Alice placed the little puppy on a cushion. She called for Emma to help her nurse it.
"I am sorry Emma. You must be tired from the journey" Alice said, patting the puppy's head.
"It's fine milady. If you weren't able to sleep you should've called for me" Emma said, concerned.
"Seriously Emma, how can you serve me so selflessly" Alice remarked.
"I am living comfortably because of milady's kindness."
Emma placed the medicines, fetched some warm water and a clean towel.
"Give me, I'll clean it" Alice starched her hand asking for the towel.
"But milady…"
"It's fine. It's fine. I am already dirty. Let me do it."
Emma reluctantly handed her the towel. When her master suddenly asked her to bring some herbs, she was worried if Alice was wounded. But when she was informed that her master actually saved an injured puppy, she was surprised.
Everyone knows that Alicia is scared of animals. She would stay away from them, let alone touching them. But tonight, she personally carried one. And all of the above, the master she served never cleaned anyone but surprisingly, she found her master moving her hands quite skilfully.
She really forgot her fear for animals.
This was only conclusion Emma can come up.
In her previous life, Alice has always cleaned her dog, whenever it was sick and stayed beside it, till it got better. So she obviously know how such things. The puppy had soft fur, that tickled her palms as she cleaned it. it's black sparkling eyes, looked at Alice as if she was an angel. His long tongue hanged down his mouth, as he breathed heavily, shuddering in cold.
Alice removed all the mud with towel, applied some herbs on his wounded leg, and bandaged it. It had white fur, and was only her arm length. It barked at her, asking her to pat him again. She shushed him, and wrapped him in a dry towel.
Later, she changed his already muddy cushion, and let him sleep on the chair in her room. She then asked Emma to bring another nightgown. After she changed, she asked Emma to go back to her room, but Emma insisted on staying with her till she had fallen asleep.
Defeated, Alice made Emma sit on another chair and laid on the bed. It maybe possible because she was tired, or the rain has already stopped, making room sound peaceful, the sleep came into her eyes, and she soon fell asleep.
When she woke, the sun has already risen. Emma has already left the room. She then saw the puppy she saved yesterday already up, sticking his tongue out, looking at her cheerfully.
It barked as if wishing her morning.
"Good morning" Alice replied back.
Just then, she heard a big bang and the door opened. She found Daniel followed by Stella coming in. Daniel had a wooden sword in his hand, and with serious expression looked around. Stella inspected the room suspiciously, as she stood behind her brother. The guards who were guarding her room followed in, nervously.
"Young master. Young lady" they called nervously.
"Where is it?" Daniel asked, with an angry face ready to kill someone.
"What happened?" Alice asked.
"Sister, we heard a bog barking in your room" Daniel said.
"Sister is scared of animals. Don't worry, we will get rid of it" Stella proclaimed.
So Alicia is actually scared of animals.
Thank goodness, that she is pretending to have amnesia, or else her identity would already be questioned.
No wonder Emma looked like some bomb has exploded when she showed her the puppy and patted it.