I couldn’t help but feel my face getting hotter and hotter, I swallowed my saliva dry.
Oh my, really. Oh, why now?
My face, it’s definitely burning red!
Then Damian asked me in a worried voice.
“Lize, are you feverish? Your face is really red……”
“Um, don’t worry about it!”
I shouted that aloud without realizing it.
Damian grumbled with a dissatisfied face.
“No, why are you screaming?”
“Oh, I’m sorry.”
I became embarrassed.
Damian, with a somewhat sweaty face, got up quickly.
“Okay, I’m thirsty, so I’m going to get some water.”
Damian, who spoke as if reading a Korean book, disappeared into thin air.
Left alone, I looked down at the towels lying in front of me.
Damian’s poorly folded towels caught my eye.
“Pfft.”
By the end of it all, I burst into laughter.
It wasn’t until the sun went down that I left the Crown Prince’s palace.
“Oh, my. I need to get back quickly.”
I glanced up at the red-tinted sky and made fun of my short strides.
Recently, as the time I spend at the Crown Prince’s palace has been getting longer, the number of times I’ve returned to see a sad expression on the Empress’ face has been increasing.
I wanted today to be different so I was going to go home early but…….
“It’s all because of Damian.” Who told him to leave towels open like that?’
I stayed much longer than I expected, re-folding those messy towels.
Still, it was worthwhile to move as quickly as possible, and soon enough the Empress’s Palace came into view in the distance.
If I make good time, I don’t think I’ll miss dinner time, at least that’s what I thought.
“Meow.”
A familiar cat popped out.
It was the yellow cat that was sitting outside the palace.
The cat pretended to be close to me by rubbing its body against my legs.
“Wow, what’s up with you?” He’s being really friendly right now.”
As I was stroking the cat’s head, I hurriedly rummaged through the pockets of my apron.
Just in case there’s a day like this, I prepared snacks in advance!
When I placed the shredded jerky in front of the cat, the cat started eating the jerky with a sheepish sound.
Ummm, to think I ended up being a snack shuttle like this…….