the entrance to the village.
Norn, who had been waiting for Vera and Renee with the rein in his hand, spoke brightly at the figure approaching from afar.
“Are you here?”
“Yes, sorry to keep you waiting.”
“You’re welcome. Ah, this one… .”
While we were talking, Renee, who had been hiding behind Vera, came into Norn’s eyes. A groan came out of his mouth naturally.
‘Indeed, there’s a reason Vera-nim made such a blank face.’
To be sure, René up close was the prettiest person Norn had ever seen. Even though she was a young girl, she was so beautiful that she could feel it.
Norn recalled the thought that Renee’s name would rise and fall as the name of the most beautiful person on the continent in a few years.
“Nice to meet you. Lady. Norn, Vera’s lieutenant.”
“Ah yes… . Please.”
Renee was able to realize a new fact from the words that were said while he was slightly bowing his head in the direction the voice was coming from.
‘Vera’s lieutenant’.
He didn’t know it well, but Renee knew about the fact that the knight carrying the lieutenant was in a higher position than the average knight.
‘The knight was a great person than I thought… .’
I didn’t feel it.
Vera, whom Ren had seen, was like a knight in a savvy and honest story, so he didn’t feel like he was in a position to lead anyone.
For a moment, Renee felt the awkwardness of Vera’s hand holding him. Then Vera, who had been silent until then, spoke to Renee.
“Me and Sir Norn will escort the saint to Seongguk. We ask for your understanding that we are not able to move comfortably because the pursuers are slowly approaching us.”
“yes.”
“We will travel on horseback. The saint rides the same horse as me.”
words heard. Renee’s body trembled at him.
“that… I’ve never ridden it before, is it okay?”
“Yes, it is my job to handle the horse, so you can lean on me.”
“yes… .”
“Then come here.”
Following Vera’s guidance, Renee rode on his horse and felt his body stiffen the first time he rode a horse.
The body moves up and down little by little according to the movement of the horse. Muscles that are tense because there is nothing to support them. It was all happening together.
“It’s not like it’s floating or falling, right?”
“You don’t have to worry. Even if the horse makes a fuss and falls, it will be okay if I accept the saint.”
Vera answered Renee’s question and then climbed onto Renee’s back seat, adjusted his posture, and led Renee’s body toward his chest.
“Are you holding on tight? You have to move fast.”
“Ah yes.”
Renee reached out and hugged Vera’s waist, resting her head on her chest.
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thud. thud.
A heartbeat could be heard in Renee’s ear. I felt the heat rising.
Renee couldn’t tell whose body temperature and beat belonged well.
*
Three days, it was time for Vera to go with Renee.
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Originally, it was time to arrive at Seongguk, but due to René’s stamina and pursuers, the schedule was delayed, so he was barely near the border.
Vera looked up to the sky to measure the time while resting the horses that had run out of stamina.
‘… dinner.’
The sun was setting and the sky was turning blue.
‘It will arrive in half a day.’
You don’t even need a kingdom. If you cross the border, no more pursuers can enter.
In my mind, I just wanted to finish the rest of the horses and go back on the road… .
‘… In that case, the saint’s stamina would not be able to withstand it.’
Vera’s gaze turned to Renee.
A figure leaning against a tree with a tired face.
No matter how much he leaned on Vera, the three-day forced march would have been enough for Renee to be approaching in a crowd, as riding on a horse would in itself take away a lot of stamina.
Vera, who continued to think, finished his judgment and walked over to Renee and spoke.
“I think I need to rest here today.”
“Oh, is that so?”
“Yeah, if you leave early tomorrow morning, you’ll probably be in by the afternoon.”
Renee nodded at Vera’s words, and then with a shy face, apologized.
“I’m sorry. Is it because of me?”
“There is nothing to be sorry about. Since it is a procession that serves the saint, it is natural to conform to the saint.”
Hearing the words, Renee felt the strange tickling that had been sticking together for three days, scratching her insides once more.
A tickling that suddenly clings to Vera while riding on horseback, getting off and talking here, and even before going to bed.
Renee felt his face reddening slightly as he tickled this condensed nursing mother, and bowed his head, uttering an answer full of awkwardness.
“Ugh… yes! Please take care of the rest of your schedule!”
Words full of tension. Immediately after, a low voice answered Renee’s ear.
“Yeah, I’m about to eat now, is there anything you’d like to eat?”
“No!”
beep-. And there was a beep. Renee felt his face get hot due to the protruding tail of the horse, then clenched his fists and continued.
“Ah, anything is fine.”
“Yes, then for a moment.”
crumble. crumble. Vera’s footsteps moved away from Renee. As soon as Renee left the village, he did not understand how he was acting like an idiot, so he took a deep breath and continued his thoughts.
‘Are you nervous? ?’
Was he nervous at the thought of leaving the place he had lived his whole life and going to an unfamiliar place?
It was a very plausible guess.
To blame Vera… When we were talking in the village, couldn’t we talk really casually?
That doesn’t mean Vera’s attitude has changed since he left the village, and if you’re looking for a problem, it’s right to look for it in yourself.
Renee, who had been making such assumptions without calming down for three days, made his face red again at the sensation that suddenly appeared while pounding his leg.
in my mind. No, it was a feeling that popped into my body.
The moment we rode together, the body temperature, body scent, and heartbeat that I felt while hugging Vera tightly.
Those senses that would be right to express as warm, heavy, and stable.
Renee felt his stomach start tickling again.
‘Wow, adults are different!’
I spit those words out in my mind.
‘yes! It’s the tension that makes you depend on it!’
He didn’t know his exact age, but it was clear that he was much more mature than he was, judging by his voice and the size of the body he touched.
Unfamiliar environment. and unfamiliar situations.
A workplace where he unwittingly relies on Vera because of the anxiety that arose within him. So when Vera comes near, it must be a strange feeling.
… ‘ thought Renee.
As she continued to contemplate endlessly close to self-rationalization, Renee felt a rustling sound creeping into her ear.
sound getting closer. Maybe it’s someone’s footsteps.
Renee, who was tensed as he thought about whether Vera had come again.
“Lord, are you all right?”
Hearing the heavy voice he heard, he realized that the person approaching was Norn, and relaxed his body.
“Ah yes. Thanks for your consideration.”
“Well, I will be entering the castle tomorrow, so please be patient.”
“Yes, please.”
After a brief conversation, while silence continued, Renee licked her lips as a thought suddenly crossed her mind.
“I, by the way, Norn?”
“Yes, tell me.”
“Is Vera a high man? ugh… Since you have Norn as an adjutant… .”
Words that come out of nowhere for some reason.
Norn, who had been laughing at him, spat out an answer.
“Probably so. He is the Apostle who received the stigma of the covenant, so he holds a very high position in the Holy Land. Oh, I’m still lower than St. A saint is treated with the same title as a saint.”
“Are you a priest?”
“Well? Yes, you are the apostle.”
Renee felt the words that were being heard fill her with surprise.
‘… I did not know.’
In a way, it was natural. Vera had never told Renee anything about him, so René had no way of knowing.
‘but… .’
It was funny that the one who came to pick up the saint, and the one who took the risk, was in a low position.
In the end, it happened because he had not yet realized that he was a saint.
Renee, who remembered it only later, nodded his head slightly to show his understanding, while Norn continued his words.
The next words were words that made Renee’s body tighter.
“He is a wonderful person. He is someone who does not shy away from asceticism at a very young age.”
fallow year.
It was a word that drew attention for some reason.
“I, being young… .”
“Oh, didn’t you tell me? Vera is 18 years old.”
eighteen. four years apart.
Rene’s accident stopped at the following words. The movement of the body also stopped.
It was the words swirling around in my head.
Renee himself did not know why he was reacting like this. All Renee can do is express her embarrassment at this strangely reacting body.
“It’s been 4 years since Vera came to the Holy Land to become an apostle… It was the age of a saint right now. I still remember Vera back then. Despite his young age, his swordsmanship was excellent.”
The words continued for a long time, but Renee could not concentrate on those words.
fallow year. eighteen. four years apart.
It was just those three words that came to my mind.
“Dude, that’s great… .”
Even if it was an answer that came out of the mouth, such clichéd things.
bean. bean.
Renee suddenly felt my heart start pounding.
It was an adverse reaction that he did not know himself and had never experienced before in his life.
It was a reaction that made me wiggle my fingertips for nothing because I felt a bit nervous.
A reaction that makes you feel embarrassed by not being able to understand the cause.
Renee’s expression was starting to take on a more and more strange shape.
“Lady, I’m ready.”
Vera’s voice echoed through the room.
Bark-.
Vera’s footsteps drew nearer.
thud. thud.
As the sound of approaching footsteps grew louder, Renee felt her heart beating more and more.
Still, I didn’t know why.
*
In the middle of the night, Vera looked up at Renee who was asleep, then turned his gaze to the campfire and continued his thoughts.
‘… You were very nervous.’
The sign, which had grown darker since leaving the village, was now exposed so blatantly that it could be seen at a glance.
Awkward-.
Vera’s fists clenched.
It was because he thought that Renee was nervous because he thought he was lacking.
‘I should have paid more attention… .’
I think my mind was rushed.
there was a reason The pursuers are getting closer.
Could it be because of the delay? The pursuers, who were gradually getting closer, were chasing even the backs of the party.
Fortunately, we haven’t encountered any pursuers so far, but for safety’s sake, it seems right to leave early in the morning.
So, while Vera was thinking in full swing.
“Mr Vera.”
Norn approached from beyond the bushes.
Vera snorted as he glanced at the approaching Norn.
“How is it?”
“There were no traces of the Dragonian. However… .”
“A follower of the night. Is that correct?”
“… Yes.”
In response, Vera frowned and clicked his tongue.
“I have to leave right away.”
Followers of the night were in trouble.
It wasn’t the helpless part, it was difficult because it was night.
Vera rose to his feet and spoke to Norn.
“I will wake you up. Ready to depart.”
“Yes.”
Vera answered and looked at the yolk as it moved away, then sprinkled soil over the campfire to extinguish the fire and catch his breath.
‘… I thought it was easy to pass.’
At the end, something bothersome was attached.