Nathaniel, who had climbed onto the window, hugged Henry tightly once again.

[You will surely find someone who will see you as you are.]

“Yes, yes!”

Nathaniel waved his hand at him and soared into the sky.

He wanted to see Jaina right away.

Having flown hard and arrived at the bedroom, Nathaniel hesitated at the slightly open window.

He wanted to see her right away, but somehow he thought Jaina would be angry.

He stuck to the window and peered inside.

‘No one is there.’

He couldn’t even sense a presence.

Nathaniel went in through the window, feeling relieved.

He wanted to lie down on the bed and rest properly.

That’s when someone suddenly grabbed him.

“Caught you, you rascal.”

“Peep!”

Startled, Nathaniel flapped his arms, legs, and wings frantically, but it was no use.

The grip was so strong that he didn’t budge.

“How dare you stay out for several days?”

It was Jaina’s voice.

She flipped him over, and her green eyes were full of concern. He felt guilty for no reason.

Nathaniel turned his head away to avoid Jaina’s gaze.

“Where did you sleep?”

“Peep.”

“Why are you peeping? You usually write in the air.”

“…….”

Jaina scolded Nathaniel with a lengthy speech.

Nathaniel saw Jaina anew.

Her various expressions projected her emotions so vividly that he wondered how she could do that.

Seeing her face again made him so happy that he couldn’t hear her nagging well.

“Nathaniel?”

Perhaps that’s why?

He kept feeling sleepy as the tension eased.

If he slept now, Jaina would surely get angry…

The baby dragon laid its short legs on Jaina’s knee and rested its head.

“No, why are you suddenly acting so cute?”

“Peep…”

It was hard even to answer.

It had been a long and tiring day.

Seeing Henry’s painful daily life was painful, as if looking back at his past self.

The fact that there was no clear way to help him was also hard.

‘I need to talk to Anais…….’

Finally feeling comfortable with the warmth coming up his cheek, Nathaniel slowly fell asleep with Jaina’s gentle touch on his back.

(This is a time separator.)

“Ah, I can’t even get angry.”

I looked down at Nathaniel sleeping on my lap.

He had been away for several days, not exactly running away, and I had been all geared up to scold him.

But the Nathaniel who returned looked strangely tired.

Not physically tired but mentally cornered.

So I couldn’t say anything to him there.

I patted his back for a long time so he could rest deeply.

Nathaniel didn’t open his eyes until lunchtime.

To be precise, I forcibly woke him up while he was still sleepy.

I lifted him and placed him on the table with halfclosed eyes.

In front of him were soft scrambled eggs and fruits.
“Let’s eat first. You haven’t eaten at all today, have you?”

Nathaniel’s betraying stomach made a growling sound just as he was about to lower his head.

“You have to fill your stomach even if you’re sleepy. Now, open your mouth.”

I ridiculed Nathaniel like that, scooping up scrambled eggs with a spoon and pushing it to his mouth.

Defeated by the savory smell, Nathaniel opened his mouth.

After taking a bite, he began to open his mouth faster, perhaps becoming hungry.

‘Ah, he’s cute.’

At this point, it’s seriously infatuation.

But what can I do if he’s cute?

First, I moved my hands diligently, intending to feed him until he was full and then scold him.

After feeding him until he was full, Nathaniel began to watch my mood.

He seems to feel that it was a bit too much, even for him.

“First of all, you can’t spend the night out without saying anything.”

He slowly nodded his head.

I wanted to hug his adorable figure as he cowered, watching my mood, but I barely held back.

It was too early to let him off the hook.

“And tell me what happened.”

[Nothing special.]

“It didn’t seem like nothing special.”

Nathaniel glanced at my mood.

A sudden anxiety squirmed.

I saw the familiar image of my mother in him.

My mother, who had once been the Duchess of Winters, always showed that attitude when playing with her government officials.

At those times, my brother and I had to watch our parents’ mood to avoid the aftermath.

Children are not ignorant.

I remember for a very long time.

“What really happened?”

Nathaniel, hesitating for a moment, grabbed my hand with his short arms.

[I met Henry.]

“In that state?”

[Yes.]

“But why did you hide it?”

[Because I’m embarrassed…….]

I completely relaxed at Nathaniel’s ridiculous words.

I felt ashamed for doubting him needlessly.

“How did that happen?”

[The story is a bit long.]

After feeding dessert to Nathaniel, who had finished his meal, I picked him up and placed him on the bed.

And then I lay down beside him.

[Going to sleep?]

“Haah, yes. Thanks to someone, I’ve lost sleep for a few days.”

His large eyes blinking adorably made me smile unconsciously.

“Can I hear that story after waking up?”

Nathaniel nodded his head.

Then, hopping, he walked and lay down at my bedside.

“Good night, Nathaniel.”

I thought I heard a beep from far away.

I fell asleep quickly.

(This is a time separator.)

Unlike Jaina, who fell asleep quickly, Nathaniel couldn’t fall asleep easily.

He laid his hand on Jaina’s furrowed forehead.

The soft and warm touch gave him a sense of relief.

How happy he had been when he heard that she had waited for him.

‘Is this what it means to like someone?’

He recalled what his nanny, who once looked after him, had said.

He now understood her words, wishing she had someone she loved.

She said that while wishing she could remain a human on this earth.

Nathaniel realized too late that she had loved him too.

Not merely following his mother’s orders and reluctantly taking care of him.

It felt strange.

Simply realizing that he liked someone made the world seem completely different.

Nathaniel stared at Jaina’s face for a while before falling asleep.

The gentle afternoon breeze tickled the two and rustled.