"Do you know how surprised I was when you didn't come back?"
Before entering the banquet hall on the second day of the Hunting festival. Leticia tapped Enoch's arm lightly, unable to overcome the emotional surge.
It was getting dark, all the other knights were back, but Enoch wasn't in sight. She was worried there might have been an accident inside the grounds, so she wanted to go into the hunting grounds and find him right away.
"I'm sorry to have worried you. I really wanted to give this to you."
It was none other than the crown of laurels that Enoch was talking about.
It was a glorious wreath for the winner of the Hunting festival, but Leticia only looked up at Enoch. Far from happy, she looked somewhat dark.
"I appreciate it, but I didn't want this."
"Leticia."
"I'm just..."
The small hand, which was lightly tapping, slowly grabbed Enoch's sleeve.
"It's enough for Lord Achilles to have returned unharmed."
Leticia also vaguely felt that her feelings for Enoch were changing little by little. However, he just pretended he didn't know and pushed her away.
This very evening, waiting for the late Enoch to return, she gradually came to admit it.
"So don't push yourself too hard next time."
Please.
Leticia shook her head at the end of her last remark.
She was glad he came back without getting hurt. She was angry and distressed at Enoch who came back late, so she kept getting emotional.
"I'm sorry, I won't worry you again."
She turned her head as if she didn't want to see him, and waved her hand with a puzzled expression.
Leticia then raised her head and faced Enoch straight.
"Are you sure you're really sorry?"
"Yes, I am reflecting on my actions. So please forgive me.
"Then..."
Leticia paused and pulled hard on Enoch's sleeve. As if she'd made up her mind, she said to him with a grim expression.
"Hug me."
"...."
Wouldn't this be enough?
Even friends hug each other lightly when greeting each other.
She and Enoch were not friends. They weren't as far away as others, so she expected that he would allow it.
"Think of it as a punishment."
Looking up with confidence at that moment, Enoch's expression was somehow strange.
It was then that Leticia finally lost her courage.
Does it bother you?'
She quickly looked into Enoch's eyes when the thought came to her mind.
Enoch looked down quietly at Leticia with an unfamiliar look on his face. Leticia was suddenly worried by his reaction, and shook her hands quickly while saying.
"It was a joke, If you were offended..."
"It's not like that."
As soon as she tried to take back her words, Enoch firmly stopped Leticia. Soon he muttered with a grin in his voice.
"I think it's a prize, not a punishment."
"What?"
Leticia had turned her head away because she was not confident enough to see his face, looked back up with a surprised expression.
"I'm sorry. It's a punishment, but I keep laughing."
he covered his mouth slightly, she could see the corners
was hard to believe he had always looked so indifferent,
how to smile so
today was
Because of her.
I
slightly as if he couldn't be happier. He did not give off
a long
"My arms hurt."
try and urge her to hug him quickly, but Leticia was
Enoch was so cute and lovable that she wanted
grinned shyly and slowly fell into Enoch's arms as she struggled. She asked him to hug her, but she
I'll give you a
already looking forward
"It's a bee."
spoke quietly on purpose, Enoch's laughter
this punishment at least a
might be
Leticia's punishment, I'll take it
laughter, Leticia lightly beat on Enoch's
keep saying you're sorry, but you keep playing
the touch that felt like a gentle breeze,
Sorry....'
an unpleasant
relationship with Leticia was not bad, which naturally brought a smile to
Until Levion showed up.
[What do you mean?]
he thought he'd take a break. He left Leticia's side to get a drink. As if waiting for that moment, Levion approached with a grim face and started to lecture
down
supposed to live in a
[Sir El.]
please let her
For Leticia.
in laughter at
rose furiously at this
to do next if I do what
take care
think you'll do? Do you think you can bring your ex-fiancée to the El mansion? Do
said, it's none of the
who doesn't have
sick
to bear to listen to him talking without any
For Leticia's sake.
taking now as being for Leticia's sake. Instead, his pride was hurt
this man really cared for
have decided to stay with
Leticia must have known.
someone who would protect
overdoing it, because it's becoming
Leticia for the longest and know her better
[So.]
is it that he
stiffened, but still did not
let's make a
what he meant,
of the Hunting festival will take
[....]
[Are you not confident?]
childish provocation by anyone's
only one
want to
brushing aside a battle so easily wasn't in his
have confidence
not
ask
at Levion, who
at me
[What?]
anything that
[Sir Achilles.]
attitude of treating Leticia like a thing. Do you think Leticia is an object who can
and Levion stared at each other fiercely,
big as a boar and received the crown of laurels given to the winner