Sleep Together

I'm still thinking about his words which confuse me. When i wanted to answer his question. The sun began to show his face. I changed the conversation then looked at the rising sun.

"It's beautiful."

Adeline decided to return camp and prepare for her next trip. When she was tidying things. She kept remembering what Erwin said. Made she take a deep sigh. Erwin just came back and questioned their preparations. They were finished. Ready to leave with their horses.

Adeline walked in front, while Erwin, Andreas, and Ryan following her from behind. Erwin looked at Ryan with a smile and he feel something strange.

"What?"

"About your question yesterday about my relationship with Miss Lawrence. I'm even curious about your relationship with her. Are you a noble? Mr. Ryan."

This person? What's the point of asking like that? Why didn't he ask Andreas? Why only me? Ah...Andreas is already in the capital.

Ryan answering. "You could say, Miss Adeline is a person we must protect with our soul and body."

Erwin suddenly staring at her and thinking about something. "Oh, I see?" with his sweet smile.

I heard them talking each other. Their voices are too small. I can't hear them and don't care about that. When I speed up my horse. I across a sign that said we'd be there in a minute. If we found this. We will get out of this dangerous forest.

"Hey, we going to...."

A wild boar suddenly appeared and attacked Adeline horse. She fell from the horse and her horse runaway because the attack. Moving away from the wild boar. Adeline retreated slowly from the big and wild boar. Erwin, Andreas, and Ryan also didn't try to get close. They were afraid to make actions that would hurt Adeline.

"Miss, move slowly." Andreas whispered to her from a far.

I nodded my head. Slowly stood up. When it wanted to get up. The wild boar seemed to lose control. I fell silent again with a squatting position.

Silent to each other, Ryan seemed to lose his temper. Luckily, Andreas calmed him down and then thought of a plan. The boar instead prepared a position that seemed want to attack her. The wild boar ran to her. Erwin, Andreas, and Ryan chase the wild boar to stop it.

Erwin ran towards Adeline. Avoid the attack, Erwin pushed Adeline position away by hugging her. They rolled over and fell into a deep hole.

"Are you all right, Miss?"

Adeline didn't move or answer Andreas question and Adeline hug Erwin until she reliaze. 

"Forgive me."

"It's okay, can you stand up?"

"Yes....yes."

Andreas and Ryan provide a rope to climb. She started to climb the rope and was followed by Erwin.

"Are you okay?" Ryan Asked.

I cleaned my dirty clothes. Loking at my hand. My hand was scratched so long and deep. Looks like it was scratched by a tree branch. Ryan saw that. He took a bandage and treated my wound.

"Thank you."

"Now we must go on, because your horse has run very far. You must ride a horse from one of ours." Said Ryan.

Adeline decided to ride a horse with Erwin. Erwin happily accepted it. Meanwhile, a dark aura was around Andreas and Ryan.

"Why?" Asked Adeline.

"It's nothing, Miss." Capable of Andreas and Ryan at the same time.

We went on a trip again. I keep looking forward. I didn't dare look at Erwin face. I should have ridden Andreas or Ryan horse. Why did I choose him without thinking first?

They arrived at the eastern village. Beautiful scenery of rice fields. Make them continue to stare at the village. Erwin asks Adeline about matters with this village.

"I'm looking for someone named Edgar. I heard he's here. I have to get him."

They head into the village. Before entering, a guard will ask for some money because he has to pass through the village gate. Adeline asks Andreas to pay. When the village gates opened, the villagers watched them. Adeline also ordered Erwin, Andreas, and Ryan to wear a hooded robe.

Their suspicious appearance caught the attention of many people. Booked an inn, they booked a room with two beds. Forced to rest one room because of the unknown condition of the village.

I comb my hair to tie it back. Erwin and Ryan are out looking for information on Edgar. Andreas suddenly come with some food and drink. He put that on the table and come towards me.

"Eat first, Miss. While it's still warm."

"Yeah, later. I'm cleaning my hair and I'll wait for Erwin and Ryan to come back."

I kept focus with my hair, Andreas who was sitting beside me. He moved to behind and helped me tidy up my hair.

"Thank you, Andreas."

"It's nothing."

They were silent, Andreas only focused on combing Adeline hair and then tying her hair. The result is good. Adeline thanked him. She leaned on Andreas body. Who was right behind her. 

"What are we going to do when we find Edgar?"

"Of course we will return to the capital. Then Andreas, thank you for accompanying me from the start."

"Of course." Andreas in his soft voice.

Hearing a knock, She got up and headed for the door. Erwin and Ryan have returned. She welcomes them. Asks them to have a meal together.

"Did you find it?"

"We found him, but the villagers don't want us to go in there."

Adeline was confused and asked him again. Ryan said the villagers forbade them to enter the place. Adeline face looked cold at Ryan. Ryan got up from his seat and knelt in front of her.

"Why can't you convince them? If you can, surely I shouldn't bother going there."

"Forgive me."

I ordered Ryan to sit back down. What make the villagers forbid us to go there?

"...Okay, I'll go to bed soon and by the way. Who will sleep with me in the bed?"

"Ha?" Erwin, Andreas, and Ryan simultaneously.

Adeline decided to sleep. Ryan has a small game to arrange who will sleep in the same place as her. Erwin didn't want to interfere, neither did Andreas. Erwin tells Ryan to let her sleep alone in the bed.

"Then there is one more person. Are we going to sleep together in the same bed?" Said Ryan.

After a long debate. Erwin, Andreas, and Ryan ended up sleeping together in one small bed. Meanwhile, Adeline was fast asleep in the other bed alone.

"What kind of situation is this?" Ryan with unbelievable face. 

End Chapter 20