 9

Would they spare me some time to say goodbye? I silently looked down at my attire.

A rough and worn-out linen dress with short, chopped hair.

As I had been walking in the mountain path all night long, I was completely covered in dirt.

Looking at me now, it seemed that even a poor commoner would politely refuse to talk to me.

Even so, I enjoyed the days I’ve spent with you. No, it was a pleasure meeting you….

I was about to let my hand, that was reaching out to Shuel, fall down. 

But at that moment, a pair of tearful dark brown eyes met mine.

Those round eyes looked exactly like Shuel’s.

As I panicked, Kendrick grabbed my hand.

“Perhaps…..Did you help him?”

While still in his arms, Shuel giggled at the dazed voice, and nodded his head. Kendrick’s eyes then widened.

“Oh, my. How should I ever repay you? Thank you so much! What is your name?”

“Ah, It’s Ar, Ar……”

“…..Arwen.”

I couldn’t understand Shuel’s stuttering voice, so I cut him off. I didn’t want him to state my last name either, so I answered instead.

Kendrick’s eyes softened at my words.

His eyes were brown coloured just like my parents, but they looked nothing in common.

“Where are your parents, darling?”

Kendrick asked me kindly but I couldn’t answer. I couldn’t let the Broschte pair be compensated.

When there was no reply, he hesitated for a bit before asking carefully.

“You don’t have any parents?”

I bit my lip. I couldn’t answer no but I couldn’t answer yes either. This time, my silence was for a different reason.

Seeing me like that, Kendrick smiled quietly.

He glanced at his wife that stood next to him. Marius who was still staring at him, let out a small sigh.

Kendrick smiled broadly. They seemed to have concluded something on their own.

Then he turned towards me.

“Darling, why don’t you come with us?”

“Oh, oh! Great! Is Rwen coming with us? Rwen, let’s go together!”

At Kendrick’s friendly question, Shuel intervened with an excited voice.

I slowly remove my gaze from those pair of twinkling eyes. 

Was it okay to follow them?

The Duke and Duchess now mistaken me for an orphan.

Maybe I was going to be dropped off in a place where I could take care of myself.

If that happens, it will take a lot more time and effort to return back.

But if I part ways with Shuel like this, I wouldn’t be able to ever see him again.

“……Okay.”

All right, I’ll accompany you for a while before you drop me off somewhere nearby.

I nodded my head, half anticipating and half anxious.

Two weeks later.

“Rwen. Come on, try this! It’s a veal steak.”

“…..That’s a scallop dish.”

“Rwen! This! This sausage is delicious!”

I was sitting at the head seat of the dining room, at the Duchy of Sebrirua, and was being served by the three of them.

…..Huh?

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So…to figure out what the hell happened, we had to go back to two weeks ago.

Two weeks ago, the Duke and Duchess of Sebrirua took me with them and into their carriage.

I wondered why they allowed me to be with them, but I leaned back, thinking that they would just drop me off at the next destination.

We then arrived at the Knox Territory. Kendrick and Marius fed the horses and bought clothes for Shuel and I.

The clothes were so comfortable that they couldn’t be compared with the clothes I had previously worn before.

I thought we would part ways here, but then they placed me back in the carriage.

Our next stop was the Charity Territory. There was a festival being held in the village.

Shuel wanted to catch it, so he stomped his feet, and Kendrick smiled and readily agreed.

As he carried his son on his shoulders, the blunt-faced Marius bent her body down to meet my gaze.

I was taken aback, but at the gesture of tapping her neck, I scrambled to get onto her shoulders.

Since they were both tall, Shuel and I were able to enjoy the festival to our heart’s content. The festival was really beautiful and quite colourful.

I thought this time, for sure, they would place me in a carriage that would head to the Broschte estate. But I just got back into the carriage with them and headed towards Sebrirua.

Just like that, we passed through numerous territories such as the Territory of Tylen and the Territory of Berka.

Every time I made up my mind that I was going to go home now, the Duke and Duchess did not let me go.

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In the end, two weeks had passed and I got off in front of the Duchy of Sebrirua under Kendrick’s playful escort.

As I looked at the splendid and beautiful mansion, I sincerely thought that it looked like a castle in a fairy tale.

What’s going on?

“Come on. Let’s go inside. Rwen.”

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Kendrick, who suddenly called me by my nickname, had an affectionate tone to his words.

I took the hand he held out to me, trying my best not to let my hand tremble or sweat.

The mansion was still beautiful even when the owners were away. I swallowed my dry saliva as I entered the mansion, whose beauty was not very different from the splendor that was outside.

Suddenly, a wave of regret flashed through me.

Why did I follow them into the house without any hesitation?

From the moment I had set foot in the Duke of Sebrirua’s residence, I struggled to believe that they were simply trying to repay me.

I felt as if I was going to be dragged to the basement and be tortured to death right now.

It is said that even if you were bitten by a tiger, you can still survive if you stayed conscious. [1]

If the staircase led down towards the basement, I needed to run right away.

“Darling, there are stairs here. Please be careful.”

“Huck….!”

Being immersed in my own thoughts, I took a sharp breath from the sudden surprise.

I had thought to run away as soon as the stairs appeared, but my mind had become clouded.

R-Run-!

I panicked and lifted my head, and as soon as I saw the scenery in front of me, my body instantly became relaxed.

It wasn’t a dark and gloomy staircase leading to the basement that greeted my eyes.

It was instead a large and luxurious looking staircase that was built in the lobby and went upstairs.

As I stared blankly at the beautiful staircase, Kendrick spoke to me in a playful tone.

“If your legs hurt, should uncle carry you?”

Kendrick smiled at me, calling himself a nickname without hesitation.

I was about to politely decline and said that I was fine, but I shook my head when he pointed to Marius beside him.

In fact, Kendrick was still scary but the one I was most scared of was Marius.

She had no changes in her expression except when she was first reunited with her son. Other than that, her expression was usually cold.

No matter what, being reborn and raised as a kid since newborn, from this small point of view, I was afraid of the big, dark Marius.

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Of course, the fact that she was a duchess with the power to stop even birds from flying also played a huge part.

If I were to be carried by Marius, I think I would be dragged down to the basement right away.

I reached out to Kendrick, who easily hugged me.

“…….”

I heard a small sigh, and Kendrick glanced sideways and grinned, but I paid no mind to it.

Since Kendrick was carrying me, I was worried about Shuel. He had been facing the ground for a long time.

Young children were naturally very possessive.

For Shuel, who grew up with the love of his parents as the only child, it wouldn’t be pleasant to see his parents be so sweet to another child.

If Shuel showed any signs of displeasure, I would get down immediately.

But fortunately, Shuel just looked up at me with a smile as if he was in a good mood.

“Rwen! My dad’s arms are comfortable, right?”

“Yes, it’s comfortable.”

When I answered the delightful child’s question with a smile, Shuel smiled even brighter.

“That’s right. It’s really soft! My dad doesn’t train as much as my mom does so he gained a lot of weight.”

I was speechless for a while as he continued to speak in a lively manner.

Children’s naiveness can be brutal.

“Hey, Shu. You!”

Shuel ran up the stairs, laughing at Kendrick’s threatening gesture.

Kendrick smiled in defeat, and Marius quietly followed after Shuel in case he fell.

I held my breath at the peaceful atmosphere.

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The stairs weren’t very long, so we reached the second floor in no time.

Kendrick, who dropped me down with a sad look, led me to a room in the middle of the hallway.

Right up to the moment the door opened, I was still worried that there would be a staircase leading towards the basement behind that door. But it only turned out to be a cute and beautifully decorated room.

The walls were a light pastel tone, and tapestries of beautiful paintings adorn those walls. Soft stuffed animals made with generous amounts of cotton and a large canopy bed at its center.

It was a very lovely children’s room.

I never expected the room to be for me, not even for a moment.

That was because I noticed there was a green haired girl, standing like a doll in the middle of the room.

As I tilted my head, wondering if Shuel had an unknown younger sister, I froze as the child’s grey eyes met mine.

“How are you, Rieta?”

Kendrick’s words concluded it. 

Green hair…grey eyes and the name, Rieta.

‘You’re the original heroine!’

The child was very small. She was smaller by comparison to Shuel, and even smaller than me.

At the sight of the small child next to the teddy bear in the room, a complex situation arose.

I was greatly perplexed by her appearance.

‘Why are you here?’

[1] Proverb : Even in an emergency, you can avoid crisis if you stay alert.

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