Chapter 229 (1/2)
Chapter 229
She wondered just how in the world did Riftan react that the blunt wizard with nerves of steel had behaved in such fear Max clenched the sheets, her expression evidently anxious Seeing her face, Ruth was quick to add to his words to
“Don’t worry about it The lady contributed enormously to this war If Lord Calypse loses his temper, all the people in Ethylene will run to stop him Whatever happens, I’ll take your side We’ve had our share of history, so the lord probably won’t kill me” Max’s eyes widened and Ruth scratched the back of his head and spoke aardly “Come to think of it, I haven’t been able to properly express ht now because of the lady Thank you”
Surprised by the sincerity, Max hurriedly waved her hand “N-not at all I’lad… that e-everyone’s is safe “
Suddenly, a sad smile appeared on Ruth’s lips, but before she could ask anything further, the wizard went out of the tent Although the conversation was brief, Max felt exhausted It had to be true that she was unconscious for a whole week: all of her wounds seem to have healed, but her limbs felt tired, and her head felt heavy She stared up at the ceiling with sunken eyes, then tried to sit up when suddenly, she heardtowards the tent and two priestesses ca into the tent
“M’lady!”
Max smiled heartily as she saw the faces of Idcilla and Selena Seeing that they were both alive and well, Max let out a sigh of relief Idcilla immediately ran over to her and tucked a thick pillow behind her to ease the pressure on her back
“You shouldn’t be getting up all by yourself just yet What are you going to do if you fall?”
“I was ju-just… trying to sit up”
“If you need anything, call so on your own for a while”
The girl scolded her incessantly and pulled the blanket up to her chin Selena walked over to her and set a tray by the head of the bed “I ain soth”
“Th-thank you”
Max took the spoon and looked at the two girls Max was concerned that so bad had happened to them while she escaped in the middle of the chaos, but fortunately they seemed to have survived and hidden well fro that everything ell, but suddenly a thought crossed her an to wonder what had happened to everyone else Although Ruth informed her, she did not hear of any details No matter what the result was, a full-scale invasion still took place There must have been a massive number of casualties
“What’s the situation… in the i-infirmary?”
“The number of wounded has increased by a lot, but the wizard who came to the frontlines with the Allied Forces has returned to help us and now the situation has gone stable”
Idcilla poured porridge into the bowl and gave her a stern look “The ladycare of her health We will take care of the work in the infir”
Max took the stea bowl and looked around She wanted to probe for more details, if everyone was really fine, or if any of the Re was, she didn’t want to snoop and be a nuisance She blew on her porridge and slowly took a sip She ate her food little by little and when she finished, Idcilla placed a partition to surround her bed
She then carefully helped her clean, wiping her face, hand, feet, and back with a wet towel Max was a little embarrassed but didn’t refuse She had done this hundreds of tie to be on the other end of care
“C-coed ed your clothes The priestesses also took turns looking after you” Selena replied as she pulled out a new change of clothes and dressed her
Even the minute movements required to dress drained her stamina Once they finished, Max collapsed back onto the pillows She nervously opened her mouth to ask
“Perhaps… d-did you see a small shekel in my clothes? It’s made of copper…there’s a shekel in my robes…”
“A shekel?”
Selena’s head tilted to one side and Max felt a dark heavy cloud form in her chest She must have dropped it so away She fell and rolled on the ground countless times It was a cherished memory that Riftan had kept since he was a child, and herso precious to her husband
“Can you check ave to ood fo-fortune…”
At her request, Selena’s face grew visibly muddled “The clothes were probably already burned in the incinerator They were so soiled…”
Selena’s words grew quieter, but seeing the expression on Max’s face, Idcilla tried to turn the conversation around
“Ahh, I’ve been so distracted lately I think I placed it soet it now”
“I-I didn’t mean to bu-burden…”
“Of course not! No problehtly cracked, and she coughed quickly to cover up her lies, then rushed to get Selena out of the shed with the wet towels, the basin, and the ee and went back to sleep After a while, Idcilla returned, and Max awoke to the sound of her approaching footsteps She looked at the girl with concern and anticipation, and Idcilla smiled widely as she held up the ashen copper shekel with its edges burnt
“The soldiers found it in the ashes of the incinerator I washed it thoroughly ater to clean it off but the soot just won’t coratefully She felt both relief and regret to have it back “I didn’t know… it would be that much of a t-trouble to find this Youcare of the pa-patients… I’ize! It was no proble precious, everyone fought in front of the incinerator to find it” The girl shrugged like the task was no big deal “Everyone is very grateful to the lady If you had asked the, they would have done that without hesitation”
Max ran her fingers over the rough surface of the coin with a darkened face as she heard everyone’s devotion to her She felt a cos: after all she had still escaped, leaving everyone else behind, to save her own life Max couldn’teyes and she didn’t dare to tell the truth either She was afraid that if she confessed what really happened, they would turn cold on her
“C-Could you pass my thanks… to those who helped find it…?”
“I’ll make sure to pass it to thee later If you need anything else, ring this bell here”