Chapter 10 - Blossoming Love (1/2)

Chapter 10 – Blossoming Love

“She was a woman abandoned by God!”

“What kind of devil that fox might be!”

“Apparently, it jumped out of her shadow!”

There was an uproar in the hallway. Meanwhile, Ronée was locked in the room, and even her maid, Ryne, was unable to go to her. Rather, Ryne was reprimanded for dragging a devil into the house. There were even stories of accomplices.

“Ryne must be safe.” Ronée was bowing her head as she listened to the clamor in the hallway. The room was dark and there was no Ryne to set the fire on the lamp.

Nabel tried to do Ryne’s work. He wasn’t familiar with all those works so it took time to light the lamps. Then, he sat next to Ronée after lighting the room’s lamps and handing her a warm tea.

In the quiet room, Ronée said suddenly. “What was that fox?”

Nabel answered immediately. “It’s not a devil.” He answered as if he knew something about it. Ronée’s gaze turned to Nabel. “Do you know what it is?”

“That’s…” Nabel reached out without hesitation. Originally, he was extremely reluctant to reveal himself, but in these months, he was different, at least not in front of Ronée.

She was a strange, grave and tickling person to Nabel. A person who he wanted to keep touching. A person who he wanted to reach down. That was the first time in Nabel’s short life. He was able to reveal everything.

His hands touched the shadow of Ronée. A knocking sound rang the room. Ronée was looking at the shadow with her eyes wide open.

Kwang!

“Ah?”

It was the cry they heard earlier. It seemed a little sore. Then, Ronée’s shadow moved a little, and the fox she saw then, popped out.

“Ah…!”

The fox stayed in Ronée’s arms. As if it had known Ronée for a long time, the fox snuggled on her shoulder. When Nabel and the creature’s gaze met, the little crying fox crouched in Ronée’s arms. Ronée was frozen, unable to move.

It was the fox that felt something familiar. It was as if Ronée had been raising it for a long time, as if she had known it for a long time.

“This fox…” Ronée looked at Nabel. Nabel seemed to know something.

“From the West… I can see it.”

She was surprised at his answer. When did he go to the Western Continent if he was a slave in a wagon?For the first time, her curiosity peaked, and she wanted to ask Nabel despite his past being painful.

“Animals that protect people… In the Western Continent, it is called Shinsu.”