“Sir Knight!!”
The moment she saw Alette collapse, Flav rushed over immediately, kneeling on the sandy ground and calling out anxiously to him.
“What’s wrong! Are you okay?!”
“Say something, Sir Knight! Don’t be silent!”
Flav leaned over beside Alette, desperately calling out, as if afraid he would just drift off to sleep and never make a sound again.
A long while later, from beneath Alette’s battered helmet, a faint sound finally emerged:
“…I’m fine.”
“I’m just, in a bit of a bad shape.”
“I just… just need to rest for a while.”
At this point, Alette could barely force out a few words.
Even a fool could see he was at the limit of exhaustion.
No matter how much he tried to put on a brave face, it was useless.
Even if she didn’t know why Alette had ended up like this, Flav was still so worried that her whole body trembled.
“You, just hold on a little longer, I’ll find you a place to rest!”
Flav tried to help Alette up, but his armor was just too heavy—no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t move him an inch.
“That knight big brother looks hurt!”
“What are you standing there for? Hurry up and help!”
All at once, the Town Guards who had just fought alongside the two of them rushed over.
With the help of the Town Guards, Alette was successfully moved to an undamaged inn in town.
“Thank you so much, everyone.”
After receiving help from the Town Guards, Flav immediately thanked them.
“What are you thanking us for? It’s this knight big brother who saved us! If not for him, the whole town might’ve been torn apart by those Goblins!”
“Miss, you’ve got to take good care of him. We’ll leave this medicine here.”
“These are what our Town Guard Unit uses in emergencies. They’re good for any injury, even colds and fevers.”
“We can’t stay too long, there are other wounded in the town. And there might be one or two Goblins still hiding somewhere.”
“You two rest here for now. If anything happens, just come to the Town Guard Unit. Whatever happens to this big brother is our business too.”
“Okay, understood. Thank you all!”
After sending off the Town Guards, Flav turned back to look at Alette lying on the bed.
With the help of the Town Guards, she had helped remove all of Alette’s heavy armor, leaving him only in his inner clothes and settling him on the bed.
That armor was so heavy, and removing it was complicated. Yet Flav never once complained of being tired; she only sweated more and more.
After receiving the medicine from the Town Guards, Flav immediately dashed to Alette’s bedside.
“Sir Knight, Sir Knight!”
“Here’s some medicine. It’ll help you feel better. Let me feed it to you, okay?”
“Medicine…?”
At the mention of the word “medicine,” a flash of hesitation appeared in Alette’s eyes.
“No, no need…”
“I don’t take medicine.”
At this point, Alette was in even worse shape than he’d been the previous night.
His face was bloodless, lips pale, breathing weak, bruises all over his body.
Just looking at him made Flav’s heart ache.
And yet someone in such a state…
Was refusing to take medicine?!
“Why, Sir Knight! You won’t get better if you don’t take medicine!”
“Why won’t you take it?!”
In that moment, Flav was frantic.
She didn’t understand why reliable Alette would suddenly be so stubborn about this.
“Miss… doesn’t like the smell of herbs.”
“If I take the medicine, she’ll be upset.”
“For injuries like this, I can just rely on healing magic and rest a few days. It’ll be fine.”
Hearing these words, everything Flav wanted to say got stuck in her throat. She couldn’t utter a single word.
For a moment, all her suppressed anger, bitterness, and jealousy welled up and twisted painfully in her chest.
But even so, she forced herself to stay calm, swallowing all those emotions down.
“You…”
“Sir Knight, Captain Lady isn’t here right now.”
“We’ll rest here for now, and you can explain to Captain Lady later. By then the medicine smell will be long gone!”
“Please, just take the medicine, okay?”
“Please?”
At Flav’s pleading, Alette didn’t respond.
He only kept shaking his head, refusing.
“Why…”
At that instant, all her anxiety, frustration, annoyance, and worry gathered in Flav’s eyes, condensing into a crystal-clear teardrop.
“Is Captain Lady really that important? More important than your own life?!”
In that moment, Flav lost control and shouted, her words full of grievance and anger.
She couldn’t understand.
It was only something that might make her “unhappy.”
Why would he rather let himself suffer than compromise just a little, to feel better?
Yet, the Alette who had been stubbornly refusing, suddenly stopped when he heard her words.
Silence.
A deathly silence.
Alette stopped shaking his head.
He just sat on the bed, saying nothing.
Seeing his reaction, the blood boiling in Flav’s veins suddenly went cold.
Then she couldn’t help but force a bitter smile.
“Is that so, I asked a stupid question.”
“……”
“It’s fine. If you can’t take medicine, I’ll help you get better in another way.”
With that, she grabbed the Mandolin from behind her.
In the next moment, the Song of Life’s Reincarnation played once more beside Alette.
As the melodious notes drifted into his ears, Alette’s condition slowly began to recover.
He once again suppressed his injuries with healing magic, just as before.
“Flav, it’s really all thanks to you this time.”
Only now did Alette finally speak, breaking the stifling silence.
“It’s nothing. If not for Sir Knight, I’d have been caught and eaten by the Goblins by now.”
“I’m lucky to have Sir Knight with me.”
Once the song ended, Flav’s emotions had calmed down quite a bit.
She was no longer so emotional, and began calmly tending to Alette.
“How are you feeling? Do you want me to get you some water?”
“I feel a bit better, but I still can’t move for now.”
“Looks like we’ll have to spend the night here.”
Flav didn’t show any displeasure at the delay.
“It’s fine. However long Sir Knight wants to stay, I’ll be here with you.”
“Just like you’ve always been by my side.”
“You rest first, I’ll go get something for you to eat.”
“……”
“Thank you.”