It was a sunny and calm morning in winter, as if to congratulate our return home.
8 o’clock in the morning. After healing the asymptomatic patients reported by Prince Nell, I was absorbing natural energy in the garden in my spare time until departure.
“We can finally all go home together.”
“Yes. You did a good job.”
Gresis-sama is worried about me who was injured by an arrow wound, and has been accompanying me all the time today.
Ready to return home, a hawk box that is not a carriage of the Hire Kingdom? But it’s a eagle that’s carrying me, so should I say it’s an eagle box? I headed to the square where it was waiting.
In the square, as when he entered the country, Prince Harence was lined up with the knights.
Prince Corini is next to Prince Harence to the right, and Prince Nell is also to the left.
Prince Harence is calling out to those who enter the box and thanking them.
Of course, he also came to our place.
“I was taken care of by the Kingdom of Tenar. I appreciate it.”
“I’m glad I could help.”
Prince Harence puts out his hand, and Gresis-sama holds back and shakes hands.
I feel like their friendship has deepened, and I’m happy to see it.
“Gresis needs to follow procedure, but Princess Lilith and Lord Crane are always welcome. After all, there is a special medal of our country.”
Prince Harence winks at me, and Prince Corini and Prince Nell are nodding.
“It’s an honor to have you say that.”
I don’t think I will be visiting alone, but I’m happy because it’s proof that I was trusted.
Gresis-sama put his hand around my waist and told him to make fun of it.
“Says the guy who told only Lilith to go home when we came.”
“I told you it was a joke. Don’t take it to heart.”
Prince Harence is shrugging his shoulders.
“You guys really like to play. Harence, you can go home now.”
His Highness Curtance looks lethargic.
“Cartance is in a good relationship for some reason, isn’t it? I was also taken care of by the Hire Kingdom. I appreciate it.”
“It’s just the principle of selling favor.”
Prince Curtance is laughing and shaking hands with Prince Harence.
Prince Curtance is 27 years old, and he doesn’t seem to be interested, probably because he is the oldest of than the two of them, so he is unexpectedly good at taking care of him.
“I have official duties, so I’m going to say goodbye here. See you again, Princess Lilith, who is like a chick.”
“Your Highness Cartans, I’m an adult no matter how you look at it.”
While staring at the dark orange eyes, I smiled like a lady and bowed, and his eyes widened.
“Yeah. It really looks like a chick.”
I don’t understand at all.
With a laugh, Prince Curtance reached out to my head.
Gresis-sama quickly slipped his hand with his palm up on my head, grabbed Prince Curtance’s hand, and took it to a handshake.
“I’m grateful for the pick-up and drop-off to the Kingdom of Tenar, the national flower to Lilith, and the fact that Lilith was found quickly when she was kidnapped.”
“. . . Yes, yes. I’m glad that the favor has been sold. If something happens to our country, don’t refuse.”
When Prince Curtance exchanged words with Gresis-sama, he quickly got into his own box.
Prince Curtance will return to the Hire Kingdom for official business, so the return will be separate.
That’s why it’s just me and Gresis-sama in the box on the way home.
The knight who carries the box has completely turned into a beast and has become a eagle.
It’s said that it’s more resistant to the cold if it’s turned into a beast.
A knight in the form of an eagle grabs the handle at the top of the box, and when he flaps his wings, we are carried more and more to the sky.
If you look out from the round window, you can see the whole Kingdom of Howl.
The lake in the center of the kingdom reflected the sunlight and shone beautifully.
“Look, the kingdom is getting so small. It’s a beautiful scenery.”
“That’s right, sometimes the view from above is also good.”
Gresis-sama, who sat right next to me, also brought himself closer to me and looked at the round window.
“I’m sorry. I hit your arm. Did it hurt?”
Gresis-sama moved away a little, worrying about the arm that can’t be moved because of the arrow wound yet.
I feel a little lonely.
“It’s okay if you touch it a little.”
“The promise to dance at the evening party will be a little later.”
Gresis-sama touched my hand gently, looking sorry.
“It’s fine. Because that promise was a way to return home together. If we can return home together like this, I have no complaints.”
When I smiled, I was given a gesture like thinking.
“Well, isn’t there anything you want to do?”
“Then, can we switch seats?”
“Is that so? I don’t mind.”
I had my seat changed, and Gresis-sama came to my left.
“Can I squeeze your arm?”
Gresis-sama’s animal ears are twitching.
“As much as you want.”
Gresis-sama held out his arm, so I wrapped my arm around his and stuck my cheek to his shoulder.
“What’s wrong? Did you remember something bad?”
He looked into my face anxiously.
“No, it seems that I lacked Gresis-sama more than I thought.”
I looked up at Gresis-sama’s face and smiled.
“Even though I refrained from picking you up.”
I was stared at, and I was embarrassed and turned my eyes away.
“I’m a person who wants to do it rather than have it done to me.”
“I’m in trouble. Me too.”
A kiss was dropped on my forehead, and Gresis-sama turned his body to me, his right hand went around my back, and his left hand wrapped my cheek.
Gresis-sama’s face approached, and just before Gresis-sama’s lips touched mine, Gresis-sama stopped.
“It can’t be helped. Sometimes, let’s give the chance to Lilith, who wants to do it.”
“No. . .”
Gresis-sama, who was waiting for a kiss, stared at me, and when I was too excited, I couldn’t help but kiss his lips lightly.
“Lilith seems to be a person who wants it to be done to her?”
He smiled mischievously.
“That’s. . . Mr. Graces is so wonderful that it’s wrong to make me excited.”
While blushing, I turned my eyes and made an incomprehensible counterargument.
“Lilith, don’t you think I’ll take advantage of you if you make such a statement?”
Gresis-sama is stroking my cheek.
“Is there something wrong with Gresis-sama, who I like, to take advantage of me?”
When I tilted my head, Gresis-sama’s animal ears twitched again and he exhaled a long breath.
“. . . . Then, for the time being, I don’t mind kissing you until I’m satisfied.”
“Eh?”
“It seems that I lacked Lilith more than I thought.”
When I was stared at by yellow eyes like champagne and my chin was fixed with his fingers, I couldn’t escape in many ways.
Until you’re satisfied, how long is that? Or, for the time being, is there anything else? I couldn’t ask very much.
The answer is, never and so much more.
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