The nobles were very particular about etiquette, especially table manners.
Ai Tina, who came from the countryside, naturally had not received any relevant etiquette training, but Marquis Hohen simply waved his hand in disapproval.
Said,
"You will need to learn these complicated basic etiquette from Abel in the future. You will need them. Just be casual about this meal."
Upon hearing this, Ai Tina immediately asked, "I have a question for you about staying here. Although it may be a little abrupt, I want to know the answer."
"Oh? Go ahead."
Margrave Hohenstatt put down his knife and fork, crossed his legs, rested his right elbow on the armrest of his chair, and rested his chin on his clenched fist.
He leaned back in his chair with an interested expression, waiting for Aitina to ask her questions.
"I am very grateful to the Marquis for taking me in, but I don't understand. Am I not here to be a maid? Why is it different from what I thought?" Aetina asked puzzledly.
Abel next to him frowned and was about to interrupt Adina's question, but was stopped by Marquis Hohen with a murderous look.
Abel shuddered suddenly, realizing that he had overstepped the limit, and he took two steps back, standing close to the wall, without further ado.
Because Abel was standing behind and to the right of Adina, he did not notice the look in Marquis Hohen's eyes.
"Well, that's an interesting question. Let me answer you this way. I don't care about your past or your background. From today on, you should regard yourself as the hostess of this family. By the way, this caramel pudding is delicious. You can try it." Marquis Hohen said and continued to enjoy the meal in front of him.
Aetina noticed that Marquis Hohen deliberately changed the subject and did not dare to ask any further questions.
The two of them finished their meal quickly and returned to their respective rooms.
With the help of the maid, Adina took off her dress, took the healing medicine, and then lay down on the big bed.
As night fell, the silence of the midsummer night was broken by the sound of insects. Unfortunately, there was no magical flower juice from the fairy king, no naughty elf Puck, and no Silas, whom Adina missed so much, to accompany her. ①
After the girl took the medicine, she felt a little sleepy accompanied by the chirping of crickets outside the window.
The girl thought to herself, "It would be great if I could go back to the past."
The girl lay on her side on the bed and slowly fell asleep, but her pillow was already wet with tears from the corners of her eyes, blurring out into a picture.
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There was an oil lamp lit in the room, and Marquis Hohen was reading "The Divine Comedy" carefully in his study.
"Bang Bind"
"Come in." Marquis Hohen said without looking up.
Butler Abel pushed open the door and walked into the study, holding a cup of brewed black tea in his hand.
"Just put it on the coffee table."
Upon hearing this, Abel put the tea away and stood aside silently.
After a while,
"Do you have anything to say?" Marquis Hohen asked softly.
"Abel doesn't quite understand. You can just let the girl be a maid, why go to so much trouble?"
Abel asked, leaning forward.
"Well, because it's interesting," replied Margrave Hohen.
"Don't you think it's interesting to save her from despair and give her hope?"
"Master, Abel doesn't understand your idea."
"When something is more perfect, its pain and joy are greater. - Dante. Abel, what a beautiful poem, because she is both perfect and imperfect, isn't it a happy thing for us to make her perfect?"
Marquis Hohenstatt said, pointing to the quotations from Dante on the back page of The Divine Comedy.
At this moment, the lights were flickering, and under the light, Marquis Hohen had no shadow.
"Okay, I'm going to rest now," said Marquis Hohen.
Upon hearing this, Abel closed the door and left.
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Silas made himself a simple shoulder strap with plant vines to stabilize his broken hand. In order to escape from the crazy people, he only took a little cash when he left the village. The property he had was not enough to see a doctor.
Generally speaking, it takes six to eight weeks to recover from a broken bone, but the potency of the previous bottle of potion has not been completely consumed. Under the skin, the broken bone is slowly growing under the effect of the remaining potency.
Silas walked towards the inhabited area. He did not intend to train himself in the wilderness. Moreover, he was injured at the moment. If a group of wild boars jumped out of the jungle, he would not be a match for them, not to mention other ferocious animals in the jungle.
Silas came to a dilapidated village. Silas, who had learned to be cautious, did not rush into the village.
Instead, he hid near the village and carefully observed the villagers' behavior.
He found that the people in this village were simple and honest, and they did not wreak destruction in the name of witch hunting like those crazy people outside.
After observing for half a day, Silas chose to stay in this village for a while and leave after his injuries healed.
Silas walked out of the bushes. The village guard saw Silas, who was in tattered clothes and had injuries on his body, and asked cautiously,
"Who are you!"
"I'm a businessman. My caravan was robbed by bandits. I was lucky enough to escape." Silas lied.
"This is a white lie. I don't want you to know that the world outside is so terrible." He thought.
An old man and a little girl happened to pass by the village entrance. The girl saw the miserable state of Sailassi and said,
"Oh my God, what happened to him?"
"A guy who survived a disaster." The village guard pointed at Silas with his thumb.
"Ahem, sir, I think I..." Before he could finish his words, Silas pretended to be exhausted and knelt down on one knee.
Seeing this, the kind-hearted little girl stepped forward to support Silas, who acted poorly, put his hand behind her neck, and propped Silas up with great effort.
The guard saw the little girl struggling, laughed and said,
"Okay, Lori, let me do it."
After saying that, he took Silas.
Silas pretended to be unconscious and was taken to the home of the little girl Loli for temporary settlement.
Although he closed his eyes, he could hear the little girl boiling water for him and feel the hot towel wiping the blood off his body.
The old man was taking a nap in the rocking chair outside the house.
Silas was very ashamed of the little girl Loli's actions. He didn't expect that his momentary lie would make this kind girl so busy.
"Cough cough." Silas coughed twice, pretending to wake up.
"Yeah, you're awake. Just lie down for a while. I'm going to go play."
The little girl looked at Silas with cute eyes, quietly put down the towel in her hand, and ran out of the simple guest room after she finished speaking.
Outside in the kitchen came the voice of a little girl, humming a song as she cooked a bowl of hot soup for the stranger.