Enarys and Nathan ended up discussing again the arrangement for his pay, until at one point the door opened and the woman who had taken Erina an hour ago came in.
Enarys stood up when she saw the woman enter and approached her. "President. How are things going?"
The woman smiled. "It's fine, you should have a seat"
Enarys nodded and sat back down as did the woman they called president.
"Unfortunately there is still no cure for Lady Erina's condition" the president explained bluntly.
"Then..." Enarys' expression fell.
"But it's not all bad news. We believe that the new medicine can help to keep her healthy for a longer period of time" the woman continued explaining to which Enarys looked at her with some hope.
The woman rummaged in one of the inside pockets of her robe and soon after pulled out a glass bottle containing black pills.
Enarys received the bottle and looked at it with a dubious expression. "Are you sure it will work, president?"
The woman simply smiled and nodded calmly. "Completely"
"…I trust you" Enarys sighed and put the vial in her pocket.
The president nodded and stood up. Enarys did the same and shook hands with the president. "We will continue to investigate until we arrive at the solution lady Enarys"
Enarys simply smiled. "I look forward to it"
The president left the room and Enarys sat back down. Nathan who had been watching the whole time looked at her as she relaxed on the couch.
"Who is she?" asked Nathan.
"The president of the largest pharmaceutical company in the entire archipelago... she's the head of essence research with science. As well as the one who provides Erina's medicine, Rosario Augberth" explained Enarys.
Nathan watched her in silence, and they remained silent. A short time later Nathan was back in the van next to Erina, who was lying completely asleep. He did not know what had been done to her, but he knew it was not pleasant for her.
Finally after a long drive the van stopped again, and Nathan was forced to shake Erina slightly to wake her up.
"Uhm?" groaned Erina slightly waking up. "Are we there yet, Nathan?"
"Yes lady Erina, we're here" Nathan replied.
Erina simply tilted her head and closed her eyes again. "Just a little while longer..."
Nathan sighed and smiled seeing how tired Erina was. "You only have to make a slight effort and you can sleep comfortably in your bed"
Erina groaned again in annoyance and turned around turning her back to Nathan.
"Then you take me" Erina said still with her eyes closed.
Nathan stood silently looking at her. 'Does this come into my job as a guard?'
'No idea... but look at her, so frail and tired. You should take her' Amelia murmured.
Nathan hesitated for a moment and then sighed as he took Erina by the neck and legs to carry her like a princess. When she felt Nathan, Erina smiled slightly without opening her eyes and wrapped one of her arms around Nathan's neck, resting her head on his chest.
Nathan closed his eyes and bit his lip, feeling the direct contact with Amelia. Although he had become somewhat accustomed to being in Erina's presence and therefore to his essence being completely out of control, the contact with her was still extremely painful.
Nathan quickly entered the mansion and went to Erina's room on the top floor. Once he arrived and knocked on the door, the three maids took Erina and Nathan was finally free.
Once Nathan reached his room, he went straight to the bathroom and began to vomit up all the contents of his stomach.
'Nathan...' Amelia murmured.
He simply gasped leaning on the toilet and opened his eyes only to see blood stained with his vomit. He groaned slightly and got up to wash his mouth out.
'You're reaching your limit... you need to rest' Amelia said clearly concerned for his health.
Nathan nodded slightly. 'I know... I'll ask Enarys for a few days off' he said before looking at himself in the mirror. His hair and clothes were soaked with sweat, and he could barely stand up.
'I'll just... rest' he said before turning and starting to walk to his bed. However, halfway there his legs failed, and he lost his balance.
In an instant the room shimmered, and Amelia materialized her body grabbing Nathan to keep him from hitting the floor.
"Ugh... you're heavy" Amelia muttered holding Nathan's body and pulling him to lay him down on the bed. Then, she pulled off his sweat-soaked shirt and replaced it with another.
He was already practically unconscious, so Amelia had to struggle slightly to change him. Once finished, she lightly touched Nathan's forehead and sighed. 'You're burning'
Amelia got up and walked over to Nathan's belongings that he had left on the desk and picked up his smartphone. She then walked back over to the bed and sat down as she took Nathan's hand and placed his fingerprint on the screen to unlock the smartphone.
"It's harder than it looks" muttered Amelia failing a couple of times to unlock Nathan's cell phone.
Finally, the phone unlocked, and Amelia celebrated as she remembered the times Nathan had used the phone to call. She went into his contacts and found Enarys, typed a short message very slowly like an old man using technology and hit send a few minutes later with a smile on her face.
"All a success" Amelia said putting the smartphone aside again and focusing on Nathan.
He was completely sweating and moaning being unconscious, he had reached his limit and couldn't give any more of himself.
"You need to rest once in a while" Amelia said moving closer to him and placing her hand on his cheek. She lightly caressed his face for a while until she felt Nathan's breathing stabilize and he stopped moaning in pain.
Amelia smiled and lay down next to him closing her eyes before disappearing. "Sleep well, princess savior"
***
Enarys stepped out of the shower and opened the bathroom door causing steam to billow into the room before disappearing. She walked over to the mirror and grabbed the hair dryer before plugging it into the power and turning it on.
She dried her hair completely and walked out of the bathroom approaching her closet and grabbing a pair of pajamas before dropping the towel covering her body and getting dressed.
Finally she lay down on her bed and sighed as she stared at the ceiling. 'I'm so tired...'
Suddenly, just as she was about to close her eyes, Enarys felt her smartphone vibrate and grimaced. 'Who is it at this hour?'
She stretched her arm to the nightstand and grabbed her phone before turning it on and looking at the notification. "Nathan?"
Enarys went into her chat and frowned as she saw the message Nathan had sent her.
"I'M siCK. I'M NtT wOrKiN omoRow"