Chapter 207 - Secrets Buried in Scarlett (2/2)
Reiji made his way over, ”You have two choices, get on my back, or I'll carry you.”
Why are her options so limited? Lyn sighed, well she supposes she had no choice. If she stayed here like this, people would certainly get the wrong idea.
…
”Stay here,” Reiji said, ”I'll look around for some medicine,” with those words said he swiftly left the room.
This guy, he seems to be quite familiar with this place. Even without looking at the map, he knew where to go too. Princess Eva's strange reaction... Ah, Lyn chuckled. Maybe, these two are old sweethearts? That would be cute if that were the case. Still, if it is a story like that, then the current situation would end up as a tragedy.
The room Reiji brought her too seemed to be in a remote area of the mansion. At some point, she stopped seeing any of the servants.
Lyn hummed the song from the other day before she started to sing it again. The lyrics to the song made her feel at ease. It truly reminded her of Kazuya and herself. That's an embarrassing thought though, she better keep that to herself and not tell him. If Kazuya knew what she really thought if he knew how attached she was, would he get put off?
”For a plain Princess, you sure have a nice voice.”
Lyn immediately covered herself with the blanket. It was a natural instinct whenever somebody snuck up on her, to hide.
Reiji sighed, ”What are you doing?”
Oh, right, she almost forgot about him.
”I found some medicine and let me clean your wound while I'm at it.”
Wound? Lyn recalled how Reiji bit her neck and immediately placed her hand there. ”I can do it myself.”
”And you're covered in scratches and bruises too. Aren't they taking care of you?”
Lyn frowned at his words, ”You know nothing, so don't talk.”
”Fine, fine, let me see your leg first.”
She wanted to get away from him. But, it's true she still has injuries from yesterday. Though Rhys treated them to a certain extent, not completely since Kazuya was tired and took her away, if Reiji didn't mention it, Lyn would have forgotten about her wounds.
”You said I'm the same as you, but I really don't think you should tell that secret to just anybody,” Lyn trailed off. Reiji basically admitted to her that everybody working in the castle are blood-sucking individuals.
”What's wrong with it? Everybody knows.”
”Everybody?”
”The townspeople,” Reiji corrected as he dabbed the cotton bud onto her wound.
”They know the truth?”
”Why do you think there is fear everywhere? They all know.”
So the reason why the atmosphere is that tense is because of this. Lyn supposed it was only natural. If people learned of such a thing, something that steps out of the boundaries of the norm then...
”Princess Lyn. Nobody knows about you other than that guy, right?”
”That guy?”
”The one with the slanted eyes.”
”Rhys?”
”Did you just say, Rhys?”
Lyn nodded, and Reiji laughed. His laugh, however, seemed sinister, and she flinched slightly. Is this man dangerous, after all? Should she not have come here with him?
”I see, no wonder you know nothing. Why would he tell you?” Reiji said.
”What do you mean?”