After a few days of traveling, Esther brought me back to the kingdom. My body still aches from using that katana. The ore in that blade was refined in some strange way, making it something that doesn't kill nearby demons, but holding it is still oddly exhausting.
"We're here, Evelyn," Esther says, landing on the castle floor as her blood-made wings dissolve. She's still carrying me, while I hide my most intimate parts with threads so no one can see, in some kind of clumsy dress.
"Yeah..." She keeps carrying me into the castle. During the entire trip back, she said nothing, and I said nothing, because the situation was awful. I know that if I had told her I lost my memories, she might have believed me and not punished me so terribly — but I deserved the punishment.
"..." Esther ends up heading to the castle's private infirmary, a place exclusive to the Demon King or Queen. She opens the door and then takes me to the only bed in the room.
"E-Esther, I'm already... fine."
