After returning to the residential area of the Sleeping Spell, Ashes heard Tilly cough behind her when she attempted to shut the door.
"Ahem, do you understand what Roland meant by 'taking care of her'?"
A smile curling her lips, Ashes pretended she did not understand the implied meaning and asked, "Don't I just need to be with Leaf and attend to her needs like people would normally do to take care of a patient? Leaf's hurt, so she'll need a lot of help..."
"Oi!"
Ashes could not hold her face any longer.
"Oh, you were teasing me..."
"Don't worry. I know what I should do," Ashes answered as she turned around and blinked at Tilly. "His Majesty wants me to stay alert for any fluctuations of magic power so as to warn Leaf beforehand when something happens — just like how you and I met."
"If I didn't have this ability, you probably would never have noticed me, who was so wretched and lost back then," Ashes thought.
