"Sooo, is she your Phoenix? She has grown quite a lot from the last time I saw her."
"Crieek~"
As we walked, Amelia gently patted Sera and ruffled her soft, silky feathers under her neck.
"Wait, how do you know she's a she?!" I couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
It took me weeks to understand that Sera was a girl. How did she know it in one meeting?!
Amelia gave me a worried look, concern clearly visible in her eyes. As my frown deepened, she waited for a few seconds before hesitantly speaking:
"Lucas, is your memory getting worse, or is it mere exhaustion?"
".....?" I raised an eyebrow, a confused look forming on my face. "What do you mean?"
"...Lucas, you were the one who told me about her gender, remember?" Amelia said, her tone tinged with concern.
"I… I did?"
I don't remember…
