The road back to the green arch felt long. Perhaps because she was tired, Ran hurried her steps.
Then she entered the door of the servants, opened the back door of the mansion, and there stood Eustaf as if he were lying on waiting.
Ran look at him with surprise, standing in the dark, a feeling of uneasiness creep within her then Eustaf spoke,
"Where did you go?"
"Eus."
"Yes?"
"I feel like throwing up now."
"...."
"And I'm really tired. I mean..."
Eustaf flicked off her hat. Ran frowned and reached for the hat from him.
"Really...can't we talk about it later?"
She was grumbling for a moment. Eustaf held her waist. And frowned.
"there's the smell of blood with you."
"Really?"
She was surprised at he what said and wants to asked about it but Eustaf grabbed her. She tried to struggle away from him.
"Eus, my clothes are all wet. Besides, my boots are dirty."
Eustaf did not answer, but went up the stairs while still carrying her and headed to his room.
He put her down on the drawing room sofa and lit the lamp. Ran groaned and tried to take off the cap somehow with her cold, heavy fingers.
When I got home, I was more sleepy and tired. Because she stays up all night, she witnessed three murders throughout
the night, and took Lumiere to Lazia territory without any plans.
My hair was in a mess, and I was so tired. Eustaf approached, peeling off her clothes instead and asked,
"What happened to your fingers?"
"Huh? Oh, just somehow..."
Ran smiled awkwardly at her bandaged finger.
"It's nothing."
"Nothing?"
Eustaf peeled off the cape and began unbuttoning her coat. I felt relaxed after taking off my thick top.
"Let's hear what the little story is. Where did you and Dimodia went out to, without telling me?"
"That's..."
Ran mumbled. I didn't know what to say.
"Just... I did some important... work..."
"What happened?"
"Eustaf doesn't have to know."
When he flicked off her coat, Ran laid over on the sofa.
'Oh, cool.'
When he grabbed and pulled the long boots back, Ran shouted in surprise.
"Eus, don't touch that, it's dirty!"
"You want to walk around my room in those dirty clothes."
"No, Eus --"
However, Eus did not care and took off the boots. As soon as he took off her long boots, no matter what, her body was shouting 'I want to rest!' honestly.
Eustaf took off all her boots, threw them on one side, and washed his hands with water.
"So? What's going on?"
"That...."
Ran groaned and spoke hesitantly.
"I found out that someone I knew was sold as a gladiator. To an illegal dumping ground. So, I asked the Count of Illuminati to find him. And I went and found him today. But in the meantime, there was an accident..."
While lying half-lying down and talking with her arms and head on the armrest of the sofa, Ran slipped her head up.
"But his sister was very sick, so I asked him to go with her to Lazia to show her with Haresh."
"How do you know each other?"
"That's none of your business."
Without realizing it, Ran took the form of a passive attack. When Eustaf was silent, Ran said again, burying her head on the armrest.
"I'm not going to let the disturbance go to Lazia. You don't have to worry about that."
Ran raised her tired eyes because she couldn't hear the answer for a long time.
"Eus?"
Eustaf was looking at her in the dark with his arms folded.
"Do you know what makes me angry?"
"Huh?"
"You promised me."
"Huh?"
"You said you wouldn't die until I'll be the Patriarch."
What? Was that the problem?
"I'm not dead."
"That's not the problem. Leave that to someone else. Why the hell did you go there yourself? Or at least take the right escort."
"I took Dia."
"What about Ross? What would you say about letting him go?"
"I'm ... sorry about that."
"And what if something happened? What do you think would have happened if something happened there?"
"Uh..."
Ran stood up and rolled her eyes. I'm sure the owner of the illegal dumping ground and the Duke of Lazia will make headlines tomorrow.
"I didn't mean to hurt Lazia's name. Oh, I'm sure it was okay because I don't know if it was the Duke of Lazia anyway."
When Ran found a hole to escape quickly, Eustaf gritted his teeth.
He strode up and leaned down to grab the sofa back.
Ran swallowed her breath as his blue eyes seemed to burn.
"I've waited all night!"
He clenched his teeth as he tried to scream. Eustaf's eyes fell on the armrest.
"If you want to die like that, why didn't you just ask me to kill you? If you're going to take an escort into the rascal's den."
"It's not like I didn't think about it either. I was confident I wouldn't get caught!"
"Will that work?"
"That's--"
I know the name of the Spirit, but I can't tell you that.
'Ahhhhhh! Is there a truth I don't know? But I can't tell you, Ran. He's angry at me.'
Ran groaned between her teeth and said,
"Well, I'm the one who's leaving anyway! I don't have to report everything I do to you!"
"..."
Eustaf immediately went silent. Speaking, Ran was aghast.
"But I'm not wrong, am I?"
Eustaf lifted his hand from the back.
"Of course, you do. I can't dare to puke at what the Lord is doing. Even if it's a dare with her own life."
Oops, my heart was completely going uneasy by Eustaf's sarcasm.
"Don't worry, if you don't worry about it, I'll give you a decent job at your coming-of-age ceremony. It may be so precious to you, but to me..."
It's nothing.
It didn't come out of my mouth, but it was as good as it was.
For a moment, Ran stopped talking and pressed her forehead.
"My apologies, Eus. This one was really hard to say. I'm so tired right now, I can't speak well."
"I'm sorry to hear that you think of me that way and that I've been found out."
Eustaf said so, and Ran looked up. He said with an expressionless face.
"Take a break."
Then he flipped out of the room, and Ran collapsed on the sofa, wrapping her face in both hands.
It's really, really, really, really pathetic. Tears began to trickle down.
It was my first time seeing a person die today, it was actually scary. Eus.
"Mom..."
A small sob leaked out. Ran cried and fell asleep.
*******
Eustaf cooled his head and went back to his room, then frowned when he saw Ran still lying on the sofa.
"Noonim..."
Trying to call, he found out that she was fast asleep. Seeing her crouching on the sofa with a tearful face, his anger evaporated.
He carefully swept around her eyes.
It's shiny.
When did the sound of water ring in my ears?
Eustaf carefully hugged her. No matter how carefully you move slowly, it is usually easy, but Ran did not wake up.
Eustaf sighed and gave her a little rough hug.
"Eung..."
There is no sign of getting up even though the skin is redolent. He smirked and carried her to her room. The waiting maids quieted the fuss, and Eustaf put Ran on the bed and left the room.
Ross looked at Eustaf with a restless face.
He asked for an escort, but the master, who left the escort and returned with injuries.
He said, "Master," Eustaf said to Ross, "I'll talk to you tomorrow," and left the room.
*******
Lumiere sat on Lily's pillow all night.
I couldn't believe it at all when I saw my sister in front of me. When I closed my eyes, I thought I would dig in my dream on the road, so Lumiere couldn't fall asleep at all. I couldn't even leave this place.
It was okay for Lily to be in debt for her medicine and sold as a slave.
'The trouble was that I fell for Arca's words.'
It was the beginning that my sister fell for a moment foolishly for the sweet words that she would take care of her.
The illegal dumping ground was a terrible place. If you don't kill him, he'll die.
It feels like killing a person for the sake of other people's entertainment ·······
Lumiere's mouth was twisted. Nevertheless, he wouldn't let me meet Lily. When asked to hear from her sister, Arca refused coldly.
After Lumiere won in a row, Arcá injured him on purpose and proceeded with the game to raise the stakes.
They put a dagger in the palm of their right hand in front of everyone and put a weapon in their left hand to fight against the opponent.
Next time, I'll make him beat anyone to death with his bare hands, Arca said with a smile.
He also said that she is getting better and that she will be able to meet him soon.
Other than that, I only showed my sister who came out for a walk from a distance.
'But.'
Lumiere gently swept the younger sister's bangs with her hands and touched her round forehead.
She had a clear face, but now she can get proper treatment.
'You don't want anything?'
For Lumiere, it was more suspicious than anything else in the world.
I couldn't believe it at all. Because when a person does favors to others, there is something to be received.
Free is the scariest way.
Lumiere thought of her own master. The woman who didn't even give his name was young and beautiful.
'Isn't she a high-ranking aristocrat?'
Lumiere knew how cruel the nobles were.
'Lazian territory········'
The illegal dumping ground is a place where world news is not heard, but the story of the Duchess of Lazia has been heard up to there.
It was very fragmented, but it was about ice crystals and duel with the Crown Prince.
'And then the Duchess of Lazia said she was a woman. No way. Is it her?'
Lumiere quickly turned his head. Putting together all the information he knew about Lazia, he came to a conclusion.
'She'll ask me to kill her brother.'
The murder of a nobleman is a felony.
He was likely to be burned at the stake after being ragged by torture. Lumiere held his sister's hand tightly.
' She said Lily take her own way.'
Then now may be the last day to see his sister. Lumiere tried to engrave her sister's face on the retina all night.
*******
Ran opened her eyes with a swollen face. Kara and Soda, looking at Ran, steamed her face with a cold wet towel.
"When did I come to my room?"
My throat was also swollen, so I heard a sharp voice.
"The master moved you."
"Eus....?"
"Yes."
Kara answered and offered a lukewarm tea, so Ran dampened her throat.
'I guess I cried a lot in my sleep.'
My head was throbbing, too. Kara said.
"Lord, I think you have a fever."
"Huh?"
"Shall I call the therapist?"
Ran nodded.
Shortly afterwards, Ran was diagnosed with a "cold flu."
'I told Eus I'd be careful, but I got caught.'
Ran sighed, thinking so. Ran, who was treated as a patient in an instant, was dressed in light cotton pajamas and laid down like a puffin feather was buried in an inflated bed.
"Can you eat? Should I have the cook made some soup?"
Soda asked carefully, so Ran shook her head while agonizing over it. I had no appetite.
"I brought some medicine."
Dimodia came in and said, there is no custom here that you have to eat before taking medicine, so Ran just drank the golden liquid. It was a slippery taste like drinking oil, so my eyes wrinkled naturally.
When Ran put the cup on the tray, Dimodia, who was holding the tray, asked.
"The young master is here."
"Eus?"
"Yes."
"Dia didn't get in trouble?"
When asked whispering, Dimodia smiled softly.
"I just followed the Lord."
"I'm glad then."
Ran hesitated and added.
"I'm tired..."
Dimodia quickly recognized the meaning.
"Yes, then I'll inform the master to come and see you next time."
"Thank you."
Ran said and buried her upper body in a fluffy pillow. Kara, who came in with a basin, squeezed a wet towel and put it on Ran's forehead.
'It's cool.'
Perhaps because the medicine turned around, Ran quickly fell asleep again.