I asked the lady, "Indeed, I do have a decent relationship with the elves, and we are doing business together. What was it that you would like to inquire about?"
There was no point in hiding my connection. As a matter of fact, I was eager to find out what they wanted. I was confident she wanted the elves' dicine to treat her daughter. Though I was aware the elves wouldn't concern themselves with humans at that point in ti, let alone conduct business with them, humans weren't inford in regards to what was happening in the elven lands. I could give the two of them a little bit of hope in exchange for what I wanted.
My thod was immoral; I agree, because I knew they were putting all of their hopes on the elves' dicine. In order to obtain what I wanted, I had to promise they'd receive the dicine. In reality, I didn't know if I'd be able to obtain the dicine or not, as I had no idea when there would be closure to Lucia's internal strife. She couldn't co to humanity's lands while the internal war was raging on. Just as importantly, there was no guarantee Ascilia would last until the end of the war.
I knew I gave them false hope, toyed with withering a life and I shouldn't do it, but if I continued clinging to stupid morals and a sense of obligation, I'd probably be stuck living in shounen Mangas for eternity. As long as I obtained what I wanted, what cos after could be dealt with afterwards.
I felt sorry for Ascilia. If possible, I'd genuinely be willing to take care of her. In saying that, if I could get what I wanted through her, I wouldn't hesitate, either. Sympathy and work should never be mixed together.
"Umm as you can see, my daughter's condition umm umm We do not believe an evil spirit has cursed our daughter, either. I trust my daughter. She is just sick. A doctor said only elven dicine could heal her. We have sought out those claiming to have connections with elves, but we discovered they were frauds. They were not able to bring us elven dicine It has been a very long ti. We have spent so much money, yet our efforts to treat our daughter have been in vain"
As she recounted the past, Ascilia's mother lost control of her tears. Her voice turned to whimpers. Ascilia didn't feel too well; therefore, she placed her teacup down. She pursed her lips firmly together and clenched her fists. There was a fire in her gaze that she couldn't suppress. She wasn't angry at anyone. She wasn't angry with the scamrs. She was angry with herself. I knew what she was thinking. It was common for ill people to believe they were a burden to their family, especially those who had suffered illnesses for long periods of ti. They believed they shouldn't be alive.
I said, "It's all right, Ascilia."
Ascilia looked up at with surprise in her purple eyes. From the bottom of my heart, I said, "You cannot asure your value to others with money. It's precisely because everyone loves you that they do everything they can to protect you and try to save you. You're not a burden. Such a pretty and sensible burden doesn't exist. You're just everyone's most beloved girl."
I gave Ascilia's mother a nod: "I understand what you an. You can to go through to acquire the elves' dicine to treat the young lady, correct? Understood. I will obtain it for you."
"Really?!!" The mother and daughter pair exclaid at the sa ti.
They had been conned countless tis. They still had hope, nevertheless. They appeared to share the exact sa sentints. Ascilia's mother loved her; she didn't give up even if there was only a minute amount of hope left. She made sure to seize the hope even if she was destined to be disappointed.
"I will not ask for money. The reality is that elves do not care about money. They do not value money. I doubt you will be able buy it from them. So accordingly, I will not ask for your money. I will obtain the dication for the young lady. It should not be difficult for the elves. I hope you two can wait for ."
The two exchanged glances. I could see the mother started to grow slightly suspicious, for good news ca out of nowhere. Ascilia, to the contrary, teed with excitent: "C-Can you really help ? Y-You did not know before You"
"Aren't we acquainted now? We have that to thank," I said as I pointed to the handkerchief on the table. I then stood up and smiled: "Sorry, but my daughter is waiting for in the carriage. I cannot stay for too long; else, she will be angry. It is a pleasure to have t you both. When I return, I will speak to the elves. You just need to wait for my good news."
Ascilia's mother stood up. Grateful, she said, "Uhm! I shall wait for your good news, then Your news is our family's hope."
Ascilia used the table as support to slowly stand up. The maid, who was standing to the side, quickly approached to help Ascilia, but Ascilia gently pushed the maid away: "I want to see him to the door."
"There is no need to. You are not well, so do not worry about it. You should j-"
"No, I have to."
Sick Ascilia was shockingly stubborn. Therefore, I had no choice but to allow her to. Her legs belonged to her, after all. Ascilia didn't allow anyone to support her. She took step by step, using the wall and other things as support to slowly accompany to the door. It was short walk, yet she coughed so violently that she nearly dropped to her knees when we arrived at the door.
I used my hand to support Ascilia. She placed her hand on my shoulder and looked into my eyes with absolute seriousness. I lingered for a mont before speaking: "Goodbye, then, Miss. It was a pleasure to et you."
Ascilia asked, "Will you co back tomorrow?"
I dawdled. Honestly, I only wanted to visit once. I only wanted to interact with them. My claim I found the dicine was an excuse to co back again. I didn't want to waste my afternoons visiting every day. I didn't have the luxury of ti. But alas, I couldn't refuse her when I saw her purple eyes.
I said that sympathy and work couldn't go together; however, I had to ask myself if it was actually work. I reasoned, "Coming here every afternoon should count as work, right? This is the pope's house. I should be able to get what I want here. I might even be able to get sothing even more valuable."
In the end, I nodded: "Sure."
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