Hm…What is this ? It…..feels….like I'm in the ocean…..it's cold…..I can hear someone call out my name…..is that-
" Hm ? Huh ? Penelope ? "
" Ah, you finally woke up my lord, you must be really tired huh, I called out to you a few times but you were really dead asleep my lord. "
" Oh- right, I almost forgot to tell you, the gathering will be held in the great hall in two hours but the hero and you are supposed to arrive one hour prior so you have only one hour to eat your breakfast and get ready, and I shall be helping you through it. " Penelope says with confidence,
" Ah, I almost forgot about that too, no wait, how are you feeling now ? Is your back ok ? I apologise for that Penelope, I didn't mean to hurt you. " I said to her while trying to get up,
" No no no, don't apologise my lord, it was totally not your fault, it was because I was weak, plus now look at me, I am fine now, so don't feel too bad. "Penelope says to me and flexes her tiny muscles to prove that she is fine,
" Alright, if you say so, I'll be changing so you can- "
" Ah, of course, just stand up for me my lord, I'll help you with it. "
" .....huh ? You will help me with… what exactly ? " I asked Penelope hoping to not get the answer which I already expected but well,
" Hm ? Oh, I will be helping you change my lord, I'll strip you and help you wear these clothes that the head maid chose for you. "
" …..why are you making that kind of face my lord ? "
I don't know what kind of face I was making but it definitely wasn't a good one since Penelope looked at me and definitely thought this,
" ( My lord doesn't want me to help him...I must be a nuisance to him..yeah that must be it. ) "
" No you are not being a nuisance to me Penelope. "
" ( Huh ? Did he read my mind ? ) "
" I can't read minds Penelope but your thoughts are a bit too loud so I can predict what you were thinking, Anyway, you are not being a nuisance to me in any kind of way, don't think like that ever again. "
" It's just that, I'm not used to someone taking off my clothes or helping me wear them, plus you are a girl so...…yeah. "
" Oh…..Oh- Awawawa- Right, of course, yeah, I'll be stri- stripping you and helping you wear these- of course this must be weird for you, hehehe….he…Sigh. "
" My lord, it is customary for maids to help their lord in every way, if I can't do even this, then I may be changed with a different maid for being incapable of doing her tasks, So can you at least let me help change your upper body ? " Penelope looked at me with puppy eyes and I of course couldn't resist,
" Fine, you may do as you wish. "
" Hehe, alright my lord, I shall get the bath water ready first, give me a few minutes. "
Penelope then proceeds to help me through it all, from serving me breakfast to helping me bath comfortably to helping me change my clothes, she was looking happy and cheerful so how could I have resisted that face knowing that my mere words have a huge impact on her, After getting ready, I looked at myself in the mirror,
" Hm, not too bad, they fit me really well, how do I look, Penelope ? "
" You look just like a lord, my lord. " Penelope says while smiling at me cheerfully,
Knock Knock
" Come in. "
" The hero has called for you Mr- I mean my lord, he is ready to leave for the gathering and wants you to go with him, do excuse me. " A knight came and said,
" Alright then, Penelope, let's go now shall we ? "
" Yes my lord. "
I go on my way to Rei with Penelope and after arriving which I assume was his own room, he came out looking like a whole different person,
" Woah, Rei you- now that's what I call a stylish hero alright, hehe. "
" Sign. Stop teasing me brother, you are gonna lower my confidence more and more with your teasing I'm telling you. "
" Hehe, sorry sorry, you look really good though, the person who chose this for you knew what will look good on you, now then, shall we go ? "
Both Rei and I then started to walk towards the gathering place together with our maids following us from behind,
Right after we entered we were seen by the emperor and he then called for us,
" Hmm, welcome Sir hero and Cain you too, the esteemed guests will be arriving in a while so both of you can familiarise yourself with the people that are here right now. "
" Sir hero you may come with me, we have got people from the south that wanted to see you. "
" Cain, you may….umm….go and relax at the corner table and have something for yourself, both me and the hero will be back in a while, as for the maids, you both can stand at the corner and wait till we come back. "
" Let's go now, hero. "
The emperor said and then went with Rei to the people that were waiting for him,
Both Penelope and Rei's maid went and stood in the corner too,
" Sigh. And now I'm left all alone....I should probably get some fresh air outside, this whole….suit like clothes may look cool but they are kinda uncomfortable for me to even wear and hard to move in. "
I then go outside through one of the doors and then enter the balcony, there was only one person just a few metres away but I don't wanted to start a conversation with someone I don't know, at least not when I don't even know who or what status the person itself have,
Otherwise it might cause issues for Rei or the emperor itself, so I kinda went away and just looked at the view, gazing at the clouds and admiring the beauty, I don't know if my ears heard it right but I think I heard that person calling out to me,
Distinct voice
.....hey.....hey….
" HEY !!!!!! " That person yelled out to me,
I then tried to cover up my ears after realising how loud her voice was because I didn't realise that she was calling out to me,
" ( Holy mother of jesus, just who is this moron- ) "
I looked at the face of this girl....she was beautiful, her eyes…..sky blue, her hair…..pure white….. and her skin….just like the colour of the snow.