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Chapter 107
"... Where are you heading?"
"Me?"
"Yes."
"Uh... I'm heading to the lounge to rest."
Why was he asking?
I tilted my head, then Kedrick hesitated before he spoke.
"I shall accompany you to that place."
I quietly stared at Kedrick. He tried to act like nothing was wrong, but the look in his blue eyes, set in his expressionless face, swayed.
"I am well acquainted with the path, and above all..." He added cautiously, "It is advisable not to venture alone during the nighttime."
"But the royal guards are watching, aren't they?"
"..."
Kedrick frowned as if he had no words to reply and looked distantly at the guards at the entrance. Nevertheless, he didn't leave like he hadn't heard my gentle refusal.
Sensing my progress coming to a halt, I suggested, "... Since I'm unsure of the way, would you mind leading me?"
That was when Kedrick, who was standing still as a rock, finally moved.
Plod, plod.
