Whether it was Brody’s use of power or Aidan rushing in first was unclear.

Quickly approaching, Aidan caught the waist of the falling woman.

Since her center of gravity was so far outward, he had to throw his body to the ground to prevent both from falling.

Thud. As Aidan frowned at the sound of something being torn near the woman’s thigh.

‘That was!’

Right after, their bodies spun and collapsed.

Aidan was on the bottom, and the nearly fallen woman lay on top of him.

Frantically, Aidan glanced at the woman’s thigh, fearing he might see a green light, but there was nothing.

‘Phew, what a relief.’

Brody sighed. The moment the two bodies tilted inward, she instantly erased the trace of the vine. It was an instantaneous moment, so nobody would have seen it.

The woman in the white robe let out a moan of ‘Ahgogo’ as she tried to stand up. She seemed disoriented, unaware she was on top of someone.

Grip. Her delicate white hand mistook Aidan’s chest for the ground and pressed against it.

But the posture of the woman sitting on Aidan was a bit… peculiar.

A strange woman climbing on him and touching his chest! How outrageous in front of my woman!

Aidan was startled and grabbed the woman’s wrist to push her away.

In his confusion, he failed to control his strength, and the delicate woman tumbled to the ground.

That made the woman’s hood fall off.

“Br…Brody, what is this…”

“Are you okay?”

Brody approached with a worried look but was speaking to the woman who had tumbled, not to Aidan.

Aidan felt a sudden pang of jealousy.

No matter how strong I may be, to worry about a total stranger rather than yourself, who just saved someone and tumbled to the ground.

But that was a misunderstanding.

Brody had approached out of concern for Aidan but was captivated by the face revealed when the hood fell off.

She was incredibly, incredibly, incredibly! beautiful.

Her short, silken, glowing white hair brushed against her pale skin.

Both her eyebrows and eyelashes were white, and below them, her gray eyes sparkled like mother-of-pearl.

A faint blush painted her entirely white face, making her appear incredibly lovely.
Brody stared at her absentmindedly without even realizing it.

“Ah, ow…”

Struggling to regain her composure after receiving a second impact on her buttocks, she noticed the gazes of the people looking at her.

She hurriedly flipped her hood back up and spoke.

“Thank you for saving me. I almost met my maker.”

“Uh…”

Brody was taken aback.

Is it ‘he’ and not ‘she’?

The voice was ambiguous but slightly lower than that of a woman’s.

Idan casually accepted the thanks while pulling Brody closer by her waist, as if to protect her from danger.

“You are.”

“Ah, yes. I’m a mixed-blood of the ‘Lupe Tribe.’ Um, I’m not quite sure, but I think so?”

Though he was talking about himself, he phrased it like a question, touching the edge of his hood and smiling shyly.

“You don’t need to be on guard. I’m a servant of God, after all.”

Lupe Tribe? Brody’s eyes widened.

She suddenly remembered the content of the novel.

Beyond the land of the Northern Grand Duke, further to the north where reindeer roam, lived a minority tribe.

They had long been in conflict with the North.

Generation after generation, the Northern Grand Duke had tried to win them over, but their hatred was too deep for compromise.

But their weak power and small numbers couldn’t match the North’s might.

In the end, the ones facing discrimination were the Lupe Tribe.

Despite his beautiful appearance and priestly status, people on the boat started to distance themselves once they realized he was from the ‘Lupe Tribe.’

‘Lupe Tribe… A tribe with a sad history.’

Knowing the content of the novel, Brody felt more empathy than wariness.

The man in the white robe casually touched his cheek, smiling at Idan’s protective attitude.

Then Brody asked,

“Why did you lean out of the boat?”

Caught off guard by the question, he blinked his lush eyelashes a few times before responding.

“Ah, that’s… I was feeding the seagulls.”

“Feeding the seagulls?”

“Yes, I was just feeding them when one grabbed my identification badge instead.”

His face saddened as he looked down at his arm. Where there should have been a bracelet indicating his priestly status, there was only a scratch from a bird’s beak.

“I was trying to get it back and then…”

“You’re bleeding. May I take a look?”

“Huh?”

Without hesitation, Brody gently grabbed his arm to inspect the wound.

Idan was surprised by Brody’s action but didn’t say anything, sticking close behind her.

The Northern Grand Duke Idan was different from his predecessors, making efforts to include the ‘Lupe Tribe.’

So although he generally didn’t avoid the Lupe Tribe, he had overreacted out of concern for Brody’s safety. He felt somewhat guilty for this prejudiced behavior.

‘Even so, Brody, you really are… surprisingly nosy. Despite hating troublesome and tiring tasks, you can’t ignore someone in need.’

Helping prisoners and aiding the North. Extending a hand even to the shunned Lupe Tribe. Even now… risking discovery to save someone falling.

‘What are you trying to prove? Especially when you’re still not feeling well.’

Brody, seemingly indifferent to his thoughts, continued.

“I have some medicine. It will help.”

The man in white blinked, unsure how to react.

Realizing this, Brody spoke with an embarrassed look.

“Ah, you’re a priest, you probably have healing abilities. Sorry, it’s a bit awkward.”

“One can’t heal oneself.”

Suddenly, a man with dark, rugged skin appeared next to the man in white. He was taller than both Brody and the white-robed man, with a solid build.

Brody instinctively took a step back.

“Latuah!”
Slightly thick lips as if from the southern territories, thick eyebrows, and jet-black hair were striking.

The man called Latua, too, seemed to be a priest, judging by the robe similar to that worn by white men.

At the sharpness of his eyes, Brody unknowingly took a step back.