She pretended she didn’t hear that as she rubbed her innocent eyes.
Cassian didn’t mention that this was about ‘guiding’.
When he kissed her until now, he always had an excuse, whether it was ‘guiding’ or helping her drink the medicine.
This time, he said it was the price for ruining his snowman.
Yernia knew that it wasn’t an excuse.
Her heart was pounding and she knew it wasn’t cold anymore.
***
By the time Yernia’s wound healed, Cassian went back into battle.
No matter how much he needed a break, he couldn’t rest for a long time.
Also, Yernia didn’t want Cassian to avoid anyone or anything else because of her.
Apart from that, it bothered her a little to send Cassian to the battlefield, but she didn’t show it.
“I don’t want to leave you, Yernia. What should I do?”
On the night of their meeting to discuss strategy, Cassian said under his breath while stroking Yena’s hair as she lay down with her eyes closed.
Then, he kissed Yernia’s forehead.
In fact, she wasn’t asleep at the time.
The moment Cassian laid down on the bed, she planned to give him a jump-scare but she threw that thought out of the window when she felt something warm touch her forehead.
“It’ll just take a few days. Don’t get sick until then. If you get sick when I’m away, I’ll have to punish you when I get back.” Cassian threatened, wrapping the fur coat she had removed earlier over her body before he left.
That was already a week ago.
The battle seemed to be longer than she thought.
Yernia hadn’t even heard from Cassian for a week.
*SIGH*
Still, even if he went to battle, he would usually return to them at night, but this time it was different.
Yernia couldn’t help worrying.
“Do you want some jelly?”
It was Anna, a nurse whom she grew quite close with, who secretly gave jelly to Yernia.
Yernia decided to work at the treatment center again after Cassian went to the battle.
She got pretty close to Anna when she told her that eating something in secret would make the food taste even better.
“Yes, I will.”
Pretending to yawn, Yernia put the jelly in her mouth while Anna chewed hers at the speed of light.
She wasn’t obvious at all.
How would she become a master like Anna?
Captain Felix, who just woke up, sat next to Yernia, who was eating jelly without thought.