#12 Winter and the Gift (2)
It was a car that returned to the room to prepare for a simple outing.
Elric took a fur cloak neatly folded on the bed.
‘If I hesitate, I might not be able to give it even if my whole life goes by.’
Elric took pride in knowing himself well.
What I did to set the timing to hand over the present was to go into the study and read a book before falling asleep.
If he hesitated like this, he would show his embarrassing appearance again.
That’s not to be said.
I just want to go out and throw it over my shoulder.
I thought and went out.
When I arrived at the entrance on the first floor, Tyria was adjusting an old fur cloak.
Her gaze drifted back to Elric’s arms.
“Has the head of household bought a new one? That’s a good choice. Because Yubin’s winter is cold.”
I was worried about the attitude of not even thinking of it as a gift.
“Shall we go?”
The door is open.
The snow that has just been piled up is so beautiful.
only she was black
She seemed to be able to find her anywhere this winter if she was dressed like that.
Put aside your feelings for a while.
“ma’am.”
Elric stood in front of her.
After taking two breaths, he calmed down and exhaled.
“This cloak. It’s not mine.”
“yes?”
“for a moment.”
Unfolded the cloak.
When I checked it by eye, the length seemed to be just right.
Her cloak was removed, revealing a diminutive body beneath puffy fur.
Suddenly, she shivered from the cold.
Elric hid his impatience as best he could, draping the new cloak over her shoulders.
“Seven years… No, now that the year has changed, it’s not the clothes I’ve been wearing for 7 years. Because that bothers me.”
He said and tied the string around his neck in the form of a ribbon.
I was embarrassed and couldn’t see Tyria’s face properly.
“It’s just a gift. just. There’s no particular reason. I wanted to give it to you.”
Elric stammered out and raised his head.
Is it a surprised face?
It was clear that she was facing an unexpected situation.
He happily smiled.
really… When I tried it, I wondered why I was struggling so hard to do something that was not a big deal.
I asked with a sense of relief.
“Will you accept it?”
Tyria wiped her cloak with her hand.
It was a stupid move.
His gaze went to his mane, then to himself, then back to the ribbon-shaped string.
The tip of her nose turned red.
I hope it’s not just because of the cold.
I hope you kiss your lips like that,
“… Is it a gift?”
It was a question.
Elric replied.
“exactly. It is a gift.”
“suddenly… .”
“You don’t have to have a reason to give it. Because it is a gift.”
So please don’t ask why.
Avoid questions that are difficult to answer.
There were no more questions about whether the earnestness had reached them.
The corner of her mouth just puckered.
It wasn’t a smile, it wasn’t even an impression, so it was a really subtle look.
“thank you.”
“Would you like to leave now?”
Elric slipped on the old fur cloak she was wearing.
The cloak ends above the calf. The length was pretty short.
But it wasn’t cold.
This is because her warmth remains in the cloak.
Not only that, but the smell was also permeated. It felt like being hugged by her.
To put it mildly, it reminded me of the day we slept in the same bed in the capital city.
It felt more ticklish than then.
“Come on, let’s go.”
He stretched out his hand and grabbed it.
Tyria held her hand especially strongly today and hid her expression by burying her head under her thick mane.
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His eyes were stomped on like the sound of her words.
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The wind was so calm that it seemed like a lie that there had been such a blizzard until morning.
Perhaps because there were no other private houses near the mansion, the garden, where even the servants did not come out, was so quiet that it felt as if the two of us were alone in the world.
Tyria touched the elongated ribbon.
It was a careful movement.
Should I say that I don’t want to untie the knot Elric made?
Fortunately, the knot was tied tightly and could not be easily undone, as befits a man with a somewhat outrageous side.
I glanced up and saw him with his gaze far away.
The breath is scattered for a long time.
The cane dug deep into the snow, leaving footprints beside the footprints.
It was the first time.
I received many things that I couldn’t see from him, but it was the first time I received anything that remained in the form of a wolf.
The feeling is quite different.
If it was just a cloak made from the fur of a beast, it felt like gold.
I was excited and couldn’t help but love it.
Foolishly, I wish winter would last forever.
He chose the latter of the crops that would be responsible for Yubin’s year and the weather to wear this cloak.
It seemed that he would not be able to throw away this cloak even ten years later, even ten years after that.
Feeling ashamed of herself, Tyria let out a small moan.
It was like that.
“Aren’t you heavy? Cloak.”
Elric asked.
“Now that I am wearing my wife’s cloak, I can finally feel the weight. It’s pretty heavy.”
Having said that, Tyria shook her head.
“It is light. Much more than what I was originally wearing.”
“Then I’m glad.”
The word was cut off.
It was like this sometimes.
There were times when there was silence and awkwardness, perhaps because of the lack of common interests with him.
But today the silence was less awkward.
It must be the reason why the body is warm.
“Are you awake?”
“It’s because it’s cold. hmm… I’m sorry about what happened in the study. Because I fell asleep.”
“no.”
On the contrary, I’m sorry.
Tyria felt her face heat up as she remembered what she had done with her sleeping head on her lap.
When I thought of how I had pricked my cheek, touched my earlobe, and swiped my lips with my index finger, I felt a slight sense of shame.
It was because I felt like I had become a perverted and insidious person.
When he blinked his eyes, he thought he had been caught, so he was nervous.
Seeing this reaction, I was fortunate that I didn’t get caught.
Let’s stop talking about the study.
because it’s embarrassing
“How are your knees?”
Tyria switched to a familiar subject.
Elric replied with a chuckle.
“It’s slowly getting better. After all, time is a medicine. Now, if I had one more month, I would be able to let go of the wand.”
“Stability comes first. Please always keep that in mind.”
“Thank you for your concern.”
We were chatting so much.
– Suck! suck!
A man’s breathing could be heard from somewhere.
– A little more secretly! like gliding!
I also heard screams from the side.
When I looked up, it was toward the building that had been removed for the Knights.
“… I guess you are training.”
“… .”
Elric had no answer.
It was an unfamiliar expression.
Do I have to say that it is an expression full of pathetic and frustrated?
Tyria was staring blankly at it.
The voice came closer.
“Suck! Suck!”
“good! That’s how you do it!”
“yep! Suck!”
Two figures emerged from the back of the building.
They were Dynan, the leader of the Seolyeong Knights, and Veron, the seed knight.
Veron was squatting and duck walking, and Dynan was stomping with a cane next to him.
The two found themselves and Elric.
Veron stood up with a bright smile and shouted.
“Lord! lady!”
Dynan next to him hiccupped.
Elric asked.
“What the hell are you guys doing?”
“ah! The captain was teaching the knight’s secret steps! Isn’t that right, Captain?!”
Tyria thought for a moment.
What is the relationship between knights and secrecy?
It was something I never knew.
“… Please respect the turmoil.”
As Elric said, Dynan knelt in the snow.
The momentum was so good that it thumped over the snow that should have sounded like a bang! A sound arose.
“Honorable name!”
“Omit that slogan.”
“yep!”
Looking at it, it seems that Dynan is afraid of Elric.
Tyria couldn’t understand it well.
Where could such an innocent and open-minded person have a corner to be so frightened of?
For a moment, Dynan’s eyes met.
He bowed his head.
Tyria said.
“… Even on a cold day like this, you have a lot of trouble. Thank you for always working hard. Take it easy, go in and warm up. I’ll ask you to bring meat for dinner, so eat well.”
The article said that food goes into the boat.
Thinking about it, Dynan’s head flashed.
His eyes groaned.
“M-Mama… .”
For some reason, it was a warm voice.
I’m sorry for him, but it was a little gross, and because of that, I attached myself a little more to Elric.
he said without hesitation.
“I will be loyal to you with all my life!”
Tyria hiccuped involuntarily.
Elric chuckled.
A little embarrassed, Tyria said.
“… go somewhere else not to be disturbed.”
“Not so. You guys should do as your wife says and go in.”
“yep!”
“Engrave the grace of the mistress on your body… .”
“Don’t lose. It’s a little gross. A lot.”
Elric, who was strict with the Knights, dismissed it and left.
Tyria didn’t know.
Her little kindness was a great impression to Danal.
and gave him enlightenment.
‘Ah, Kasha is calm in front of her wife!’
Danal thought.
If she received the cuteness of the lady, Kasha would not recklessly insert a knife into her throat.
He has a goal.
The goal of becoming Tyria Portman’s faithful mutt.