"Why is she being punished because of me?"
"You're a very important person in Fristia and beyond. That woman is an enemy that wants to harm you, so she's asking your friend where you are." That was the simplest way he could explain it.
"That way of asking was gruesome if you ask me," Charlotte muttered. "Why am I important? I'm sorry I have to ask you about everything, but I deal with great pain in my head whenever I try to remember, and I black out like I just did earlier."
Aurelius had an apologetic gaze; he didn't know about that fact, yet he had been triggering her for days.
"You should rest; I'll make dinner," he said, kissing her forehead. Seeing that he wasn't ready to share, She lay back on the bed and slept as he instructed.
