Chapter 336: A priceless doll (1/2)

”[Goblin] Don't worry, my dear Galina. I have to rest and do something for the next couple of days, but after that, I will teach you how to converse in the human's language, okay?” Aiden responded while rubbing the top of the ex-goblin girl's head, causing her entire face to turn red as a tomato, and hurriedly try to avert her gaze.

”[Goblin] Y-y-yes, Y-y-young M-master!” She stuttered a meek response, her gaze plastered on the wooden floorboards as it was the most interesting sight in the world.

Afraid that the intense beating of her heart would cause discomfort to her Young Master, Galina stepped away and turned to look around the room nervously.

”[Goblin] I-I will look for a p-place! I do not wish to be a b-bother, please excuse me!”

She wanted to escape and run to the furthest corner of the room and hide there, but before she could take a step, he felt Aiden's hand pulling her back and putting a premature stop to her.

”[Goblin] D-don't leave.” He spoke calmly. As Galina turned around, she almost fainted, seeing her warm, kind smile and gentle expression on his face. ”You can use the bed there. I will not need it, I will be meditating throughout the night.”

This sentence of his almost proved to be too much for the young girl's maiden heart. She already had a hard time keeping her raging emotions in check. Truth was that while her tribe was unlike those barbaric, evil ones of the other goblin tribes that many nightmarish tales were being told about, it was still true that their race was prone to be influenced by their needs and desires.

Their emotions were a great driving factor in their decisions. Luckily, she was no longer a simple goblin of the woods, but by the grace of his great lord, the Young Master, she was already at the next evolutionary step. Yes, she was no longer just a goblin, she was a Goblin Dragonling, her desires and emotions couldn't cloud her decisions! She was stronger than them!

Still, whenever she looked into her master's mesmerizing, golden eyes… She felt her heart skipping a beat, she felt the trembling of her body, she felt the thirst, the hunger… the desire to be embraced by him, to be loved…

She knew that ever since being accepted by him, there was no place for any other person in her heart. Even if it was never meant to blossom into something more, just his gentle, smiling image would be enough for her forever. She could enjoy this sight for all eternity…

”[Goblin] Galina? You okay?” Her trance was broken by the Young Master, abruptly pulling her back from the land of dreams to the real world. As she came back to her senses, she noticed that in place of that stupidly handsome smile, Aiden was now looking at her with concern and worry in his eyes.

After all, she was just standing there in a daze.

”[Goblin] Y-yes, sorry for that Y-young Master!” She hurriedly stuttered an embarrassed response, before looking behind him and realizing that she was yet to respond to his previous offer.

”[Goblin] Uhm… I-I c-can't possibly take the Y-young Master's spot! I-I will be fine on the floor! Y-young Master shouldn't worry about me!” She tried to argue, although there was no power behind her tone, she couldn't even match his gaze, it was way too hard.

”[Goblin] Galina… I will not be using the bed.” Aiden began explaining once again, the earlier smile returning to his face. He couldn't help but smile at this girl's little antics. She was just too cute, like a little priceless doll.

”[Goblin] B-but... Young Master… I c-can't p-possibly-” Galina's powerless attempt at trying to come with an argument, why she shouldn't just accept such a reward was put to a sudden halt when Aiden placed his right index finger over her pouting lips.

”[Goblin] As I said, the bed will not be used unless you rest there. If you care about me, you will not say another word about you sleeping on the floor again or you will make me very sad.” He said with a serious expression.

He pulled back his finger and pointed towards the empty bed once more.

”[Goblin] Now go, don't argue, and just take the bed. If you would like to clean yourself, you can use that door over there. There should be a wooden basin there with some water, you can use it to clean up.” He instructed, pointing towards the wooden door at the side. A small mostly empty room was behind it, with a few necessities to wash up, clean oneself using the water in the prepared wooden basin, or to relieve oneself using the empty bucket at the corner.

Aiden had to admit, that the only not so happy trait of having his memory returned was that he now realized how precious some of the features of modern civilization were. A clean and modern bathroom and the toilet were some of the things he now started to miss and was truly embarrassed when he remembered the times, he… he used that room…

Anyway, after listening to his words, Galina nodded shyly, and hurriedly scampered towards the bathroom door, rushed in, and closed it behind herself.