After finishing the stew blindingly quickly, the girl drew the empty bowl close and breathed out a sigh.
Having returned to being human, her eyes shut heavily.
The feeling of being full, the clean and soft clothes, the softness that had returned to her body, all of these synergized together to relax her mind and began allowing her body to accept the feeling of drowsiness.
But as her eyelids began to form a line, in the next moment, the girl opened her eyes wide and cowered in fear.
Perhaps she was scared to close her eyes, or maybe she feared that her current situation would vanish like an illusion. Or perhaps she had another reason, Sebas, who was watching her by her side, could not tell. Perhaps she herself did not know the reason.
That was why Sebas spoke to her in a gentle voice in an attempt to calm her.
“Your body is seeking rest. Do not push yourself and sleep. I guarantee that you are in no danger here. You will still be in this bed when you open your eyes.”
For the first time, the girl’s eyes moved and stared directly at Sebas.
There was barely any light in her blue eyes; no strength could be felt from them. Only that they were no longer the eyes of the dead, but the living.
Her mouth parted slightly and— closed. She opened her mouth once more and— again, closed.
That was repeated several times over. Sebas watched gently and did not try to pressure her. He merely stared in silence.
“Th…”
At last, the lips parted and a tiny voice leaked through. The words that followed came quickly.
“Th…tha…nk… you…”
Her first words were those of thanks rather than questions about her current situation. Having caught a glimpse of her personality, Sebas smiled, not the fake one that he wore so often, but a genuine smile.
“Please do not worry about it. Now that I have brought you under my wing, I will guarantee your safety to the best of my ability.”
The girl’s eyes widened slightly, her lips trembling.
Her blue eyes grew wet and spilled drops of tears. She then opened her mouth wide and cried like something was released inside of her.
At last, her curse spilled out, mixed in with the sound of sobbing.
She cursed her own fate; she hated the one up above who dealt her such a hand. She resented the fact that up until now, no one had bothered to help her. That feeling of resentment then turned to Sebas.
Why didn’t he come to her sooner?
Sebas’ kindness— because she was treated as a human, everything that she had been enduring all this time had come crumbling down. No, it would be better to say that because she regained her human heart, she could no longer endure all of those memories.
The girl pulled at her head. With a tearing sound, strands of her hair were ripped free. Countless gold threads became entangled around her thin fingers. The bowl that carried the stew fell off the bed along with the spoon.
Sebas watched over her madness without a word.
Her resentment was sudden and clumsy, she was pushing herself. Depending on the person, they may have found her resentment offensive and raged at her. However, there was no anger in Sebas’ expression. Instead, his wrinkled face carried something akin to benevolence.
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