Chapter 75 – The Hunter (4)
A pair of golden eyes were watching her closely, while her Mason was aware of the small but positive change she had made.
A peculiar person
It was Grace’s assessment of Mason.
The day Grace hitched her sister’s wagon, the chilly air inside her wagon could be read by even the most uninformed.
Mason seemed terrified after Lucia left her carriage after an argument between Mason, who seemed uneasy, and Lucia, who seemed sharp.
Of course, the exact background between the two was unknown, but it seemed clear that Lucia had the upper hand in the relationship between the two.
Grace’s keen observation and curiosity made her question the conversation a little bit, but at the time Mason seemed so uneasy that the conversation didn’t go well.
She still remembered the uneasy eyes that seemed empty like those of an idiot.
Although she felt a little uncomfortable with Grace, she remembered that she had no reason to dig deep into their relationship, so she ended the conversation with a formal greeting.
At the time, I thought that there would be no big deal between her sisters and Grace.
It was sooner than expected that she saw her two sisters again.
The next day, the atmosphere of the two that I saw from a distance in the forest was quite different. There was a slightly warmer, more stable atmosphere.
As the two of them walked together, they looked like sisters with good friendship, so Grace tilted her head and felt her curiosity aroused again.
Obviously, the atmosphere of the two that I saw the day before was stiff and frozen, but the look I see today is so different.
Of course, there was a possibility that the two had reconciled, and in many ways, that was the most convincing reason, but her gut feeling was telling.
There must be something she doesn’t know yet.
And this morning, Mason, whom she hadn’t seen in a long time, looked like a maniac. She was much thinner than before, dirty clothes, scars all over her body, and a distraught look.
As Grace brought her to her house and took care of her, she began to think about how she could hear her story. She couldn’t stop thinking about her story this woman might have, the drama she wanted to hear.
And again now.
Waking up, Mason showed a stable appearance unlike in the morning. Unlike that time, she seemed to be trying to have a conversation on her own side, and she was showing how she was a little relieved.
Grace was intrigued by this woman.
She was a strange person He was mentally pushed to the limit, and although he still looked anxious, it wasn’t as serious as in the morning.
A person who was originally strong in spirit went through a lot of hardships and is now preparing to overcome it again.
Or just someone with a screw missing somewhere.
Grace came to two conclusions,
Either way, the conclusion was to her liking.
So she suppressed her desire to hear her story as soon as possible.
She simply didn’t want to know why she was like this.
My curiosity about this unusual woman, Mason, was growing little by little.
Lucia couldn’t take her eyes off the back of Mason, who was now finishing her dishes.
She said that if she got along with her, she wouldn’t be bored with her boring life, no matter what.
Her intuition was whispering.
“… I have to go now.”
As the afternoon approached, Mason greeted Grace.
Although she felt a little chill down her spine when she thought of what had happened this morning, she was aware that it was an illusion created by her stress, and she couldn’t bother Grace any more, so she got up from her seat and asked for help. He bowed his head and greeted her again.
“Thank you so much for helping me again.
“Oh, I will take you. It’s dangerous to go into the woods alone.”
Her Grace got up from her seat and tried to stop her as she spoke, but Grace didn’t care and put on her coat.
“I get bored when I’m alone, and it’s a bit itchy to just sit there. Don’t be too pressured.”
Mason felt sorry, but at the same time it was true that she was a little afraid to go back home alone, so she accepted her offer to accompany her.
Kiik-
Leaving behind the sound of the cabin door closing, the two slowly walked along the forest. Even though it was late afternoon, the wooded forest made the road quite dark.
As they walked along the dark, shadowy, obscure road, Mason thanked Grace for offering to accompany her.
In the past, she wouldn’t have been frightened, but there was a big difference between her knight past and now.
At the thought that struck her, Mason raised her own arm.
Even with her gauntlet on, her hand that wielded the sword was thinner than before. As she grasped her forearm with her opposite hand, the gentle pressure of her flesh made her realize the change.
I felt sad. Once she did, she didn’t mind this change. Rather, it seems that Lucia likes this way more, and there were times when she welcomed this change.
However, now this change did not feel welcome.
Even thinking about it, it was an extreme change of heart. Until a few days ago, this change didn’t mean anything to her.
However, the thought that she would regret it greatly if she let it go the way she did now gripped her strongly.
Now that she had faded, she missed herself as she was now, not frightened and cowered by her anxiety.
More than anything, she fantasizes about Siana, the one she saw this morning. Her feelings of guilt derived from her feelings stirred her up.
Mason cupped her hands, which were trembling involuntarily.
No one can go back to before it happened. She herself, Cia me, and Lucia are all like that.
But I wanted to make it right.
Even if I couldn’t achieve it, I had to try.
“What do you think?”
Mason was taken aback by Grace’s voice that penetrated her thoughts. She was so absorbed in her thoughts that she didn’t notice that the silence lasted quite a while.
She calmed down a bit and, while she hesitated about what to say, Grace spoke first.
“Sorry. I’m a little bored. I realized a little after talking to someone for the first time in a while. “Oh, I guess I was a little lonely too.”
Mason could relate to her words. She realized that all this time she was in this town and how much time she had spent in solitude, she hadn’t talked to anyone for long, except for a few.
“Well, originally, I don’t have many friends, and I don’t have any connections here, so I think I had a good time today thanks to that. So thank you.”
Grace smiled and talked to Mason.
“… I mean, thank you for treating my wounds and taking care of me.”
There was no lie in Mason’s answer. She never knew what she would have become if she hadn’t taken care of herself. From deliriousness to exhaustion, it was truly fortunate that Grace was there.
“I’ve said it before, but anyone would have. You don’t have to worry too much.”
Of course she Mason knew she wasn’t. Of course, it would have been physically difficult for her to go to and from the forest with one person down.
The two continued to walk and chat. After some time, her house gradually came into view through a gap in the trees in the distance.
A strange feeling seized Mason.
It is the house where she was born and raised, where she stayed with Sianna,
It was a place where she shuddered with loneliness, and a place where she felt her dreamlike happiness while staying with Lucia.
Although this morning it was a place she never wanted to set foot in again.
She eventually came back.
Mason got her all over again.
She said she would never be as weak as before.
In order to overcome the current situation, she will try again.
Mason spoke to Grace as she walked towards her house.
“Thank you for taking me. Have a cup of tea and go.”
“I know refusal is a virtue, but I just want one drink. I’m slightly thirsty.”
Grace said with a grin, and Mason responded with a smile as well.
“You don’t have to refuse. I’m sorry I didn’t do more than that.”
Mason said as she moved on, noticing something odd about her.
Light was seeping in through the cracks in the windows.
“Uh… ?”
Grace notices this too, and the moment she tries to question her,
Mason was already running towards her house.
Her heart raced.
The light in her house means that Lucia has returned.
There were many stories to share.
There were so many things that needed to be corrected.
I still haven’t been able to properly organize where to start and how to talk about it.
Maybe, because it’s a story I have to tell now that I’ve decided to do that.
Mason burst open the door.
“… Sister.”
I hear her voice calling her.
Mason’s body freezes.
Because she was faced with a pair of purple eyes looking at her.
Isabella’s face always had the same expression as usual.
A soft smile that makes the viewer relax.
“Why are you coming now? I waited a little longer.”
The moment when the accident stops for an instant and the hair is about to turn white.
A rare sight unfolds.
Isabella’s smile is fleeting, but she shakes only slightly.
Noticing the subtle change, Mason realizes that her gaze is not on her, but behind her.
Naturally, her head turned in the direction of her gaze.
“… Who are you?”
Receiving Isabella’s question, Grace’s golden eyes sparkled.
Grace smiled.
Because she was telling her that her intuition would be more enjoyable than ever.
