Whispering Verse

Not accepting food from strangers is what Emilia said more than once when "educating" the little unicorns. Therefore, although Miss Belindel smiled beautifully, the little beast took a small step back, looking frightened.

"Oh, miss, you scared her."

The maids behind them couldn't help but remind their masters that the countess did not blame them for speaking, but she wanted to give out her apples more and more.

She got along quite happily with the little unicorn. Although she still couldn't get the pure white beast to accept food in the end, at least the other party didn't mind her touch. And when Miss Matilda came to tell Countess Shade half an hour later that she had returned, the witch, who was using a small comb to comb the hair of the little unicorn lying on the cushion with squinted eyes, suddenly realized that time had passed. So fast:

"I'll go greet him. Since a pure-blood elf wants to live here, I can't let this descendant of an ancient race look down upon him."

After standing up, Miss Matilda glanced at the little beast with aqua-blue eyes again. The latter stood up slowly and looked at them confusedly. The witch then thought for a while:

"Let her go down with us to greet them, Matilda, and you first send away the maids who are not suitable to see it. Oh, isn't it about lunch time? Let the girls arrange the table."

So when the witch, the head maid and the unicorn stepped on the red carpet and walked along the stairs to the first floor of the manor, they happened to see Shade in a black windbreaker carrying two large suitcases into the foyer of the manor house. Behind him came the pointed-eared blond girl who was tugging at the hem of his clothes and looked timid:

"Yeah~little Lianna!"

Emilia looked up at the spacious stairs and immediately screamed in surprise. The little beast who was originally following the witch slowly followed up with a cry of joy, then took four hooves and walked happily up the stairs to the wide foyer, asking Emilia to stretch out her hand. He wrapped his arms around its neck.

"Little Liana, you don't know how much I've missed you these past two weeks. Look at you, how come you've become fatter after not seeing me for so long?"

"Ang~"

It struggled out of Amelia's arms and wanted to get closer to Shad, but it saw the cat on Shad's shoulder again.

Shade smiled and touched its head, then took the elf girl's hand and walked with her to the stairs, where they met the witch who was slowly walking down the stairs:

"Emilia, let me introduce you. This is Countess Bella Belindell, the owner of this manor. You will stay here for the next few days. I have already made an arrangement with Miss Belindel. Yes, accommodation, meals, bathing, and changing of clothes are all taken care of here. This lady is my friend, so you can rest assured and stay here."

"Hello, ma'am."

Seeing such a gorgeous human noble, Emilia said hello softly. During this period, her hand was holding Shade's hand. The countess glanced at the hands held by the two of them and felt something strange inexplicably:

"Hello, Miss Siam Nord. Since you are his friend, then you can treat this place as your home."

Emilia blinked, she also felt strange.

But the witch doesn't care:

"You guys go check out the room first, put down your luggage and come to the restaurant for dinner. I hope you like the food in Yuewan City. Do you have any taboos?"

The maid took Shade and Emilia to the room where Emilia was temporarily staying, and the little unicorn naturally followed them. The witch guessed that Shade wanted to talk to Emilia alone, so she ordered the maid in advance not to follow the room. So when the little unicorn followed the two of them into the room, the maid closed the door from the corridor.

Emilia didn't feel anything wrong with being alone in a room with Shade. She looked at her new room happily, then ran to the window to look out at the manor courtyard, and then looked at the distant view of Moon Bay, turning her head and smiling. Said to Shade:

"I just saw you picking me up at the train station, and I knew you must have arranged everything for me. It's a pity that Mr. Emhyr and Miss Dras have other tasks and can't come with me."

As she spoke, she touched the soft white hair on the little beast's head that was close to her.

"As long as you like the accommodation here, you can get used to life in the manor in the past few days, and leave your task to me."

Shade also smiled and said:

"I heard from Miss Danister that I was surprised that you finally came to Moon Bay City, but that's okay, I can take care of you again. But you also know that my presence in this city means Dangerous things may happen here, but it’s not a big problem. Emilia, I hope you can stay in the manor for a week without going out, and then I can go out with you after I have taken care of the things at hand.”

"You go about your business and don't pay attention to me."

The elf girl said sensibly, then smiled and hugged her unicorn again:

"Of course it's nice not to have to go out. The manor is big anyway, can I go for a walk in the garden?"

After receiving a nod from Shade, she continued to ask:

"Xia De, is there something else wrong with me? Are you trying to protect me?"

The forced smile on Shade's face disappeared. Although Emilia was simple, she was definitely not unintelligent.

The smile on the elf girl's face also disappeared. She patted the little unicorn, stood there and looked up at Shade, with a touch of sadness on her face:

"When I first saw you at the train station, I was pleasantly surprised, but I also knew something was wrong. How could it be such a coincidence that I happened to be sent to the city where you were adventuring again? Father Shu couldn't really hear it. My wish... I actually heard it when you quietly handed the letter to Mr. Emhyr and asked them if we encountered anything else during the train journey."

The elf girl looked at Shade:

"Is it true that those cultists haven't let me go yet? Or, is there something scarier than the cultists around me?"

Without waiting for Shade to answer, she pursed her lips and looked at the pure white beast beside her, who didn't know why the atmosphere suddenly became so heavy:

"You just told me on the carriage that my family sent little Lianna here because they didn't trust me. But this is not the first time I have left the academy. I know that sending little Lianna here was the same as sending a dragon. There is no difference. Although our clan is somewhat prestigious in the academy, it is absolutely impossible to do such a thing easily. If my family is really worried about me, it would be easier to just call me back."

Looking at Shade again, there was a bit more stubbornness in his eyes. Outsiders often lamented that the girls he met were very smart and strong, and Emilia once again proved his point:

"Stay in the manor for a week, and I will take care of other things."

Shade didn't lie to her, but he didn't tell the truth either:

"If you still want to believe me, just leave it all to me."

The elf girl was silent for a moment, and then whispered:

"Can you tell me why you are so protective of me? Don't use repaying me as an excuse this time. You already paid back the last favor when you were in Tobesk."

Shade then said:

"Do you need a reason to help others?"

"Just because of this?"

She lowered her eyes and asked. Xia De really couldn't think of what to say, so he could only continue:

"And because you believe in the Tree Father."

She wanted to ask "Anything else?", but when she saw Sha De's eyes, she fell silent for a long time, and then she said softly as if she was resigned to her fate:

"Thanks, Shade."

"There is no need to say thank you between us, and I just said it on the carriage, my name is John Watson now."

She bit her lip:

"I don't want you to get hurt because of me, so if you really encounter something that you can't solve, please don't be brave. You are worried about my safety, and I am worried about you."

Only then did Shade really laugh:

"I know. Look at your serious look. If it's really dangerous, will I bring little Mia?"

As he spoke, he rubbed the cat’s little head, and the orange-white cat barked cooperatively:

"Meow~"

Emilia nodded, but she was still worried:

"Actually, I'm not powerless. I can help if needed, or you can use me as bait."

"I know, I know, let's go and eat. If you don't adapt to living here, you can tell me at any time. You are also very proficient in Kasenlik, which will save you a lot of trouble. I will come here every day. Besides, you just need to know about Earl Belindel, and don’t tell anyone else after you go back.”

Emilia nodded heavily and followed Shade to go to the restaurant:

"Then what is your relationship with Count Belindel?"

"Very good friendship."

The elf girl nodded again, and after a moment's hesitation, she took the initiative to hold Shade's hand.

"Ang~"

The pure white little beast screamed happily, seeming very happy for this scene.

After all, Emilia was still a little unaccustomed to the unfamiliar environment, so at the lunch table, she basically didn't speak much. She just sat next to Shade and ate the food. She occasionally nodded to express her agreement with Shade. She was still there. Observing here, this also made the master and maids of the manor think that she was a cold and cautious girl.

In order to prevent Amelia from getting bored here, Shade specially got a batch of Delarian novels from Dorothy before leaving home this morning. Relying on Dorothy's talent of "transferring objects", Lecia didn't need Shade to leave home, and directly sent a lot of writing materials that she and Dorothy had prepared for Dorothy in the early stages of soul exchange.

It is said that there are many novels among them, which Leziya collected from Agelina. Of course, they are all healthy ones. Shade was considering whether to let Agelina and Emilia meet once Agelina came to Moon Bay with Tifa.

Anyway, after lunch, Shade handed the batch of novels to Emilia and asked her to tell him if she needed anything else.

The elf girl smiled and pounced on the little beast lying on the soft cushion beside the bed, hugged it happily and said:

“That’s enough, what could be better than this summer?

I first experienced two weeks of thrilling adventures, and before returning to school, I hid in a luxurious aristocratic manor and read novels for a week without anyone taking care of me. Even eating and washing were done by maids. This summer is so amazing! "

Shade didn't know whether she said this deliberately to comfort herself, or whether she really felt happy:

"Well, don't stay up all night reading novels, it's not good for your eyes. Well, elves are very talented and there is no possibility of myopia. But the natural scenery of Moon Bay this season is actually better than Tobesk. When things are over, I and I Let’s go to the beach for a walk together.”