Chapter 18 - Various Conversations (1/2)
Ch.18 Various Conversations
Evening.
After escorting the parents-in-law couple to the guest room, the Duke and I retire to my room. Ah~ while the parents are here I will be staying in the same room as the Duke. I don’t think I will feel at ease at all, but this is also a mission. There is no margin to say anything.
I obediently follow the Duke silently walking in front of me.
*door opening sound*
Opening the door to the room the Duke solidifies.
“……this is?”
Quickly entering inside, with his hand still holding the door knob, he had come to a halt there looking over the inside of the room.
“yes?”
I guess there is some sort of inconvenience? I brought in a cot?
Obliquely looking up from behind, at the Duke’s face that is in a slightly higher place, in order to ask him,
“It has become a very different impression……”
The Duke said standing alone. Aah! About the room’s impression? Come to think it, the Duke has not come here since the day of the wedding ceremony. Since then it has been maintained considerably to my liking! Although the furniture was left as is.
The Duke is looking at the many patchwork pieces dotted around the room. Things like the bed covers, knee blanket and cushions. I do not do unproductive things like embroidery, but I am willing do these kind of practical things. Ah, things like the curtains everyone sewed~. At that time these were made with remaining cloth, but even if I do say so myself it is easily is like a artistic masterpiece!
“Aah, errr, there was a lot of pretty cloth, so when there was time I made it by patching it together!”
I am very proud in my heart of these things but, just as the Duke remembered,
“Come to think of it the handkerchief you gave me was also skilled”
He said isolated.
“Well, for you to say that is a honour!”
Aah, that. He only looked at it once. I also make such things.
“However, it has really entirely transformed the impression……”
The Duke once again calmly muttered. Putting his hand on his mouth, thinking.
“Does it not look good?”
Even if at this late moment it is said he cannot stomach it, it will be troublesome.
“No, that is not so”
The Duke loosens his slightly clever eyes and looks in my direction.
Originally it was a simple room with a white basis, but thanks to the existence of patchwork it has been finished into quite a country mood. Woody texture is more warm and nice than white but, I cannot say it is a luxury! It is decorated with my favourite flowers, and I was allowed to customize it into a pleasant room.
“You are standing around talking at the doorway, so please enter inside”
Dahlia called from inside. Mimosa is preparing tea beside the couch.
There are no things to tell the the Duke while drinking tea. To not let things be prepared for me is surely prepared for me is my strong point!
The Duke sat down in the couch from before, so after considering for a short time, I sat down in a chair diagonally in front. I thought there would be no face-to-face~.
“Today I have only been surprised”
Again the Duke opened up like before. Despite saying he is surprised he is archaic smiling as always. Well, this is probably his basic face.
“Is that so?”
But that reminds me he often solidified and turned into air and processed data.
“Yes. It certainly has been a long time since coming here, but somehow here and there has completely changed and I was surprised”
The Duke’s eyes once again wander here and there.
Because I was allowed to touched here and there without noticed~. Replacing all the furniture or decorating. I wonder did I do it a bit too much?
Mimosa carried over the tea. The Duke reached out his hand towards it, his hand is like a knight’s, a little rough but, his fingers movement is also long, they are delicate and flexible. While looking with slightly upturned eyes at the Duke elegantly putting the cup to his mouth,
“Does it not look good?”,
I ask one more time timidly,
“No, I am the one who said do as you like, so it is not all interfering”
He answered not looking here. It seems his eyes are closed, he is enjoying the trailing note of the tea. His pretty long lashes cast a shadow on his face. Damn, why are his longer and have more volume than mine?!
“If that’s the case then that’s good”
“The servants also somehow look like they are having fun lately……”
“?”
The Duke opened his eyes at last and looks over here.
Lately? No, but haven’t they looked like they are having fun all along?
I tilt my head to the side and look,
“The detached building should also be decorated with flowers. I did not think of it before. But the maids plainly did their job, doing such things like this”
The Duke explained.
“Indeed”
Come think of it, the Duke’s accompanying maid is holding the left over flowers.
“Calen was surprised”
Ah~ in the end, conversation is carried to her. And that the Duke was not the one to notice the change and she was the one to notice it. Yeah yeah, I am certainly listening!
“Is that so?”
“Besides that also the cooking”
That’s right!, the Duke had noticed.
“Th, that……”