Not judging the place further, Seraphine inserted the key and unlocked the door. Pushing open, she stepped inside and observed the interior.
Although the furniture was old, at least everything seemed neat and clean. Her sister probably took good care of it.
Closing the door behind her, she called, "Ashley!?"
She did find it awkward to call the name familiarly in the beginning, but after a couple more tries, she was able to get used to it. After all, Seraphine's ability to adapt was amazing.
At the sound, the door to a room opened, and a head peaked out. Seraphine's eyes fell on the frail beauty. Ashley had ash-brown hair that flowed to her waist and a pair of similar coloured eyes.
Maybe because of her sickly nature, she had pale skin. Instead of it being unattractive, it made her appear to be a delicate beauty. One glance at her was enough to raise one's protective
After concluding there was nothing of use that was present in the attic, she went down and began to go outside of the house where Ashley was at.It seemed she had already prepared the meat and the fire. Seraphine lent a hand with roasting the meat, and after a while, the mouthwatering smell from the meat started to float in the air."This ought to be delicious!" Seraphine expressed prior to taking a bite out of the meat. As expected, she did a great job at roasting it despite her barely having any experience.Tasting how delicious all of them were, Seraphine concluded she naturally had talent in this field. Due to Ashley's weak constitution, she wasn't able to have much meat, especially when they were spicy.However, with Seraphine wolfing everything down, there had to be no worries of the food going to waste.Once she was done eating, Seraphine sighed. Her manners that she
Before Seraphine could enter her room, she felt a grip on her shirt. This made her turn back to face Ashley. Her actions caused Seraphine to raise one of her eyebrows."Were you searching for this in the attic?" she questioned.Seraphine's eyes then fell on the letter at Ashley's hand. She forwarded it towards Seraphine. This made Seraphine wonder what this was on.Noticing Seraphine's questioning gaze, Ashley explained, "The other day when I was cleaning up my father and mother's room, I found this. This must be important, so I kept it with me."The envelope didn't seem out of ordinary, but the fact that there was an envelope there in her parent's room was suspicious enough."Did you check the contents inside?" Seraphine questioned.Ashley shook her head. "It looked important, so I didn't open it."Seraphine nodded and expr
Before Seraphine could enter her room, she felt a grip on her shirt. This made her turn back to face Ashley. Her actions caused Seraphine to raise one of her eyebrows."Were you searching for this in the attic?" she questioned.Seraphine's eyes then fell on the letter at Ashley's hand. She forwarded it towards Seraphine. This made Seraphine wonder what this was on.Noticing Seraphine's questioning gaze, Ashley explained, "The other day when I was cleaning up my father and mother's room, I found this. This must be important, so I kept it with me."The envelope didn't seem out of ordinary, but the fact that there was an envelope there in her parent's room was suspicious enough."Did you check the contents inside?" Seraphine questioned.Ashley shook her head. "It looked important, so I didn't open it."Seraphine nodded and expr
Once done with settling everything, Seraphine bid good-byes to her sister before heading for the barracks. The entire way, the corner of her lips were lifted, displaying her enthusiastic mood well.As she arrived, she didn't know how to judge her luck as she came upon Arnold Crisberd. Regardless of her emotions, she could only politely greet him."Not bad, Young Lad," he commented, "It seems that the vacation invigorated your spirits.""Indeed, it has. I am grateful to Sir Arnold for it," Seraphine flattered the man."Seeing this, I have decided your next task would be in your hometown, and as working alone could be tough on you, I have decided to assign you with a partner."This caused Seraphine to be intrigued. Although she had completely a difficult task previously, no matter of teaming up was mentioned. She wondered how hard it was for Arnold Crisberd to suggest this.
Seraphine would be a fool if she were to buy that. If the mission truly caught his appeal, he could've have easily gotten it and done it with his teammates. Why would be want to sour things with others by getting along with Seraphine?Maybe Seraphine was being too skeptical, but she didn't believe this man would be here without any motive.Hamilton noticed the creases that formed between Blair's forehead and burst out into hearty laughter prior to voicing out, "You needn't worry. I have no malicious intent. It seems that you have no confidence in your skills. It's truly that I want to go along with you and learn a thing or two."Seraphine still didn't trust the man while she questioned, "Is that so?""Hmm," Hamilton answered, "It's only right for you to be suspicious. I would do anything within my limit to dispel that."Yoori thought for a while and then voiced out, "Let me be th
Seraphine vaguely recalled the conversation she heard previously on some general or such a figure holding a parade after winning a war. The parade would be passing through the town.During this time, wars were quite common, especially at the border, so Seraphine didn't pay special attention to this. Because of how busy she had been, this matter simply slipped out of her mind.But now that she had decided to take a break from her job along with Hamilton, she decided to check out this procession as she was curious about it.There were many enthusiastic people that gathered around. Not often did such high figure passed through the town, so it was understandable that a considerable amount of attention was attracted.Seraphine booked a private room at the restaurant with a balcony in order to get a proper view. While she nibbled on the seeds, she stared at the excited people downstairs.
Behind the door, a man stood. His clothing and conduct showed off his high position. Although a seemingly calm expression was there on his face, standing beside him made one feel a great deal of pressure.Behind him stood a Knight who had his head slightly lowered, and the conversation that happened inside the room reached into both of their ears.This caused the Knight to feel flustered and stare at the eminent man in front of them who intently listened in on the conversation."I am sorry, Sir. I haven't expected for them to be this audacious. I will punish—"Before he was able to continue further, the man raised his hand, and he immediately shut his mouth. As the man indicated him, the Knight moved forward to open the door.As the door opened, Seraphine and Hamilton was caught off guard. They thought someone would be there to announce the arrival of the high-ranking
"My heart was at my throat, but Sir Noah turned out to be a hospitable man," Hamilton expressed.Seraphine nodded.Although there was a tension set up in the room at beginning, it seized to exist as time passed by. However, Seraphine knew this was Noah's way of getting people to warm up to him and spill everything.Seraphine thought of leaving some clues of her true identity in order to test the man, but weighing the consequences, she decided to forget about it.It wouldn't always end up with positive result. She shouldn't be greedy.Seraphine was good with adjusting to situations. Although she had a deep longing, she knew how to be rational and ignore the entanglements in her heart. Currently, she wasn't at the state to take huge steps.Moreover, what she couldn't forget was how her life was in danger as Seraphine to the point she needed to be