I gradually got distracted by myself and zoned out of their conversation. I feel stupidly woozy and I don't even understand why. Not only my head is starting to throb but I feel shortness in my breath too. I wasn't like this earlier nor I noticed that I'm ill, it just happened like that.
Gwen was beside and had noticed that I had gone mute. Like the thoughtful host that she is, she imdiately realized that there was sothing wrong with when I stopped responding.
"Nadia? Are you okay?" Her voice is low enough that only I could hear her so we wouldn't get the attention of the others.
I glanced at Gwen who was lowkey questioning with her green eyes. She looked lovely today. With her normally red curly hair wildly tad behind her, it was neatly braided into a bun. Her deep mauve dress complinted her very much and it suits her. She doesn't look like the sa girl I bickered on in a cafe years ago. What a transformation...
"I'm fine, don't worry," I assured her.
This is Gwen's first tea party that she hosted so I don't want to inconvenience her and ruin the fun. More so when it's going well.
I an, I just feel uncomfortable, that's all. Not to the point that I would keel over and die.
Gwen pursed her lips and stared at with scrutinizing eyes.
"Are you sure? You look a little pale today."
A chuckle escaped from my lips.
"I have always been pale," I joked just to not worry her but then my body betrayed as I shivered. "Don't you think it's quite cold today?"
"Cold?" Gwen looked at strangely, "It's not even the fall season yet."
Exactly. Then why am I cold?!
Maybe I really am sick…
"If you want, you can go ahead and rest if you're not feeling good," Gwen said.
I imdiately shook my head at her suggestion.
"No, it's okay. I told you, right? I'm fine."
Probably.
Gwen looked at for a mont, asuring if I'm telling the truth, and then nodded.
"If you say so…"
She was still skeptical but because I'm being stubborn, she can't do anything but internally sigh. Anyway, the party seems to reach its end sooner or later and I will have the ti to rest by then.
I don't rember much of what happened in the latter part of the gathering because I was trying to hide the fact that I'm 'maybe supposedly' sick. I can't trouble Gwen so I kind of just blanked out and would occasionally answer if asked. In short, I was dazed and confused the whole ti.
Maybe I am a great actress because no one noticed anything amiss aside from my good friend. When it's ti to go ho, I just let out a deep sigh and felt greatly relieved from the bottom of my heart.
"You said you're fine," Gwen sighed with .
"I am," I replied, still lying through the skin of my teeth.
She shook her head in exasperation.
"Go ho and rest. Your complexion is getting worse!"
"Alright, alright. I'm going," I grumbled and grinned at her. "Congratulations on the success of your first tea party," I muttered sincerely.
Gwen harrumphed jokingly and shooed away, reminding again and again to recuperate.
I'm on the carriage heading back to the mansion. Kuro was lying on my feet and looking a bit restless. I noticed that he can't sit still these days and would not even leave alone just for a mont. He's so clingy and agitated that it drives nuts trying to understand him.
Then again, Lost had told before that Kuro made a contract with so he's basically my familiar. And him acting on the edge is perhaps connected to my current condition. It's self-explanatory.
I looked out of the tightly closed window and wrapped the cloak around tighter. There is no wind inside the carriage and yet I could still feel the chill in my bones. Sotis, the cold would pierce, sotis it's dull. It's very uncomfortable.
But the most discomfiting thing is the stuffiness I feel in my chest. It's hard to breathe at tis and I feel like a hand is squeezing my heart which makes it heavier.
I don't know, it's hard to describe what I honestly feel.
Frowning, I touched Kuro's fur and sighed in content. So comfortable…
Just as I was going to hug this lump of heaven, the carriage suddenly halted. The impact was so quick that I almost face-planted myself on the opposite seat.
"What the…"
Kuro perked up and raised his head, tension rolling off of him in waves. I didn't notice his reaction because I was still reeling from the sudden whiplash. I looked outside to see the situation and was about to open the window when Uno appeared, surprising .
"Please stay inside the carriage and don't co out," was what he said before he disappeared again.
Eh? Why? What happened?
"What is going on?" I mumbled.
Outside, the secret guards that were actively hiding had shown themselves and surrounded the carriage I was in. Before I could even take in the abnormality of the situation, the attack began to comnce.
Cloaked figures appeared from the forest and faced my guards. In the blink of an eye, a fight broke out in front of my very eyes. It's not a scuffle, it's not a small fight either, it was quite flashy.
Just when I said that, a burst of light ca from the outside as these cloaked figures suddenly attacked the carriage I am in with so magic spells. Caught unprepared, my guards couldn't block the assault and were standing there in a daze. They didn't know these assailants could use magic at all!
Neither am I.
I scread when the side of the carriage exploded. The force made the whole thing tipped over and of course, brought down with it. All I heard was a loud bang and a blinding light before I saw myself flailing and trying to guard myself against the impact. And then I felt a wave of deja vu.
It would be impossible to not be injured with that level of attack but I was fortunate enough to have a familiar who saved from breaking my bones. I don't know what happened because everything happened so quickly I don't have ti to react. When I opened my eyes, Kuro had grown to his full height and had shielded from the start, and had even cushioned my fall.
All I saw was black fur and that the carriage was gone, or to be more specific, turned to dust and debris.
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