"Why are you putting that ugly birthmark again?" Kira asked Emmelyn when she saw her come down from the second floor with her bag.
She noticed Emmelyn no longer put the charcoal on her face the past three days. So, why did she put it back on?
Did something happen which Kira didn't know about?
Kira furrowed her brows, trying to remember if something unusual happened between yesterday and today.
Hm... nothing too unusual, she thought. They just talked to a group of knights for hire. Those guys were looking for a woman. So what?
"I just forgot to put it on these past few days," said Emmelyn, ready with her excuse. "I feel safer if people think I'm ugly."
"That's a weird logic," said Kira. "Nobody bothers men, ugly or not. Besides, you're looking down on my sword skills if you are scared that people will dare to bother my travel companion."
Emmelyn hiccuped when she heard Kira's words. Welp. She really had no choice.
