"This place really is good!"
"Right? I love this place! I feel so energetic when I come here early in the morning."
As you all know, I became Lucia's knight and now it's my duty to look after her and protect her.
In past few weeks, I have rearranged my daily routine.
Now my daily routine is something like this-
• Wake up before the sunrise and do my daily early-morning training.
• Wake up Lucia and prepare her for breakfast.
• Accompany her as her knight while she is busy in her political work and national and international affairs.
• Have a lunch with her. (Actually, just want to accompany her but always got forced to join in due to some various... weird things.
Still got a critical blow when others attack Allan envious gazes.)
• Lucia usually get free from her work after lunch so escort her during her lessons and training. (Training is necessary cuz she is a choosen one.)
• Then join her during her evening tea time. *sigh*
• Now that Lucia is free from all her daily necessary work, accompany her while she spend her time with her other noble friends. (Girls talk... Really feels awkward always. Sometimes even got caught in the chat but somehow manage to escape with a wry smile always on the face.)
• And then, even guard her while she is taking bath in her gigantic royal bath!
... I mean, Seriously! Why am I even doing this?!
Well don't get the wrong idea, ok? I obviously don't go inside the bath, I guard outside the bath and didn't allow anyone to pass.
And, I never tried to peek inside, okay?! I mean, never gave a thought about doing something like that, and neither will I ever do something like that! Don't think of me as some peeping tomb!
Seriously, you guys are worst! How can you even doubt me?! Do you really think that I will do something lowly like that?! You guys are the real pervert!
"Hey, where are you looking you idiot? I'm talking to you, Youuu!"
"Hmm? Did you said something Allan?"
"Ah, no. Nothing,"
Fuu* got slipped away there.
Now then, where were I? ...Yeah,
• After Lucia's bath, join her in dinner.
After dinner, I finally got free from my job. Quite a tough job it is, indeed.
• After getting free from all my struggles, babysitting a princess whole day, I finally got sometime for myself alone. So I train at night before going bed so that my body don't get weak.
After that, the cycle continues.
"Look Allan, these flowers are so beautiful!" Lucia, who was playing around in the flower garden, approached me with a bouquet of flowers in her hands.
She made it herself. 𝘠𝘦𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯.
"They are really pretty,"
"Right?! Aren't they?!" Said Lucia while beaming a saint smile.
𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘬𝘪𝘥... 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦.
"Here,"
"Hmm? Me?"
Lucia offered me the bouquet she made.
"You are quite hardworking and you even take care of me whole day s-so, take it as a token of appreciation." So she said while constantly looking me and in different direction.
She was clearly shy, as the tip of her ears were red.
I was surprised by the sudden expressions she made.
𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬, 𝘮𝘢𝘯? 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺! 𝘐𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭... 𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘦?
It wasn't the first time since someone acted like this to me, it was just... it was like kinda, heart warming...? That's what they say it, isn't?
𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘐 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴... 𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴...
Empathy, huh?
Oops, can't wait for too long or it will get bothersome.
I extended my hand, and accepted her present with a smile.
Lucia smile became even more cheerful, but she quickly turned her face away.
I barely hold myself back from grinning.
𝘞𝘰𝘸, 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘸! 𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘦, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦...
I admit that I don't know how to actually differentiate between these kind of things but... I have experienced these types things before, it just that I forgot how they actually feel or are expressed... since it's quit a long time so I really forgot what really is called beautiful or cute, or...
*sigh*
I'll try my best to know more about these things and give my all to learn it since in I am here so till then...
"Well, Allan... are you really fine with this? I mean, coming to this place?" Lucia asked me with a worried expression.
"Hmm, why did you ask?"
"Well, you see... you look kinda down. Do you don't like visiting this place?"
Lucia sensed my uneasiness as she asked me.
𝘐𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘣𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦?
"Well, it's not like I don't like this place? Didn't I told you before that I like this place and this place even gives me peace of mind. You even allowed me to visit this place whenever I want, without any restrictions, don't you?"
"Yeah, but still... You doesn't seems like the way how you usually are,"
"Don't worry, I'm fine... It's just, this place gave me some nostalgic feelings..."
"Nostalgic...?"
"Hm..."
I looked at the banquet of flowers in my hand which Lucia gave me.
There were different types and colours of flowers.
Red, yellow, blue, violet but the one, who caught most of my interest was, white.
There were also white flowers among those other flowers as I gently touched it's petals and play with it...
"Do you... like white flowers?" Watching me, Lucia asked with an innocent yet curious eyes.
Eyes of a child who is unknown to the world out side their house, looking around in curiousness, exploring things which is yet to be revealed to them.
"...It's not like that I love white flowers or got any sort of attachment to them, it's like, I am fond to them... I don't know why, but they always caught my attention. Always caught my eyes,"
"..."
Lucia listened to my words as if a child listening to a fairy tale story from a mother.
𝘏𝘦... 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘴𝘢𝘺... 𝘏𝘦... 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨... 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭, 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵...
Lucia thought, as she stared at the man in front of her and feel the warmth in his smile.
"You know, a certain someone told me that the white colour is the symbol of peace, and so does these white flowers..."
"Well, yeah... You're right, white colour indeed bring peace..."
"Isn't it? Maybe that's the reason why these flowers always caught me off guard no matter how up tight I am..."
"Um, who is it that certain someone who told you about this?"
𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵... 𝘐 𝘢𝘮, 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴... Thought Lucia.
"Someone, who is very important to me,"
"Where are they now?"
"Heh, aren't you a curious one,"
"Well, you said they are very important to you and they even told you about something so gentle so, I'm just kinda curious... I just want to know what kind of person they are? Where they are? What are they currently doing?"
"Hmm, I see... Alas! That person died ages ago and the only thing they left behind are, just the memories we made together..."
I said, as I looked up in the sky...
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