Chapter 13 (1/2)

-I told you not to come back. It might hurt you.

I was lying on a soft bedspread with sleepy eyes. I was very comfortable in Euphil’s room, because it smelled of books. And that meant that I could easily fall asleep here.

Holding on to Euphil’s sleeve, I rubbed my cheeks with a laugh on his hand.

To my surprise, picking up my tired little body, Euphil laid me on his bed. I jumped several times on a bed that was as soft and comfortable as my own. At the same time, I closely followed the expression on his face. But he said nothing.

He looked strange today. He spent more time staring at me than talking to me out loud. And he smiled at me a bit more than usual.

– I thought you had already forgotten about me, because you are now engaged to the prince of a neighboring country.

I stared at Euphil with shining eyes, very pleased to be next to him. Now he was lying on his side on the same bed with me. Propping his head on his hand, he stared at me, curled up against his chest.

Although he was only ten years old, he was much taller than me, so I held tightly to his clothes near the waist.

– Euphil saved me.

– Euphil-oppa.

– Okay, oppa!

I smiled again at the thought that now he is letting me call him oppa. Even though he was locked in the palace, he must have found a way to get the news about me.

“I thought he had completely forgotten about me. I guess I was wrong.”

-Euphille came and helped me, despite the fact that he had driven me away before. Euphille will no longer chase Mirthity away.

– I will.

– But that’s not true.

Smiling timidly, I touched his chest with my forehead. I didn’t want to look at him, because I was afraid that he would say something. But he just grinned.

– Mirthy missed Euphil very, very much.

– …Truly?

– Yes! It’s true! That’s why I came here!

– Didn’t you come here because of a fairy tale?

– Not. I came to see Euphi.

Euphil looked at the front door. It looks like he was waiting for the biscuits he had ordered earlier to arrive.

To be honest, I was very surprised. As soon as I appeared here, without batting an eyebrow, he ordered maids to bring sweets, and then he picked me up in his arms, because I was yawning sleepily. He did all this as if it were in the order of things.

– Now I can not go outside. This means that I can no longer visit you as I used to.

Euphil smoothed my disheveled hair with the tips of his fingers. I opened my eyes wide and smiled dazzlingly.

– Then Mirthy will come to you every day!

– Everyday?

– Yes! Valk guides me.

– Hmm … I guess I didn’t save him in vain.

While everyone else was exhausted, trying to reimburse the money they stole in double the amount, Valk was an exception.

This happened because after meeting me out of guilt, he returned everything he had previously taken.

He lost his position as Chief of the Guard, but still retained a relatively high rank. We can say that he managed to repent in time.

– Can I come here every day?

– Even if you come here, you will still sleep.

– Yes. Mirthy will come here and take a nap with Euphil every day!

Euphil did not immediately respond to my loud statement. He just smoothed my hair again and looked at me.

And then he smiled, albeit very faintly. His smile faded almost instantly. So quickly that it seemed almost illusory to me.

– It’s your business.

He agreed. My eyes widened in surprise.

“Okay, then let’s try to take it one step further.”

– Then you will read Mirthy’s fairy tales every day?

– No.

… Okay, let’s forget about that for now.

I nodded resolutely and said that Mirthy might just remember the stories she had already read. But Euphil seemed to have other plans.

– I will teach you politics.

– Politics?

“But I’m only five years old.”

I tilted my head to the side, disconcerted by his ambitious desire to teach politics to a five-year-old girl. Then I quickly pretended to be naive.

– What is politics?

– It is necessary to protect yourself.

– How?

-If I teach you, you can understand how the world works. You don’t look stupid.

“Shouldn’t I have to be a real genius to study politics at this age?”

But I nodded my head in silence.

Despite the fact that I look five years old, but I turned twenty-five even before I was in this body. Therefore, I was sure that I could understand the current state of affairs if he began to tell me about the world.

Moreover, Euphil took the initiative for the first time, saying that he was going to do something for me.

“Did I manage to win him over to my side?”

I was not sure if my plan had worked one hundred percent, or if Euphil simply decided to teach me so that I would fall behind him. In any case, I decided that the first step was to increase the time we spend together.

– Come. I will teach you.

– Okay! Mirthy will be coming every day!

– Come here even on the days when the prince comes to visit you, -with a sullen expression on his face and Euphil added, patting me on the head.

-Prince?

When I tilted my head to one side, puzzled, he explained: