Chapter 1.12 - Kind and Cruel (12) (2/2)

“Yes, hello.”

The elderly gentleman was in charge of the health of the people in the castle. Because he was fairly old, he treated me as his own granddaughter.

“You must be getting close quickly because you are the same age. Hahaha.”

It was needless to say that this caused Sigren to frown at his words. He looked at me and said coldly. “You’ve got to get out of here.”

“I wonder if your wound is healing well. Could I stay here?”

“You? I’m glad you didn’t faint when you saw the wound.” Sigren was cynical.

Haha. It wouldn’t be so. I went around on the battlefield. I’ve seen organs protruding or a body cut in half. Many times, I made the monsters run away. I wouldn’t be stunned enough by seeing an injury on Sigren’s body.

Then Sigren said again.”Get out quickly. I can’t change my bandage because of you.”

I was curious about his condition, but at this point, I couldn’t help it. Sigren had to take off his top to change his bandage. He might be ashamed to take off his top in front of a girl of his age. When I think about it, he seems to have a cute side.

So, I shrugged lightly and left the room. “Okay. I’m leaving.”

***

I didn’t intend to go back to my room right away. It wouldn’t take long to change the bandages, so I waited meanwhile in front of Sigren’s room.

I wanted to tell him something, but I had to leave before getting the chance to say it since the grandpa-healer came.

A fine young lady? I was working hard. Why does he hate me? I pondered.

As a matter of fact, I never thought about Sigren’s personality during his childhood, so I didn’t get any sense of it. Due to that, I’d only so far imagined what his personality would’ve been like so I was now worried about how to deal with him being so cold.

Is it because my intention is slightly impure?

However, honestly, in fact, I wanted to get closer to Sigren because I felt sorry and wanted to give him the affection he didn’t get in his childhood. Yet, he seemed to be vigilant for no reason. I expected that it would be hard to get along with him because of his past, but I didn’t know it would be this bad. I felt like I brought a kitten that was at maximum alertness.

But for some reason, if I got too close and his impression of me worsens, my future would be a disaster.

“Lady.”

At that time, the grandpa-healer came out of the room. It seemed the treatment was over.

“Is it over?”

“Yes, but…” the grandpa-healer’s face was dark.

Was Sigren in a bad condition?

“Is there any problem?”

“No, the recovery from injury is going very well. But.” Grandpa-healer said hesitantly.

I grabbed him by the sleeve of his clothes and hurried him. “What is it? If it’s about Sigren, just tell me.”

At my words, the grandpa-healer glanced at the door of the room with a sign of sympathy.

“I heard he was from the mercenary corps. But I wonder if it’s okay if he goes back to there after everything goes better. He didn’t tell me anything, but all over his body…”

The more I listened to the grandpa-healer, the stiffer my neck became. I felt like I heard a story that I shouldn’t hear. My heart pounded with shock. I rushed into Sigren’s room.