"How are you feeling now?"
Lana walks inside the room with a tray and her hands, Asty slowly shifted her head towards the maid and nodded. "Yes, I am. For some reason, I wanted to eat breakfast with you guys today. Can I?"
Lana placed the tray on the nearby drawer. "I will allow you, but I cannot guarantee if you are already feeling fine. Lord Chaol will be very much upset with me if I allowed you to walk around even though if you are still sick."
Asty folded the blankets. "I am very much fine now!"
Lana examined her. Asty gave her a big smile and twirled around to flaunt her recovered body. "See?"
Lana heaved a sigh. "Very well then, you can come eat breakfast with us. Are you alr
76It was a bright, sunny morning. The young woman is outside the yard, with a shovel in her hand. She had been cleaning up the troublesome remnants of ice and snow."Take a break, Asty." the maid called out to her from kitchen windows which were very visible from where she was standing. "I'll handle the rest.""It's okay! I've got nothing to do anyway." she replied enthusiastically to her."Don't push yourself too hard.""I'm alright!" Asty smiled at her and continued plowing the snow and drying the ground.Winter has finally ended and spring is already on its way to make the dried plants bloom again. Ast
It was midnight. Asty was staring at the blank wall, not knowing what to do. She couldn't sleep no matter which position she took. Even if the entire bedroom was silent and the lamp was flickering in a cozy tranquility, Asty's body still wouldn't budge at her favor to finally rest.She tried closing her eyes one more time and snuggled under the fluffy blankets. But to her disappointment, her body never cooperated. She heaved a sigh, set aside the blankets, and stood up."Maybe a midnight walk would help." she told herself.She walked towards the door and gently opened it to prevent any sound and closed it behind her. Asty stared at the long, dark hallways and took a deep breath.Well, if she wanted to get what she wants, she'd have to go through all of these.She started walking until she reached the end of the hall. She looked from side to side in caution. While her small feet continued t
"Chop! Chop! Get moving!" Asty opened her eyes when she heard that familiar boisterous laughter and the obnoxious hitting of metallic pans. The lively atmosphere brought a smile to her face and she immediately hoists herself up to see what they were up to. From above the staircase, Chaol descends while rubbing his head, irritated. "Would someone please explain to me what in the world is going on?" "Oops— my bad. My Lord." Yvonne squeaks. "I was just trying to see what these drums are for." "They are not drums for god's sake, Yvonne." he breathed in disappointment. "Those are cooking pots." "Oh." Asty and Owl burst into laughter as Chaol just humiliated her. "You must be really, really... well, unknowledgeable huh. Do you not notice that Lana cooks with those?" "S-She does not really have the time to go to the kitchen, Chaol." Asty reasoned out in her defense. "She doesn't have the vacancy to do so." "Still!" Cha
"Ah! Yes! Finally some great space!"Yvonne stepped down from the carriage with her arms wide open. Chaol who was behind her, pushed the woman which almost caused her to trip. "If you want to stretch out, at least do it somewhere but not in front of the exit."Yvonne stepped aside for Chaol to finish his descend. The woman chuckled apologetically and rubbed the back of her nape."Don't be too harsh on her, Chaol." Asty told him as she slipped her palm upon the male's. It was already a common practice for Chaol to help Asty out of the carriage. Even though the woman is entirely fine with going down with her own, she appreciated the count's chivalry and smiled. "Thank you.""Of course." he replied at her.They have arrived at the village very early. It was 8 in the morning when their carriage had finally reached the foot of the mountain. The group has traveled at dawn, making sure that the exerted time of effort would pay off, and it did. They had re
Noelle could see the familiar group from afar. He heaved a deep sigh, seeing Asty getting chummy with that peculiar woman from the funeral once again. He emerged from the trees and waved his hands repeatedly in the air, trying to get the woman's attention."Asty! Over here!"Asty's head immediately shot in the direction of the male, to which she waved back cheerfully. "Noelle! Hey!"Noelle.It was that irritating, commonplace name again. Chaol slowly turns his head at the other side of the hill and found the woodcutter sprinting towards Asty. His blood started to boil. That miscreant and the King always steals his spotlight!"I didn't know you came back!" Noelle exclaimed, while catching his breath."I came here not long ago." Asty chuckled at his breathlessness.When the woodcutter finally got a hold of his breathing, he looked at Yvonne who was st
"Bye, everyone!" Asty waved her hands at their fading silhouettes. Noelle, Mrs. Pickinns waved back at the departing carriage. "Be careful, Asty. Don't lean out too much, you'll get hit by a tree..." Lana cautioned her. Asty withdrew from the window and properly sits on her chair. "Are we heading to the palace?" she asked them."Yes." Chaol confirmed. "The king will always want to see your well-being."Asty nodded. "Okay." It took a long amount of time before the carriage finally reached the capital, Asty was again, showered by that feeling of warmth as she gazed at the beautiful grandeur of the soaring palace towers. Every time she visits this place, it would never fail to amaze her. Every day the palace had always something new. And those new things for just simply wonderful. Owl parked their carriage inside the palace gates. It was already dusk, and Asty couldn't help but fawn over those
Chaol was still in a state of shock.'What in the world did I just hear?'Asty too, was stunned hearing the king's invitation for her. Her cheeks started to get flushed and she started to part her lips to speak."I cannot allow that," Chaol answered before she could. He started at the king with a dead expression and tapped his finger upon the table.The other Night Hallows were also very speechless to even say a word. Their mouths were hanging open as they observed the King's and Chaol's intimidating auras. They felt sorry for Asty for being sandwiched between the two."Why not, Count Chaol? It wasn't you who I asked for a dance. It's Asty." he sharply replied back, slightly amused at how agitated the count looked."Well, as her guardian and keeper, I won't allow it." Chaol firmly told him. "End of discussion.""You don't get to inside rules inside
Chaol assists Asty up in the carriage, before going inside. It was already seven in the evening and it was time for them to head back home.The country beside Asty and closed the door behind him. Yvonne who was now in charge of navigating the carriage started to lead the horse."How did you find today's visit, Asty?" Chaol asked the woman beside her, nonchalantly as he pulled a cigarette."Still fun as it was before, thank you for taking me out today, Chaol.""Of course."There was an awkward silence between them that Lana and Owl could see. At first, they tried to ignore it, but Chaol was too obvious to them. They pretended a cough to a little to signal him of his very obvious actions. Chaol glared at them and rolled his eyes.Asty stared at him for much longer which Chaol immediately noticed. He turned his head on her and raised a brow. "What is it?""N-Nothing..."Chaol nudged Owl's foot and dilated his pupils, asking him wh