"That is…?"
"They are knights in the Grand Duke's knight brigade." I smiled brightly, hiding all traces of recognizing my fiance. Yves studied my expression and then glanced at the people behind me.
"Are they?" he sighed before setting his eyes on me. "Where have you been? I kept looking for you."
"I lost my way inside the hedge garden. Fortunately, those knights helped me find my way out."
"Why would you even go here?" Yves frowned.
I studied his expression, and it seemed he had been searching for me, so I smiled. "I was looking for you. But you found me in the end."
"I didn't."
"Aren't you on your way to the garden?" I asked, eyebrow raised. "If I wait a bit longer, you'd surely find me in no time. It just so happened the knights helped me out."
"Ella…" Yves let out another sigh, not accepting the credit I was shoving in his face. "… whatever. The next time, I won't let this happen."
