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“Please get some rest.”
Gray and I carried Lady Violet to her room and encouraged her to lie down.
“I’m fine, Lord Clo. I don’t feel particularly unwell—”
“Please do get some rest.”
“…Okay.”
I said firmly, after which Lady Violet sat on her bed, albeit reluctantly. It may have been better to have her change into her nightgown first, but there was something I needed to ask her before that.
“Lady Violet… if there’s something you wish to discuss with us, we’re all ears.”
“This situation… is what I wanted to talk about the most.”
After saying so, Lady Violet averted her gaze.
Dang, so I can’t get you to talk no matter what. I thought we had begun warming up to each other but maybe I was mistaken. Still, we are family. As long as she’s family, we can’t shut our eyes to her weird behavior.
There’s a chance that her efforts to not make us worry about her health, ended up backfiring and that’s troubling her.
“…Hah!”
Hm, why does Lady Violet look like she just had an eureka moment? And is this sense of foreboding just in my head? I hope it is.
“Sorry, Lord Clo, Gray. I simply had the shivers. I was hoping to keep you from worrying but it seems to have had the opposite effect.”
So, she was feeling unwell.
Anyway, I’ll have her rest today. If necessary, I’ll ask someone, maybe the Priest, to handle things like reviewing the findings from tomorrow’s investigation.
First things first, she needs to change into her nightdress. Since we couldn’t possibly stay for that, I suppose Gray and I will need to step outside momentarily.
“Ah, Ahh. It’s really cold—”
So, she feels cold.
Should I bring in the firestone powered portable heater, which is as efficient as the modern day heater, to warm up the room? Okay, now that that’s settled, let me get it when I leave the room.
“Times like these call for someone to warm you up—”
Is it just me or is she talking very differently from usual?
Nah, it probably only sounds weird since she’s sick. I really need to get her the heater. It’ll do her good.
… Wait, someone? Not something, but someone…?
“I’m not talking about a heater, but something to heat up the body from within—”
Heat up from within… ginger tea? I see, it’s not much use just warming up externally. Of course you need to start from the inside in order to improve your condition. I’ve heard that women are more susceptible to the cold than men, so it’s probably good to put measures in place to avoid this from happening in the future.
“Please give me a moment, let me go grab some ginger.”
“That’s not what I meant.”
I was about to exit the room, leaving Gray to hold down the fort, when a sudden tug on my sleeve stopped me in my tracks.
Huh, that wasn’t it? By the way, her grip was pretty strong. Enough to give me the illusion that nothing was wrong with her.
But what could possibly elevate her body temperature and warm her up from within…
“To warm up… oh yes, I heard body contact is very effective!”
Well she’s not wrong, but she’s wrong in thinking that it’s a truly effective solution. If I remember correctly, it’s nothing more than an emergency measure to conserve body heat if people are stranded in snow.
Later, I’d better press her to learn where or who she heard that from. There are many waiting for an opportunity to misuse a piece of information like that in a scheme to get Gray to comply.
“Gray, the idea itself isn’t wrong, but in this situation—”
“Exactly my point, Gray!”
“Lady Violet?!”
What is she proposing?!
So she’s been acting weird these past few days because she’s been ill? There’s nothing else that could make her say things like this.
“Then, take off your coat, Lord Clo! In order to warm up Lady Violet—Mother, hurry!
“Wai-, wait!”
“Let’s help him out, Gray!”
“Eh, Lady Violet?! You’re rather energetic for someone sick! Stop! Stop trying to strip me! N-No!!”
Here we’re presented with a totally incomprehensible situation where a mother and son are trying to strip their husband/father. Ah, you little–, stop clinging to my leg, Lady Violet! Gray, aren’t you supposed to stop her, if anything?
“You see, Mother. Father feels embarrassed to be the only one with his clothes off!”
“Oh, hear me out, Gray. We should start with taking off our coats!”
“Noted!”
“Stop!”
Weird, there’s been a sudden spike in the number of people trying to strip these past few weeks. Are you trying to tell me that Ms. Schwarz’s predilection to lose her clothes is contagious? Ah, dammit, I’m having a hard time fending both of them off. It was much easier to calm down Chartreuse and Ms. Nephrite the other day, but now, the moment I drop my guard, they try to strip me so I’m finding it really hard to fight them off.
If someone completely unrelated were to happen upon this scene, I have no idea what kind of misunderstandings would ensue. In my effort to resist their advances, I flipped around, facing the door when—
“I’m terribly sorry to intrude. I knocked on the door and waited a while. I was about to leave since no one answered, but I heard something like a scream so…”
I made eye contact with Ash, who looked very uneasy. Haha, wonder why he’s here. Perhaps he’s not here to pester Lady Violet but because they’ve made progress with the investigation. If that’s the case, then his timing is awful.
Lady Violet stiffened upon noticing Ash, trying to make sense of the situation.
“…Please continue as you were.”
“Hold it!”
Screamed I and Lady Violet together.
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