I never lived in a highrise apartment in my previous life.

I clenched my hand in case I might fall.

His heartbeat sounded loud and close to my ear.

Come to think of it, Nathaniel and I are too close.

And both of us are awake.

“Foolishly following the footsteps of the crown princess, comradery, a sentiment that does not suit you at all.”

“Shut up if you’re not going to help.”

I heard the sound of Luna arguing with the Empress’s knights.

It seemed like they somehow managed to escape.

Luna looked fine, but the condition of the Empress’s knights was not good at all.

Looking closely, one was bleeding from being bitten by a monster earlier.

I whispered into Nathaniel’s ear, leaning my body.

“It’s the Empress’s maternal knight squad.”

He seemed to remember and lightly nodded his head.

And then he frowned all at once.

He seemed quite humiliated by the memory of being rescued as a baby dragon that day.

“One of them looks severely injured?”

Nathaniel looked down at my words.

“It seems he was bitten by that creature earlier. If left like that, he’ll just die.”

“Can’t they get treatment if they go down the mountain?”

“It’s something that happened while following me. It will be hard to get treated openly, and even if they find a healer, the chance of death is higher.”

I looked down at them and pondered for a moment.

“Nathaniel, can we help those people?”

“It’s not that difficult for me.”

I fell into thought at his words.

The biggest threat to keeping Nathaniel’s secret was them.

If we make them our allies, it will surely help later.

“You know, I……!”

Nathaniel, who was holding me, swayed.

I reached out and put my hand on his forehead.

His whole body was hot, as if he had a fever.

“My goodness, a fever!”

Nathaniel tried to say that he was okay, but then he fell backward.

I reached out to grab him.

“Kyaaaaaa!”

We fell towards the ground without any chance to try anything.

“Ouch……”

When I opened my eyes with difficulty, I saw the sky.

I moved my hands and feet to check if there was any injury, thankfully I was fine.

“Gasp!”

I jumped up to find Nathaniel lying underneath me.

I quickly got off him and checked if he was injured.

“Your Highness!”

Luna ran to me.

With surprised faces, they stared at Nathaniel and me.

“You’re safe! Please get away. There are monsters nearby.”

“Nathaniel caught it, so you don’t have to worry anymore. But the crown prince is not feeling well.”

The fact that Nathaniel was sick made a knight who had been hesitating far away look surprised.

“The descendant of a dragon gets sick too.”

“The descendant is a descendant, but Nathaniel is also human! If you’re not going to help, get lost.”

There’s no rude talk in front of a sick person.

My rough reaction made the knight bow his head.

Luna lifted one arm of Nathaniel but staggered heavily.

I went to the other side to support Nathaniel’s body and yelled at the knights who were helpless.

“Are you not going to get down when you seem to be hurt a lot too?”

The faces of the two unharmed knights darkened.

Perhaps they seemed to know that even if they got down, they would probably die.

“Don’t stand there stupidly, get down quickly. Nathaniel can help you.”

“Yes? But we are the Empress’s people……”

“Aren’t the Empress’s people also citizens of this empire?”

It would be good to plant someone on the Empress’s side at this opportunity.

Immediate help might not be available, but there will certainly be a day when this will be helpful.

“Hurry up!”

Despite my urging, they did not move easily.

The one who seemed to be the leader among the knights hardened his face as if he had decided something and came closer to pick up Nathaniel.

“Let’s go down.”

The command of the knight who looked like the leader fell, and we moved along with them.

We did not say anything to each other all the way to where the horses were.

I checked Nathaniel’s condition from time to time.

His face was pale, and his breath was so rough that he looked very sick.

‘He must have caught a cold after coming back in the rain that night.’

Even though it was summer, the nights were still chilly.

I gently placed my hand on his cheek to check his temperature.

“You seem to be very worried.”

I nodded slowly to the blunt voice of the knight.

“Of course.”

He turned his face as if he had asked a pointless question.

I raised my hand and touched Nathaniel’s forehead. It was much hotter than before, so I became anxious.

The knight who glanced at me quietly increased his speed.

We descended in haste and soon arrived where the horses were waiting.

We decided to divide the people.

“I will return to the Crown Prince’s palace with Nathaniel. You go and find my father with Knight Luna.”

Luna looked at me with a worried face.

“Your Highness, can you go alone?”

“Of course. Don’t worry.”

It was a matter of calling people once I arrived at the palace. I quickly rode down after parting with them.

I did well to tie Nathaniel’s body in case he fell.

‘He won’t get angry later for treating him like luggage.’

I barely arrived in front of the palace and called the servants.

The surprised servants who flocked around looked astonished when they saw the sick Nathaniel.

The same reaction as that knight earlier.

“Is it surprising that people get sick! Can’t you move him quickly?”

At my rebuke, they began to move in an organized manner.

They changed Nathaniel’s drooping clothes and laid him on the bed.

The maids went to call the doctor on my order, and only Nathaniel and I were left in the bedroom.

‘I think I know why Nathaniel hides the fact that he turns into a dragon.’

He’s just an ordinary person, but those around him look at him and expect him as if he’s a different being.

If they see Nathaniel’s transformed dragon appearance, it’s obvious that their expectations would turn into madness.

Tap, tap, as I was touching his cheek, I relaxed and yawned long.

Then a maid knocked on the door.

“Your Highness, the doctor has arrived.”

“Tell him to come in.”

At my words, they opened the door, and they came in.

The doctor seemed flustered, being suddenly summoned.

“Are you just going to stand there?”

I couldn’t bear it and yelled at the doctor, who was just blinking his eyes stupidly.

The doctor came to the bed in a hurry and started the examination.

“How is it?”

“It’s a simple cold. If you take the prescribed medicine and rest for a few days, you will be fine. But to see Your Highness, the descendant of the dragon, being ill…. Hehehe.”

Even the doctor said that. I was about to shout.

If Nathaniel hadn’t been engulfed in smoke with a bang.