The duchess did not linger after that.
After she was done with her tea, she chose to take her leave rather quickly with an excuse that she had a lot she needed to get done.
I breathed a sigh of relief once she was gone. For some reason, her presence had spooked me this time.
"The duchess should come here less often. She freaks me out."
Fenrir said quietly, his tail flicking once as he watched the door.
"I am grateful that she trusts me…for now at least. And I intend to keep it that way."
I replied, rubbing my temples. Her support was very important for me and my end goal.
The days that followed passed in an almost surreal blur.
The plague retreated as suddenly as it had appeared. However, there was a name for people to take when they talked about the plague. I had become a saviour for these people.
And as a result, with every passing hour, my phone buzzed.
[Ding! You have a new notification]
