After their laughter, maybe due to exhaustion, Ashley dozed off. The two men took this opportunity to talk alone.
"I've been wondering this for a while now. Why are you acting like a guardian?" Gilbert asked him.
Evan frowns at his question. "What do you mean?"
"I mean what I mean. You, offering a coat and a drink. On the field, you calmed Ley when she panicked and saved her. Wait, how did you even know that she was there?"
Evan thought about it too. As he recalled, he was in the grass field, about to enter the hidden tunnel with Gilbert, when he heard a soft voice call his name.
'Garret...'
He turned to look for the one who used the name only three people used to call him.
"What's the matter, Your Highness?"
The tall grass started to move in front of them in a split second, indicating someone other than them was there.
'Garret...'
