The next day, after waking up a little late, I quickly washed up and left the room I had slept in.
As the chief, Mr. Hannes’s house was a little larger than anyone else’s, and so he had a spare room.
He did have a married son…Rosalie’s parents, but they lived somewhere else, and so it was currently just Mr. Hannes and his wife who lived here.
Rosalie had left the village with Mr. Hannes because she wanted to help her sick parents.
“This is delicious.”
“I am sure it is quite poor compared to what you eat at the duke’s mansion…”
“No, not at all. It is just as good as the food over there.”
I was in the dining room and eating the breakfast that his wife had prepared.
While the food didn’t look as fancy as what we were served at the mansion, the taste itself was excellent.
I especially enjoyed the hot vegetable soup. It was comforting to have after staying up so late the previous night.
“Good morning. You’re up early.”
“Mr. Hannes. Good morning. I actually just woke up, since I went to bed quite late…”
As I was eating my breakfast, Mr. Hannes came out from a different room.
The sky was starting to get bright when I went to bed, so I only slept for a few hours. That being said, it was already midday, so it was in no way an early rise.
…But then again, Mr. Hannes and the villagers stayed up just as late, so I suppose I was early compared to them.
“Thank you…the food was delicious.”
“Not at all. I just wish we could have served something better…”
After I finished eating, I thanked his wife once again.
While she was very modest, it really had been a good meal, and I was satisfied.
“Wou!”
“Hmm? Leo?”
I heard Leo barking outside, and so I went out of the house. Leo was sitting there and wagging her tail.
“Good morning, Leo. Did you sleep well?”
“Wuff. Wuff.”
I petted Leo as part of our morning greeting.
Leo nodded and continued to wag her tail… I guess she did sleep well with the horses.
“Wuff? Wuff! Wuff!”
“Hmm? What is it?”
As I petted her, Leo moved her nose close to me and sniffed.
And then she started to bark accusingly.
What was it now…?
“Wuff. Wuff-wuff. …Kuuuun.”
“Ah…I see. You want breakfast… Sorry…”
Apparently, she had smelled the food, and was protesting the fact that I had eaten without her.
As Leo had slept in the stable, she would not have eaten breakfast yet.