Chapter 97 (1/2)

Chapter 97: Chapter 97

“You know we promised to go to the village. We’ve got only two days, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Which day is good for you?”

“I thought you forgot it, but you didn’t. Given the choice, what about the last day of the festival?”

“Sure. I’ll see you then.”

After seeing him off, I came back to the room and looked down at the cat, which was asleep with Lina. In the end I, too, fell asleep while looking at the sleeping cat.

The next day I was about to report to work with a light heart when I heard the cat meowing.

I hugged the little cat with glittering golden eyes, crying at me.

“Hi, Luna. Good morning.”

The name of the cat I coined after thinking hard all evening was Luna.

I gave her that name because its glittering silver fur was like the beaming moonlight.

When I saw her looking at me with her golden eyes, I really couldn’t walk away.

‘As I have to work inside the office today, can I take her with me? Oh no, I’m working in the office. I shouldn’t.’

After agonizing a bit, I put Luna down. I felt sorry as she hung on to me, meowing, but I got in the wagon, thinking I would spend time playing with her after coming back.

When I arrived at the Imperial Palace and got out, I saw a bunch of silver hair curled up on the foot step, with its head buried in its paws and shivering. I felt sorry rather than embarrassed to know how she got on the wagon.

Even though the wagon was driving at a slow speed in the capital street, she must have been very scared out there.

When I saw her trembling, I couldn’t send her back, so I finally hugged her and headed for the 1st Knights building.

When I put her down on a soft chair and stroked her several times, her golden eyes closed in no time. After I confirmed that Luna was asleep, I started taking care of the backlog of work.

I was so absent-minded working all day long that I didn’t know it’s already time to go home.

I straightened up and stretched my back for a moment when I heard someone knocking.

“Come on in.”

“Hi, time to go home!”

“Hi, Carsein. I’m almost done now. ”

“Really? Then I will wait. Come with me.”

“Sure. Can you wait a minute? I’ll be done in a minute.”

“Got it.”

After nodding, he was about to sit in a chair in front of the table. Awakened from sleep, Luna meowed low, wary of Carsein.

“Oh my! What’s this?”

“Ugh? It’s my kitten, Luna. ”

“Luna? Meaning moon? Good name. By the way, she looks like you. Where did you get her? ”

“Allendis gave it to me as a gift yesterday. She was born two or three months ago.”

“Did that guy give it to you?”

Then, he tried to catch her quickly, but hurriedly wrapped his hands. She extended her claws and scratched his hand before hiding under the desk. Her golden eyes were sparkling in darkness, full of wariness.

“Hey, you scratched my hand!”

“Are you hurt, Carsein? Let me see. ”

“It’s just a little bit of a scratch. Oh, she has a temper! She’s the same as the jerk who gave the kitten to you.”

“Sorry. Are you okay?”

“Okay. Why don’t you finish your work?”

“Got it.”

Even a kitten has sharp claws. I thought she was soft and gentle because she was docile with me. Was she scared in a strange place like this?

I was sorry for Carsein, and Luna, meowing low under the desk, but I turned my eyes to the papers I was working on. After I was done finally, I held a handful of documents.

“I’ll be back after leaving them in the captain’s office.”

“You done? Okay.”