My eyes widened.
— W-what… What did you say?
The Marquise gave me a quick glance, looking around.
— You heard everything. Hurry up and leave while there's still time.
I froze in a stupor.
«Are you really going to let me go…?» I asked, dumbfounded, because I did not expect such a thing from the wife of the owner of the house.
— yes.
I was scared. In the blink of an eye, it became clear for what reason she took me for a walk. This was done not at all for the purpose of «relaxing», but to give me the opportunity to escape from here…
— B-but why? — I volunteered, — Why are you doing this?
Obelia Windsor hesitated for a second when I asked her this question. At that moment, she returned the sad expression with which she usually looked at me.
Hesitantly raising her hand, the woman still stroked my hair. A faint smile froze on his lips.
— Is it really that important? I just want to get you out of here.
