I strolled through the Rose Garden while savoring the refreshing morning and drinking warm rose tea that Daniel had prepared. It was now entering October, and the rose colors were starting to deepen. Since May to October is when roses bloom, this was the tail end of their flowering season.
Just walking through the Rose Garden filled me with emotion. I'd been running too busily all this time, but I wanted to fully enjoy this everyday happiness of savoring the leisure of a cup of tea. Was this the difference between yesterday as a bachelor and today as a married man? Hmm, the tea tasted sweeter yet more bitter today.
Murmur murmur.
But why was it so noisy outside? Couldn't they see I was immersed in sentiment right now? What bastards were gathering in front of my house this early in the morning? Irritated, I went out to see Oscar and Hans standing guard with troubled expressions and countless beggars filling my field of vision. An unpleasant stench rose to the heavens.
