Ordinarily, Westheid might have just thought it was a sign of shyness and not given it a second thought.
But in his state of deep thought, Duke Qinghui's mind was extremely meticulous, recalling every little detail of his past interactions with Ailorus.
In his memory, Ailorus rarely ever blushed. Most of the time, she wore a faint, pleasant smile. Rather than shyness, it was more like a kind of... anticipation and excitement?
Westheid had always believed Ailorus liked the powerful and majestic Hero type. The Wind Law Queen herself had always said as much, but thinking about it now, that didn't seem to be the whole picture.
In their limited interactions before, Ailorus had mostly acted with decorum. The few times she had taken the initiative to do something out of the ordinary—feeding him, massaging his shoulders, and this current healing—all seemed like cute, intimate acts. However, upon careful consideration, there was something odd about them.
