The figure of that woman had crouched down until she was almost at the same height as Blake, the slight scent she gave off filled her surroundings, which combined with her beauty would make many lose themselves completely in her... But Blake didn't have time to appreciate that since he was very worried.
A snow-white hand had reached his head, an imaginary pressure was building on it, and Blake was even about to speak before it was too late, but once he closed his eyes waiting for what would come next, he felt strange that he wasn't experiencing any kind of pain, and instead was feeling a kind and warm touch.
"How cute..." Blake had opened his eyes after hearing those words and the first thing that came into his vision was Shino's face showing a happy smile that was difficult to describe.
She was lost at that moment; her mind was occupied with the simple idea of caressing the little wooly in front of her and she didn't want it to end.
"Baa!" Blake had voluntarily let out another bleat, and that only caused Shino to blush as she couldn't believe how cute he was.
"Sigh... This reminds me of when Sakuya was still little, she was a cutie running after me calling me mommy all the time." Blake just listened in silence since Shino was a bit lost in thought. "Well, she's still being cute, guess she already feels like she's old enough to be ashamed of acting like that."
Shino had not stopped caressing Blake, the moment had turned into one of complete tranquility thanks to that scene, in addition to the fact that Shino's warm smile had not faded in all that time, he was also aware that he could not stay that way.
"Go back to the forest, little one. Some people don't really like monsters around here." Shino patted Blake's head a few times as he said goodbye and her figure moved towards the path that led to the pharmacy until Blake couldn't see her anymore.
"Sigh..." He had just let out a deep sigh of relief, he really believed that the first thing Shino would do when he saw him would be to try to send him to the forest of beginnings without hesitation, but everything turned out better than expected and he had also seen that way of act of her that was new to him. 'Okay, I think there are no more obstacles in sight'
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"Hmm... I told grandpa not to confuse the place of the seeds, I'll have to fix everything later... Again." Shara was busy with some work at the flower shop.
After Blake left, she began taking care of the flowers on display, making some bouquets, and cleaning the front room, but despite her comments, none of that bothered her. She liked being of help to her grandfather and her family, and the fact that she loved flowers and taking care of them made her job didn't feel as such.
"Welcome...!" Shara had just heard the characteristic sound of the bell at the front door, which always indicated that a client or acquaintance had just arrived, so she quickly tried to welcome, but to her surprise, she did see no one to enter
That had made Shara approach the door curiously.
"How strange, could it have been the wind?" It was true that there was still a bit of wind as a result of the previous rain, so it was the first idea that came to mind. "Later I'll ask grandfather if that can be prevented from happening."
You could tell that Shara was quite diligent, always making sure the flower shop was in top shape, so if she found any problems or ways to improve the place, she would bring it up to Wells to see if there was anything that could be done about it.
She had left that for later since she kept that idea in her mind, she was going to go back to her little chores since she would soon have to go bring some flowers to Marjorie, but just as she turned in the direction of the counter, all those thoughts faded into the background as he rushed forward with great excitement.
"It's you!!" The reason behind Shara's excitement was because, in front of her, was a small figure of a sheep being wrapped in characteristic golden wool, and clearly that figure was Blake in his wooly form. "Are you alright? I was very worried about you."
"Baa!" Blake held up her hand and tried to make an okay signal at the same time as he heard the feeling of sincere concern in Shara's voice.
"Oh, thanks to the runes... I hadn't heard anything about you after you disappeared that day." Shara had leaned on her legs to crouch on the ground and get closer to what before her eyes it was just a wooly a little peculiar. She kept listening to those bleatings that were enough to make her feel happy, so she couldn't help but a cute smile appeared on her face. "Are you eating well? Do you have a comfortable and warm place to sleep?"
Shara began to flood the wooly with many questions about how he was doing, and all she could do was nod to all of them so that Shara wouldn't worry anymore.
"Sigh... I'm glad, hehe." Shara had taken the wooly's legs. She knew that he would have to go back where he came from, she had also had the idea of telling Blake if he could take care of him, but the woolly's answers had convinced her that he was fine, besides that he looked completely healthy. "Here, this is for you."
Shara searched for something in her bag before taking out an apple that seemed to glow a bit in the light and handing it over.
"Baa!" Blake had taken her as she made more sounds that Shara took to be some kind of thanks.
"Hehe, I'm glad you liked it. I guess you have to go, don't you?" Shara asked that question which was quickly answered in the affirmative by Blake. "I see... Be very careful, okay?"
"Baa" Blake made another sign with her fingers, which made Shara laugh a little since he looked so cute.
"Take care of yourself, you can also come back here some other time, I'll prepare a delicious cake for you next time." Shara now felt very happy, just seeing that little wooly had made her day a thousand times better, and although it was inevitable that separated, now she was calmer, and the opportunity to meet in the future now did not seem impossible.