"I thought my count was off~ So there really were two naughty Guards who snuck out~"
Hearing the voice, which was alluring yet laced with a hint of chill, Vian froze. The words she wanted to shout, to tell the blonde woman to flee, were caught in her throat as if choked by a gust of wind off the sea.
Her face was ghastly pale in the orange candlelight, and beads of sweat rolled down her cheeks. After a few seconds of silence, she struggled to open her mouth. "You... stay away from me. She's... the First Officer."
Wei'en was taken aback for a moment before he realized. 'Were those words... directed at me?'
'Is she worried I'm too close? That I'll be dragged into this and punished by Clelia?'
"Heh..."
'Such unexpected kindness... from a noble lady?'
Wei'en watched her, feeling a surge of emotion. 'Compared to her, the nobles of the Caster City State... well, the nobles led by Count Ernst, are absolute trash!'
"Go away!!"
