[MUSIC RECOMMENDATION: IF IT IS YOU ~ JUNG SEUNG HWAN]
It was already daybreak when the last carriage that left the port arrived at the merchant village. Axilla, tired from the series of dramatic events that played out back at the port, had slept off, her head resting on her friend's body. Her body jerked up when the carriage came to an abrupt stop, causing the sleep to disappear from her eyes.
Cortez, who sat in the same position throughout the journey like a mannequin, didn't blink as his gaze rested on Axilla.
"Greetings, Master—" Axilla started, trying to greet him with a bow, but she wasn't able to bow properly as Kayla was sleeping on her lap.
