Chapter 407 - A Strand of Purple Hair (1/2)
Back in the Schneider Mansion, Nicolae was studying the outcome of Aleksis' latest test results and pondered. In fact, he was somewhat surprised because the results showed a very drastic progress in a one-week time frame.
The most recent CT scan showed that the girl's brain wave activity was almost normal. He just had to wait for the injury to recover slowly. If her progress remained this amazing, in a matter of months Aleksis could recover!
He could not understand how miraculous the body of an Alchemist was. Other humans would never have hope for recovery.
”How is she doing?” asked Lauriel who just entered the treatment room.”You look so serious.”
”I don't know what made her progress so extraordinary. Is it the medicine you gave her?” Nicolae asked. He showed the CT Scan report in his hand. Lauriel nodded.
”Maybe, I used all the best medicinal herbs for brain that I know of.” His voice sounded hopeful.
Lauriel sat beside her bed and clasped Aleksis' right hand; she was lying on her bed like Sleeping Beauty. Lauriel became nostalgic when he remembered that when Aleksis was a child and lived in San Francisco with him, he prepared a special room for the little girl at his home.
The room was designed to be the room fit for Princess Aurora, the Sleeping Beauty. And now as an adult, the girl actually fared like Princess Aurora. He touched Aleksis' cheek and shook his head at the peaceful face of his beloved goddaughter.
For a moment his eyes fell on the leather strap necklace around Aleksis' neck.
”Aleksis doesn't like to wear jewelry,” Lauriel said softly. He touched the metal locket on the necklace and patted it. ”This thing must be very important to her.”
Unintentionally, when he touched the locket, the necklace's leather strap broke. Apparently, when Aleksis fell down, the strap was damaged by friction. It was damaged at the back part, and that was why it wasn't obvious before. When Lauriel touched it, the fragile necklace suddenly snapped and broke.
”Hmm ...” Lauriel hurriedly rescued the locket before it fell to the floor. ”We must keep this for Aleksis when she wakes up. Don't lose it.”
Nicolae nodded. He carefully pulled the broken leather strap and placed it in the hand of his father who was holding the locket. ”Do you want to keep it or me?”
”I'll keep it,” Lauriel replied. He studied the locket and somehow felt drawn to open it. He wanted to know if Aleksis put a picture of someone in it. Could it be Prince Siegfried's picture?
He opened the locket slowly, and was stunned when he saw that there was no picture inside. Instead, there was a braided strand of purplish-colored hair tied with a white ribbon.
Lauriel only knew a few people that had purple-colored hair. Seeing that little strand of hair, his heart felt touched. He now remembered that Luna also had purple hair, just like Portia's. He could only guess where Aleksis had gotten the hair.
Nicolae who saw his father pensive began to wonder. ”What's the matter, Father?”
Lauriel shook his head. He quickly placed the hair back into the locket and closed it. ”I was just remembering something. Hmm ... when everything is settled here, let's go to the garden. Apparently Caspar decided to hold an Oktoberfest before we all leave.”