She even had to sacrifice her sleep, fearing she wouldn't be able to keep up.
Hearing Astrid's words, Lyra lowered her head and remained silent for a moment before whispering, "I want to become stronger than before..."
"So that I can protect Your Highness Astrid."
The girl's tone was sincere, without a trace of falsehood.
Astrid studied Lyra's downcast face, her expression lazy yet thoughtful.
"So, you want to become stronger for me?"
If she remembered correctly, the original book had stated that Lyra's initial motivation for becoming stronger was simply to provide a better life for her family.
That was all.
Now, Lyra had added another reason, to protect Princess Astrid.
This suggested that Astrid's recent "villainous" demeanor hadn't earned as much hatred as she might have expected.
Lyra paused for a moment, her voice quiet.
"This is part of the reason for this..."
It wasn't entirely for Astrid.
