“Demimore?”

The particular person knocking on the door was somebody utterly surprising.

The fact of Demimore being right here felt so surreal, to the purpose the place it was extra shocking than welcoming.

Oh, am I nonetheless dreaming? Unconsciously, I slowly raised my hand to pinch my cheek, however Demimore urgently grabbed my wrist.

“It’s not a dream.”

“Who’s it that got here like this?”

As I stared at Demimore, holding my hand, I sensed Arsene slowly approaching from behind. I attempted to inform Arsene that Demimore had come, however my lips trembled and no phrases got here out.

Is that this actually Demimore? Is that this some sort of phantasm that will vanish if I open my mouth?

“You bastard.”

As I stood there surprised, trying backwards and forwards between Arsene and Demimore, Demimore launched my wrist and punched Arsene within the cheek with out giving him an opportunity to retaliate.

Arsene didn’t even have time to withstand, and the punch despatched him sprawling to the ground. Blood appeared as his lips burst open.

“Now you understand it’s not a dream anymore.”

“Huh? Uh, yeah.”

Demimore glanced at me and requested. Did Demimore actually throw a punch like that? I couldn’t assess the state of affairs correctly.

I didn’t wish to know that this case wasn’t a dream by another person’s struggling. All of a sudden, Arsene, who took the punch, burst into laughter as if he discovered it ridiculous.

Demimore’s eyebrows twitched as if he discovered his laughter annoying.

Demimore’s intimidating stride in the direction of Arsene was alarming.

I grabbed Demimore’s waist in a panic.

“Cease it now! I do know it’s not a dream anymore!”

Once I hugged him, my physique, which had momentarily stiffened, relaxed once more.

I squeezed my eyes shut and slowly opened one. Is it lastly calm? I loosened my grip on Demimore’s waist.

At that second, Demimore turned abruptly.

Demimore’s expression as he checked out me appeared so pained. His mouth was tightly closed as if holding again one thing, and his chin had small creases from clenching his tooth.

Seeing him like that, it felt each heartbreaking and endearing, as if I might glimpse the younger Demimore from the previous.

With the will to consolation him, I raised my hand to caress his head, however Demimore was a bit quicker.

He trapped me in his arms.

“Actually, Mary……. I’ve missed you a lot.”

My proper shoulder, the place Demimore leaned, was getting damp. Sure, once I first opened the door, Demimore was crying.

Feeling sorry for him, I gently patted his again with a cautious contact, hoping he would settle down.

Demimore, with a voice as damp as my shoulder, saved calling my identify, Mary, over and over.

His breath tickled my ear, and unconsciously, I instinctively shrunk my shoulder, making an attempt to keep away from him. However Demimore tenaciously caught to me.

‘He should have been by rather a lot…’

Whereas patting his shoulder once more, I seen Arsene behind Demimore, him with a bewildered expression.

He unfold his fingers, as if demanding an evidence for the way this case happened, however I might solely shake my head helplessly.

Whereas Arsene and I communicated by gestures, Demimore, who had buried his face in my shoulder, raised his head and checked out Arsene behind her.

“You’re making an attempt to intimidate me with that beaten-up face, nevertheless it’s not scary in any respect.”

It appeared like he didn’t simply look however really glared at him. I might virtually see a taunting expression on the again of Demimore’s head in response to Arsene’s provocation.

Demimore raised his proper hand and wiped his face in a careless method. Then he hugged my shoulder tightly once more.

“You’ve taken a beating.”

“That was a shock assault! Do you wish to battle once more?”

“Yeah, let’s take it outdoors.”

“Cease it!”

What the……. I pulled myself out of Demimore’s arms and stood between him and Arsene, who have been now squabbling like little kids.

Then Demimore began crying once more.

“Why, why are you crying once more?”

“I’m simply so completely satisfied to see you…….”

He reached out his arms as if eager to embrace me once more, however I prevented him from doing so.

In fact, I used to be additionally delighted to see Demimore, however I must understand how he ended up right here first.

“How did you discover this place?”

This place is way away from the palace, not simply accessible. It’s not a spot one can simply discover.

Lastly, I seen Demimore’s garments, coated in grime and tattered.

He had dressed up like a commoner little one to disguise himself. But, her inherent nobleness couldn’t be hidden.

“……Are you right here with somebody?”

“No, I got here alone.”

Alone? With none escorts?

“Oh, Jasper is busy with a job I assigned him…”

Realizing my astonishment, Demimore glanced at me cautiously.

“No, it’s best to have introduced another guards with you!”

“I got here with somebody till close to right here. I got here alone once I climbed this mountain.”

“What if one thing occurs…….”

“What? Ought to I’ve introduced all of the royal guards with me to seek out you? That’s not potential.”

“Yeah, Mary, cease it. You understand very effectively that we are able to’t let this village be came upon.”

Arsene stepped ahead and took Demimore’s aspect. Once I considered it calmly, Demimore and Arsene have been proper.

Nonetheless, it saddens me that Demimore had come all the best way right here alone.

Due to Arsene, I arrived right here comfortably… However I fearful that Demimore might need confronted pointless hazard due to me.

No, Arsene took Demimore’s aspect after being crushed like that?

“By the best way, what I’m interested by is the way you came upon about this place.”

Arsene requested Demimore with a chilly gaze.

The anger in his voice was sufficient to make me flinch, however Demimore didn’t again down. Demimore appeared misplaced in thought and mumbled to himself, seemingly unable to reply.

“My mom knew this place.”

“Your mom?”

At Demimore’s phrases, Arsene and I exchanged fast glances. Demimore’s face hardened, as if he was bothered.

“Who’s that subsequent to you?”

“Oh, it’s your first time assembly him. His identify is Arsene.”

“Arsene? Isn’t he a canine?”

Arsene casually shrugged his shoulders. His expression appeared to say, “Assume what you need.”

Assembly Logan earlier than assembly Demimore appeared like a sort of safety measure. Since he met Logan first, Demimore’s provocations would in all probability appear cute.

“That jerk instructed you to return right here with him, didn’t he?”

“…Arsene did recommend that we come right here, nevertheless it was my selection to return.”

“Effectively, it labored out. I got here right here by my very own selection too.”

I used to be puzzled at Demimore’s assertion.

I hoped it was simply my misunderstanding, however for some cause, Demimore appeared like he would keep right here indefinitely… No, he didn’t even have any baggage, so it should be my misunderstanding.

“By the best way, what’s your mom’s identify?”

“Will you understand her if I inform you?”

“I normally know most issues. Anybody who is aware of this village would.”

“…My mom forgot her personal identify. So she’s presently dwelling underneath the identify given by my father.”

“That’s difficult.”

Arsene scrutinized Demimore’s face with an intense gaze. As if making an attempt to find one thing. However quickly, he stopped staring intently at Demimore’s face, muttering to himself, seemingly evaluating him to somebody.

“How does somebody who forgot their very own identify know how to this village?”

“At first, she couldn’t keep in mind… however”

Demimore hesitated as he spoke, as if he thought it was unbelievable.

“I do know it’s ridiculous, however when she prayed to the gods by a allure, the trail to the village grew to become clear to her…”

His ears turned purple. Demimore appeared to have doubted her mom’s phrases. .

Though he didn’t imagine it, he held onto a fragile hope and got here all the best way right here. Really outstanding.

Talking of charms, is it the one with the image of the saint? Did Demimore see that allure too? Simply the considered Demimore seeing that image made me really feel embarrassed.

Though I didn’t really feel any actual connection to that saint, it nonetheless made me really feel ashamed, as if a childhood picture of mine had been uncovered. Though the idea of pictures didn’t exist on this world.

“Father instructed me…”

Nevertheless, Arsene muttered to himself, accepting the unbelievable phrases from Demimore.

“Father?” Demimore requested with a puzzled expression. The son of the Emperor in entrance of the son of God.

I smiled, unable to reply Demimore’s query.

“Effectively, now that there’s nothing left to say, why did you come?”

“Mary, let me make it clear beforehand. I didn’t come right here as a result of I pity you, nor did I come to take you again.”

Then why did you come?

As I contemplated persuade Demimore to return, his reply left me feeling clean.

“I got here as a result of I wished to assist, that’s why.”

His phrases caught me off guard.