Elizabeth Pov
’ Cute ’
Slowly taking care of Christines hair, that thought popped up in my head as I saw her reflection in the mirror.
’ I’m glad we were able to share a room ’
The manager stated those of opposite genders must stay in separate rooms, yet if friends of the sa sex wished to, they could share a room together, because of that I was able to play with Christine like this
Humming a tune as I continued brushing her hair, I had to stop for a minute as I realized her stare
’ She’s doing it again ’
" Christine, I already told you that you don’t need to wait, if you have sothing you want to say then say it "
Ever since I got to know her, she had been like this, always subtly seeking permission before speaking as if afraid of so repercussion
" I’m sorry "
and of course, her apologies, those words that she says on the regular as if by instinct, I had tried explaining to her multiple tis that there was no need to apologize for every little thing, yet she kept doing so either way
For a noble, especially one from a duke’s house, that habit of hers was detrintal
Trying to push further only seed to make her apologize further, in fact when she had tried to be sterner with her about the topic it seed like she would pass out crying as she imdiately bowed her head apologizing
Watching at the ti my mind fully blanked
’ No matter how you look at it sothing is wrong
For a duke’s daughter to be like this, not to ntion her overly subservient attitude ’
" Um... lady Elizabeth? "
Pulling out of my thoughts was Christine’s small voice, her eyes watching with subtle expectation
" Yes Christine "
" Theres this bakery that serves delicious pastries, I was wondering if you’d like to go there tomorrow? "
" Thats... all? "
" Um... I an yes... is it too much? "
’ This girl really...
To think she was so anxious just to ask such a simple question, no, how could she even think that in the first place?? ’
" Of course we can, in fact now I’m full of excitent wondering what the pastries there will taste like!! "
" Ah that’s great then!! "
She pumped up her fists and looked at with stars in her eyes, watching her get so excited brought a smile to my face
" You must have had done quite so research before coming to know about that place " I continued my voice teasing
" Eh... no not any of that...
it’s just that Sir Nicholas would often take there when I stayed here "
My hand froze mid brush as I heard that, but only for a split second before I resud
" Is that so? "
I forced my voice to co out calmly, thankfully Christine didn’t seem to notice anything different
" Yes, he always took around showing the famous sites here at Arcane, even though he was always swamped for work he always made sure I was happy.... "
Christine continued talking fondly about him yet for so reason none of it seed to register in my head, it was just too strange
’ She switches up like this every ti he is brought up, as if her very personality did 180 ’
Unlike her usual reserved personality, she beca open and social when she started talking to about him
’ Though only to , she still acts the sa towards Jake ’
the relationship she had with him was always a mystery, they were close so they couldn’t be just friends yet as a woman she could easily see that not a hint of romance seed to pass by them
’ Family then? ’
However there was no data showing that house Arcane and house Vorago where connected
" Um Christine? "
" Hmm, yes? "
’ In the end I couldn’t contain my curiosity ’
Looking at Christine who tilted her head as she waited for my question, I took a deep breath and simply blurted it out
" What’s your connection with the head of Arcane? "
Hearing my question Christine widened her eyes looking slightly troubled before seemingly settling on sothing
" I had originally believed that we may be related by blood however that turned out to be false "
She started briefly as if relaying her past thoughts
" And for a short mont I had even believed that he had fallen for , much to my embarrassnt to this day
ah and of course I don’t have such feelings for him either just to avoid any misunderstanding "
’ That takes those two options off ’
" I see...
then are you friends?? "
Yet she also shook her head at that
" I also felt curious about it, so do you know what Sir Nicholas told when I asked him? "
As she said that, a smile, one that seed to be holding back a laugh blossod on her face
" He said I was like a daughter to him "
" Eh... "
’ eeeeh??? ’
Perhaps having read my thoughts Christine soon giggled lightly, sadly I couldn’t focus on the sight as my mind had gone blank for the ti being
" Pfft... that was my reaction as well "
Holding a hand to her mouth, Christine continued as I slowly regained my bearings
" That makes no sense??? "
" I know right!!! "
Her light laughter seed to bring forth an aura of warmth towards the room; the words he had spoken to her brought such a happy look on her face
’ Still... thinking about it he does act like her father at tis ’
Dating back to the early days of the academy, even though my interactions with him were minimal, from what I can rember he always acted as if he knew everything, not to ntion that elder vibe he gave off
" He acts old... "
Nodding at my comnt, Christine stifled another laugh before finally calming down
" Honestly though, I don’t know much about Sir Nicholas...
even though he seems to know so much about "
Christine fell silent for a bit taking a deep breath before continuing
" The only thing I truly know about him was that his words back then were genuine, as weird as it may have been "
Hearing that a bunch of puzzle pieces surrounding their relationship started clicking into place, from how he always protected her to treating her as if she was a small born child at tis
’ Still... her father? ’
" He’s 19, right? "
" As far as I know??
pfft... however as a filial daughter I learned not to question it "
A rather silly comnt slipped out from her yet again, and sohow, I felt like I was also getting pulled along with her mood
" You’re actually saying that?? "
’ That bloodhound, a father-figure?? ’
" It’s just so of role-play...
I guess I wanted to feel how it was like "
’ Roleplay... no more its more than that... ’
Roleplay she said, however that wasn’t the case, no matter how I looked at it. The way she talked, how she smiled, it was a wish not a dream. Even though he was only 3 years older, she yearned for the act he was playing for her, no matter how illogical it may seem.
’ The Vorago family, what did they do... ’
" I guess that’s fine "
’ She happy after all ’
" Really? "
" Yes, of course "
She smiled brightly at my words
In the end I couldn’t bring myself to ask anything else, even though I had already figured it out, I couldn’t ask about her about her own family.
My hand slowly clenched into a fist, I simply hoped that he would continue caring for her till the end, that was all I could bring myself to do
I didn’t want to bring my family any trouble, or rather I couldn’t bring myself to face that trouble
so, in the end I didn’t ask anything
’ Like a damned coward ’
Yet to the naive Christine, the one who smiled so brightly in front of right now, I couldn’t help but say yes
That was all I could do, I could only say yes
And to the who did that, I could only feel loathing
Lots and lots of loathing
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