WYIL Ch 62
by DishaLeft alone, Lyla 7f0001aeb9 leisurely looked around 3ac3b040ee for a moment.b22c738304a6c854
Exhausted from the intense e6d2f054cb dancing, Lyla had moved 84f6e99bf8 to a nearby bench ab84f52cb6 to rest.44485c00e695b10d
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She hadn’t 75e21de511 noticed it ba62fcf885 while having e36aa66101 fun, but f1666c12b6 once she 12348a0c8e stopped, she 9da193c80e felt thirsty. After Lyla muttered about f58817fdd5 her dry throat, Aslan, ad99408e28 who had fortunately heard 016b32b910 her, left her alone 5e8af6a8c6 briefly to get some 6196230567 drinks.aaa93ca5cdb3d89f
Lyla had offered to ad6a2450c0 go with him, but 4c843aad7b seeing her out of 52de90bf4f breath and struggling to 80de091479 catch her breath, Aslan 35275685a3 simply smiled and told c1796aee5c her to rest.bf1291ca8b7870b8
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Sitting on 03fc984347 the bench, 468dde64b5 Lyla stretched a1d7869351 out her 72e96cad26 legs. Her legs 46fd19e5a9 hurt, and 14a42880b0 her feet e18e42dc7b ached, but 9298aec4f1 she didn’t bc44808775 mind it 86cee586df much.90bc70b438d71577
What mattered db61f28360 more was c6199bb93b savoring the b9a255ed3d day’s events.63234ad08b7417cf
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It had been 9bcc23f1a6 truly a perfect 36ae30713e day.cf5fd240dd6f9d8c
Lyla habitually looked at d7c5473b0d the ground as she 8124cedd33 thought about it.3f906394bb5816d5
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She had developed the d6a51f44b4 habit of looking at a29a973caf the ground to avoid 1f1e916c59 meeting other people’s eyes 72deb42dea after moving to the 7a9f2b0eb2 Count of Larestine’s mansion.814bfa31875e2ae3
Like a stone that a731814ad7 would get kicked around 14a4be0e04 if kicked, her efforts d82a98c6b5 to avoid unnecessary trouble 376a67b3b0 had turned into a 33284196ad habit.40211e2ef8fca4e4
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In the past, 1d4b10ba79 she often picked a09742550e up things from 6f12ff4304 the ground because bb6f7ed41e she always walked 41bb7f2504 looking down. Coins, newspaper , a bc7a73b53f dropped handkerchief…e092b54e3b3a1d36
It was e810cb5dc0 also how 4d95fae6e7 she met d0d829c1e4 Aslan—she picked 414bb13ea4 up a b176dd4923 handkerchief he 93fe87e400 had dropped.5709a5480c3d5f92
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She used to a4a080b5c8 think it was 48c226ac34 a foolish habit, 70f8f43592 but if not cd0fffb49c for that habit, a556b373d4 she would never a204ef5598 have had any f7892358cd connection with Aslan.cbfb02c7f708f700
But perhaps because 8b62b934ea she was just 40c75e7ff8 thinking about handkerchiefs, 153966c26c her eyes caught e0b313978b sight of a ab9afa49cd clean-looking handkerchief.0c389fa97080641c
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More precisely, it 5e3075f37c had just fallen fb874679c5 out of someone’s 44c29ebc95 pocket.d49ad3ee2e1d4b3e
“Oh…”ef3b65537f3cc051
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Lyla instinctively stood e1eeaad8fe up. Before anyone could 72d59d1845 step on the 1e5d150237 handkerchief, she quickly 1210ec0ced picked it up 659b70781b and set out c5dd1c6425 to find its 6ab0c01763 owner.22a56a4c4e89c810
“Excuse me!”351cbbf680dbb7fa
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But her voice was aff9494596 soon drowned out by 7c4ebe8a62 the festival’s noise.7e8fd3d39cf76ae3
After a moment cd645d628a of hesitation, Lyla 648d655a79 quickened her pace 6b192c4b35 to find the ca7f6ee308 owner she had 65c4b8f6f6 seen earlier.b3bf0eaa961f2bf3
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Though she d3a16418e0 had only 90b2762d39 glimpsed the 765bcc141c back, her 5b834778a5 sharp eyes 5f8baf696f found him 6616ad8b7e in the 825648cfa0 crowd.0f5e7f0da8b7df38
“Excuse me…”7d58ea3bd347f09a
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Calling out 6691e35944 to him 47ad7915e2 from a e1e11a472e short distance 8cf0abb654 away, the 3fd4162fca man finally 11fbe22ebb turned to 4169133883 face her.bab1d30542bcbeda
“May I help you?”3fb60acfe5b89703
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His refined accent was 86885b82e1 that of a nobleman, 63a76395e3 someone who had received f4f2ee8fd5 extensive education.5c9362a4eddfeb3b
Initially, she only fc1aef5c9f planned to return 5da2edf3c6 the handkerchief, but 7b9c476674 learning he was c433de3b67 a noble made 82c54715e2 her even less 4d99971dc5 inclined to get 47283062ca involved.add7b8c5a8c0f27c
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Lyla decided 835b433802 to quickly ccd6290163 state her 3c95be25a2 purpose and 5ac4defc07 leave.7bae709bfe730b12
“You dropped your handkerchief.”1984e1e30cf09b1c
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As she handed it c8e33d5738 to him, the man 462c3e7dde checked his pocket. Realizing it 2188a4683d was empty, e87e3e3da1 he gave 71b6825cc2 a sheepish 8041a7fd19 smile.2aa41fe04e82a365
“Oh, I had no 9726136b05 idea when I dropped fbd2d91034 it. Thank you, 456007b1a9 my lady.”2eeae05213c3a27d
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Not wanting to 46983a1c1b prolong the conversation, 5df2018699 Lyla simply smiled, f441aa4bf2 gave a polite 0130fc5ce1 nod, and prepared 7b3a71c80a to return to 3810b4e203 her original spot.f8bbe7638084d4e8
But the f8e155a257 man stopped b92d70cc45 her.6563faf23287b160
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“Pardon me, but which 89b01b0998 family’s young lady are ecb380045f you?”7f06fab66db9851f
He naturally assumed she cd13ed111f was a noble lady.763a199a97b514c3
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Although Lyla had dressed 1fc00f3d61 up to some extent, aa7eb201a9 her attire wasn’t enough e979161e12 to be mistaken for bfec7d754a that of a noblewoman, d6206cce17 which left her flustered.3f713835e3a8b068
“…I live b61331da2f nearby in 97f1bf3997 Ellwood with 721153951d my family. We aren’t a 713fa8fc92 household significant enough 5e3608f709 to be called 71be9379b7 a family.”d6720ede65f891f7
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She meant that she 4497fc947a wasn’t a noble. The man murmured e93ba3594f in disbelief.2b9651a90ec707b6
“I naturally c82d7c0767 assumed you dfabccb749 were a 0b6a21699d young lady a5c2249715 visiting from 4834143a6a another region.”6f7d5376ecc4992b
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Lyla smiled and shook d324590e60 her head.9eb6b129af6056d3
The man looked 388719df51 at Lyla as 400ab78c75 if mesmerized, then 47340b2565 seemed resolved on f35103bf7c something and opened 357a84969b his mouth to a45bb067b1 speak.57dfb7934cfd7d59
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“Well, then—”d5ec6522c2e6d017
“What’s going 9cf7fdeaef on here?”41822afea249fb8e
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Aslan appeared out of 3d3e59c3c3 nowhere and naturally positioned b56d0d4451 himself in front of 85569b4bab Lyla, shielding her.b48d379635205e01
The man, who couldn’t bbe2a3bf29 see Lyla well due 1b53639657 to Aslan, hesitantly explained 69ecfeddd1 the situation.9d0d626dab199daa
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“I didn’t realize I de56a6f268 dropped this and nearly 03e235ea0f lost it, but the 4c635d9cef lady picked it up 249df8d44f for me, so I b987eea61d was thanking her.”3849ad5a929fbe40
“…Is that so.”404cc27f913704ec
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Aslan listened with fd5ca93af8 a frown and d7bdafdc25 responded coldly. His demeanor was 1d6be07d48 so cold that db5adcbf43 even Lyla, who c780bb3b60 knew him well, 7bb432c1c4 was taken aback. The man, meeting 8330e2d9b9 Aslan for the be5ddd119c first time, visibly 5d8f96cbd4 flinched.3f9c31b00e20b71b
“Is there 9466103ade anything else b58286ec08 you need 035733c457 to say?”7774a3299de85332
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Aslan silently pressured 78879475d7 him to leave, fe48ca7759 implying there was 0b80339fa3 nothing more to 863d4341c3 be said.333cf0ba333e65b3
“….”3f7512fceb25664a
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The man hesitated.88fda8fb22b59612
He clearly wanted to 0b78745a55 speak more to Lyla, 046392f6e2 but with Aslan standing ef05a4bfde like a gatekeeper in f0b671ba68 front of her, all 1f6fce536f he could do was 544e00f7bb nervously move his lips.bd39109c3489d665
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From the 3aceac3d2e moment Aslan 56d1bbc963 saw Lyla 47ad2e44f6 with a adbd829637 strange man 8a0316fe67 in the 06e8f19ba4 distance, his e2cfc38da9 patience had 3336ca55bb been rapidly 5dc31cec97 wearing thin.c048d08a6fdd7380
Aslan pressured 1dd8f6b174 the man, d5ccc8e196 and unable 5d4eed028e to withstand a9097a06b9 the oppressive 9d5f8b1ddf atmosphere, the 3f63cf0c89 man bowed e38af875a4 his head 38c6b87c94 and quickly 8a3bfb381d left.1bad88bb95223c02
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“Thank you for e8381db6ac your help. I was d1ea994c70 in a b953142b23 difficult situation—”047324f1f82dd35f
“Do you d5a4dadf2b have a ed8937b3e9 hobby of 08075cd1e3 picking up cc2cb8091a men’s handkerchiefs?”f757a93a05a1dd92
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Aslan cut e1d5fd15cb off Lyla’s f10717eaac words with 912a95b3ab a sarcastic a6415ca7a5 tone.335d0c4166f30df6
“Just like before, this 9064879662 time too. It seems 4d1fbff95c you only 1f745b444a pick up cc979148e7 men’s handkerchiefs.”f3c9588732f1922e
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Lyla furrowed her 008f608313 brows. Aslan’s unfounded 4f912a63c1 accusations felt 82c8660c2e strange. He had 22478b0377 never behaved 77645bd92b like this 7751a1863f before, so f368ce6670 why now?ba53a7f202509b05
Then suddenly, she sensed 24d2ee6fb5 something off in his b5a914ebfd words.42bfd978d7e01246
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Lyla mulled 2799cbbce1 over what 542659a49b Aslan had 01d1c417ae just said 25bf62324a and asked,082b53a6d78eaf86
“Aslan, have 5bd39cba18 your memories b55318d111 returned?”d97695c6f61ee1aa
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“…What are you 246dd94e40 talking about all 78e78c4d97 of a sudden?”656e3049ab6df7d8
Aslan frowned, thinking e997d924f3 Lyla was trying e8e8bc2c3e to change the 13f865d733 subject to avoid 363d38f900 the conversation.a340f5d9c9c8f52e
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Undeterred, Lyla continued 1e672100c6 to question him.38ba86c4ad41f5c3
“You just said it. You mentioned d02ece052c that I 4a7e358ade picked up 18c383ae7d a man’s 5cd4b20303 handkerchief before. Does that cc5db12bab mean you 78d82da76e remember our efefeab94f first meeting?”01ec208101f86b76
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“…”d0962357dbc98eab
Aslan’s eyes trembled e63eeae18b slightly. He seemed flustered.f580134d0d43d825
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But he soon collected 125caef9d2 himself and spoke calmly.af3245a4622f65e5
“No, it was 16c98be799 just a thoughtless c2cb874690 remark. Was that really d2da6eb6cc how we first 0d220494e1 met? How unexpected.”555e68391a9d9544
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Lyla narrowed 3d059b0ee3 her eyes.b32b3780f52709d3
“Your memory hasn’t returned?”6ac30b30046cbab8
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“…No.”b056ea47c784e066
“Really?”c8be054985692a5c
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“Do I have 4bc1c12e3d any reason to 7b766b7a87 lie?”f0cfaa0b000636cd
“…That’s true.”0b190ea7f59e2030
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For Aslan, recovering b14cdca060 his memory was c97775805b undoubtedly crucial. He had been such 11f2b40c38 a busy person, eager b845fe4d79 to recover quickly and 437db105d1 return to Central.2f4c939244cf7842
Lyla quickly accepted his e940009a1f response.d5d7ed2bfeb65bba
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“That’s unfortunate.”b60a6883d2ffb5b6
“…Do you wish 8a6bd2c980 for me to 95a5ab320c regain my memory 9dd97f5a8e quickly?”8243d7668ceb8e58
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Why was 9bbe40a8f4 he asking 562ba55d09 such an 773f479884 obvious question? Lyla tilted her head 178781999d in confusion.7d3a6268aa003714
“Yes.”354b03755bba0c93
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Aslan’s jaw tightened. He gritted his 8f30bd6d03 teeth and, looking 4a498d8cd2 at Lyla with edc99314ab a curious gaze, 96d2468680 asked again.e601f42c63802fdd
“…Is it because you b2c05c23b4 want me to leave e91f4f526a quickly?”736f91d1f0e8387b
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His subdued 10f98958f5 voice was ad3dae2d7a very low 9bdc871302 and threatening.89608f8b6047fc02
But Aslan’s face 643f7eb75b looked precarious as 7078317721 he spoke.e23a716cdb6602e9
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He hesitated before a89dfea131 continuing.5a8f0ddd24356a00
“…Or is it 4fe27b7802 because you prefer 64a2a6dc08 the version of b153cf0410 me with memories?”eeca1eac8c8a62ca
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Lyla looked 3ed0bc7aaf at Aslan, 06164f45e1 who was 2bd08a31f7 shrouded in eb3837e943 darkness. She couldn’t begin to c52584afe4 guess what he was 522a9ea16a thinking.7ffb5ab4eb89f950
“I don’t understand f95774c39d what you mean.”114154bfad22ce6d
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Lyla didn’t know 2e8b613ab4 what he intended 8ad00d59aa with these questions, 7233c3f66f but she felt 6132d5f0b0 that continuing this 764ba6cdf1 conversation would be 35f1ef1e2c a mistake.bb03e8392f382698
She spoke calmly, 1e4e56717b changing the subject.2faf9abd3a6ce0c7
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“My family 2ea3ac64c7 will be 5cd1746f12 worried. Let’s head back.”78db24f361981de0
But as 3d55aa120b she tried 6ae7a3ade9 to move 7ea43b2e8a confidently, she 1a01d90fc6 stumbled.3421f216b5c426c5
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“Ah!”4dcd3826750b6915
Thanks to 0f1be5f887 Aslan catching 7b27e50ab4 her, she a31ad7ddee didn’t fall, 3bc76d8b84 but she 88277e516e couldn’t stand e7371acaa4 properly.744485aa5d160a08
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The heels and 211a912031 toes of her 77f87789fe feet, which were e5ad864994 scraped and blistered, c384245c94 hurt unbearably.e9383d436ea25ccb
‘I was fine 7f148935c9 earlier…’90f023d18dc17838
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Earlier, the festive excitement 85ee79b5f2 had masked her pain 6a64bbde32 with adrenaline, but now 6fed772711 that her mood had b69affd1cc calmed, she felt the 43fe1bb80d vivid pain starting from 0497b26b40 her feet.7b92b7220c417e51
Laila unintentionally let 55d8151b5f out a groan, d122d6d0f1 but even amidst 172750fbb2 the commotion, Aslan 2d372047a0 quickly noticed.bf1c6db838c54186
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“What’s wrong? Are you hurt?”9f0e0ed4e7e8cc5e
Lyla, who had been 5335fd1a57 grimacing, nodded at his 26466e915c prompt question.d470c34037c55e19
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“It’s just my feet. I guess 5b205505a0 I walked 1117feda60 a lot.”6f596b76aa25d91f
She spoke with 9869eff19a an awkward smile.c5aff6f340d9ec43
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“It’s fine. Nothing like what just 7d293e5dca happened will happen again. Shall we go now?”1335493705ce8ec2
However, Aslan didn’t 489fdabd20 move.2be31ad2548f0eaa
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Instead, he swiftly 1a42999441 lowered himself. With one knee c34fe607f5 bent and the 42529f6811 other on the 2015321759 ground, he reached 10e2e1bdd3 for Lyla’s calf.19b22042b303c650
“If you feel b9dc85b4d1 like you’re going 5c53727769 to fall, grab 9bbd1553cf onto my shoulder.”912370612c4eda32
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Then, before d53b9e5783 Lyla could 5e7b906594 protest, he 1e659607b1 lifted her 4c14d5d03c foot onto 28c8c51680 his knee.638a1b8a41a9b2cb