“Are you going to be busy at work again today?” I asked, trying to start a casual conversation.
“Yes,” he replied after a pause.
“Is there something that I can help with? I want to help you…” I said before smiling a little hopefully at him.
Reiner didn’t reply to my question and the atmosphere in the car became awkward. Not knowing what else to say, I looked out the window at the scenery passing by instead. I wondered what Reiner is thinking about right now. Before I got depressed about his lack of response, I decided to suck it up and put in more effort. Charles was right, it’s way too early for me to give up now. If I show him enough effort, he’ll acknowledge me one day.
“Reiner…umm…I can call you Reiner now because we’re alone, right? It was quite strange how Queen called you Knight before. Guess it was my first time hearing it…” I said before laughing a little.
