Chapter 3 (1/2)
When they finally arrived at the royal palace, they found the vicinity in uproar
The expressions of the people who had reached the threads of their patience Irritation was displayed, and eyes swung back and forth in anxiety Fatigue was clearlypeople to the one insignificant gatekeeper
A man and woman returned on horseback
The response as the tere discovered was fierce Shouts of joys were an to cry, as if threads of tension had been cut
Celiastina shrank back atsuch an excessive reception for the first ti really invited such disorder? She was beginning to see how important a saint was
But well, if the saint disappeared then it would certainly be a serious doining the chaos that would erupt
“Everybody, Saint Celiastina has returned in safety She is gravely tired, but it is not major Return to your individual posts, and resuer, send to the search party for their return posthaste That is all”
The man restored order to the area with a few pointed orders from atop his horse
He must wield a lot of power, for no one cut him off and all returned to their stations as ordered There must have been a lot of questions they wanted answers to, Where did the saint go? Why does she look so worn-out? But not a single person dared to offer objection
While adates and delivered into the custody ofhis na her, so that was norlance at Celiastina as he took his leave with a feords of “Well then, excuse me”
(Wha……what in the world)
Celiastina sighed, suddenly feeling tired
The cause was probably how she had suddenly been pushed into thiselse, it was the way that youngher
He did not see on her own There wasakin to hatred In that swamp, it was only for a split second, but his eyes had been unclouded and direct Afterwards, he only looked at her with eyes narrowed in what seemed to her contempt
If it was nothing, then he wouldn’t hold that attitude against her, would he? She otten into a dispute him that she wasn’t aware of It didn’t seem like there was a way for her to find out what that was for the tiht here, if she asked thebeside her “Why do I have such a bad relation with thatwith her
Although she wasn’t satisfied with the way things stood, Celiastina tried to hold in her discontent as the maids led her by the hand inside a nearby room
Before long, an elderly man—a physician—came in
He skillfully looked at Celiastina’s state, and confirmed that her wounds were only scratches In a very businesslike manner, he offered no words of sy he couldn’t easily offer to the saint All he asked at the end was “Do you feel terrible in any way?” and when she answered she felt well, he quickly withdrew from the room
This tie of location Siuided by the maids and taken to an unnecessarily spacious bathroom
It reminded her that she et to the skin and covered infor the role of a saint If that was true, the physician fro her have a bath
Suddenly the an to help Celiastina remove her clothes This made her ju ago, getting help while taking a bath was unthinkable! She understood it was common for nobles, but her impulse was to step away and refuse
“Lady Celiastina?”
To suddenly be spurned, the maids frowned in confusion
“Uh, that is, I, I’ll bathe alone,” she answered hesitantly
The maids’ eyes widened in surprise
“Has so happened?”
“No, I only feel like bathing alone today”
“Please do not suggest so like that, Lady Celiastina We cannot leave you to bathe alone”
There was reason for that She was the saint ent uilty of other eccentric behaviors she was unaware of Meaning they were standing guard, and someone had to stay by her side However…
“U you, so please let me bathe alone”
“But—”
“It’s OK!” she said with unintended force
The maids’ faces were suddenly filled with fear Huh? In the short tirand obeisance, repeating over and over, “Please, understand”
“Uh, um”
“We have offended you, please accept our apologies Replacements will be called for immediately, so will you please calm your temper?”
There was no need for her to calhtened, Celiastina herself became flustered