Every day, I carry and move this body around, yet I always get startled after I wash my face and I look at myself in the mirror.
If I were Judith, I would put my best smile forward and put my hand on his; I didnât want anything to do with him though, so I lowered my head, trying to hide my face.
Unaware of my feelings even a tiny bit, he continued to speak to me.
âExcuse me, I was in too much of a haste. I apologize.â
âNo apology is necessary. I was rushing myself.â
I didnât even think about grabbing his hand, I simply bounced back up on my own.
He mustâve seen my ruined dress and asked in a worried tone.
âWait a minute, My Lady. Your dressâŚâ
âAh, itâs alright. Itâs not your fault. I have a very urgent matter to attend to, so I must go nowâŚâ
As much as I didnât want his concern, I said what I needed to say, bowed once, and simply took off.
But then, oddly enough, I felt his stare on my back.
âSurely, heâs not following meâŚâ
I wanted to turn around and confirm, but I was hesitant to make eye contact with him. So I tried my best to ignore his stare, and proceeded to hide among the crowd of people.
Fortunately, as if he read my mind, that man didnât follow me.
I safely arrived at the apothecary and was able to get a discount on Lucaâs medicine with the herbs I gathered.
âWhat? That medicine is for Luca?â
The medicine man looked at me with such disbelief.
As if I was talking nonsense, his piercing glare cut through me but I awkwardly laughed it off.
I got used to those reactions of skepticism.
Feigning my callousness, I raised my chin up as I declared,
âSince Lucaâs sick, you should give me a better deal for his medicine so I can also afford some sausage to help him recover faster. Besides, you havenât been able to get many herbs as of late with everyone else getting ready for the May Day Festival.â
âWhat the⌠alright, fine.â
His laugh rang empty, ever still dumbfounded.
No matter his reaction, I grinned to myself as I got paid more.
With that money, I entered the butcherâs shop and bought some sausage.
I had carrots, turnips, and bouquet garni at home, so I decided Iâll cook some pot-au-feu.
Bringing back an abundance of medicine and meat, a sense of satisfaction swelled inside me and there was joy overflowing in my stride.
At that moment, women around my age gathered around the corner of the village and spotted me, wanting to chat with me.
âHuh, Judith?â
âWhy are you here?â
âWhy, whatâs wrong?â
Unaware of the situation at hand, I quickly inquired.
One woman stormed out from the crowd, her eyes filled with vicious jealousy bore through my body.
She was Lea, whom Thomas mentioned earlier.
She should be attending to that aristocrat, so why is she here?
I wasnât sure how she reacted to my own reaction, but I saw Leaâs entire face dropped as if her pride was damaged.
Perhaps trying to hide her emotions, she rushed in a feeble attempt to continue speaking normally.
âA while back, I was trying to flirt with that young aristocrat, but he was only interested in where you lived and quickly disappeared afterward. So, I thought you hooked up with him and took him to your house, but, I guess itâs not true?â
âWhat? An aristocrat?â
âYeah. A gentleman with a nice build in officer uniform. He did look somewhat intimidating and brusque but⌠You donât know?â
There was no reason for some man to visit my houseâŚ
âWait a minute.â
Suddenly, a thought crossed my mind.
My face turned pale.
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Is it possible that RĂźdiger is coming
this
May Day?
But without a doubt, the original story mentioned that Luca left for Winterwald when heâs 10 years oldâŚ
A realization struck me.
âOh, Judith Maybaum, you crazy witch! How could you not even know your nephewâs age!?â
I assumed that there was 1 year left, thanks to Judithâs memory.
Judith really did believe that Luca was 9 years old.