During Reunite’s meal, Nellia was worried that he might continue to loudly complain about being hungry. However, to her surprise, he quietly sat in his chair, waiting until the meal was over.

After the meal, Nellia tried to get up from her seat to prepare bread for Reunite, but she was detained by the Duke’s words and had to sit back down.

“Nellia.”

“Yes?”

“I’ve ordered some desserts for the first time in a while. You seemed a bit thin lately.”

‘Thin, as if I look thin…’

Since coming here, Nellia had been mindful of her weight as she indulged in abundant meals. Fortunately, her weight remained the same.

However, in the eyes of the Duke, it seemed like there was some kind of filter, making her appear thinner than she actually was. It was as if, like in a grandmother’s eyes, her grandson always looked thin.

‘Come to think of it, Carlos said something similar last time.’

Duke Hart got up from his seat and brought something. A sweet aroma wafted from a small box.

“I’ve been neglecting to prepare snacks for Nellia lately.”

As the Duke opened the box, a finely colored cream cake revealed itself.

“It’s a cream cake made with sheep’s milk. They say it’s a cake that can only be made a few times a year due to the scarcity of precious sheep’s milk.”

As the Duke spoke, the splendid dessert was enticing enough with its appearance alone to stimulate salivation.

However, attention quickly shifted away from the cake.

Reunite, growling next to her, was very distracting.

Moreover, Reunite, while Nellia was eating the cake, absentmindedly stared at the cake as if he had no intention of suggesting they go to the room quickly.

‘He seems to want to eat…’

Although the cake was delicious, Nellia ate it moderately and set down her fork.

“Your Grace, I’ll have the rest as a snack later.”

“Yes, do that.”

Thinking of Reunite, Nellia took the remaining cake to her room, confirmed that the door was securely closed, and placed the brought bread and cake on the table.

Reunite’s gaze was still fixed on the cake.

“Go ahead, eat.”

Even with Nellia’s permission, he hesitated to reach out his hand, as if the cake were sacred.

Then, he finally opened his mouth.

“What’s this white thing…?”

It had been a long time since Reunite had been captivated by Elena’s tears, so there probably hadn’t been cakes back then.

“It’s a cake called a cream cake. It’s very sweet and delicious.”

As Nellia explained, Reunite gulped and swallowed.

“Hurry up and eat.”

At Nellia’s urging, Reunite tentatively bit into the cake.

He soon had a blissful expression on his face. It seemed as if he had written ‘Such delicious food…!’ on his face.

Unable to resist the sweet taste tantalizing his tongue, Reunite quickly devoured the cake.

After eating all the other bread he had brought, he patted his swollen belly.

“Tastes good.”
Closing his eyes and savoring the moment, Reunite’s expression was quite cute. Watching Reunite with a sense of pride for no reason, Nellia had a good idea. Nellia smiled and spoke to Reunite.

“Reunite, if you listen to me from now on, I’ll give you this kind of food every day.”

“Every day…?” Reunite’s eyes widened.

“Yes, every day.”

Considering her brief experience with Reunite, it wasn’t that he didn’t listen, but just to be safe, it would be good to keep him content. They might have to stick together until the end of the month, and if he didn’t listen, it could be problematic.

“Daring to tempt me with things like food.”

Contrary to his resentful words, Reunite’s eyes were sparkling.

“If you don’t like it, there’s nothing I can do…”

“I have to have it every day!”

Reunite urgently replied. Nellia nodded with a hidden smile.

“Alright. But in return, Reunite, you have to listen well so that I don’t get into difficult situations.”

Reunite snorted.

“Alright, you insolent human.”

However, Nellia noticed.

Despite the haughty expression, his tail was swaying gently.

The next day, Nellia commuted to the Duke’s mansion and the royal palace.

She wanted to leave Reunite behind, but he insisted on following, so she had no choice but to take him with her.

Sitting in the carriage, Reunite hung on the window frame, gazing at the scenery outside.

“The village landscape has completely changed.”

After gazing outside for a while, Reunite sat quietly next to Nellia.

Reunite stared intently at Duke Hart.

“It feels like I’m seeing my younger days.”

What does his youthful days have to do with dragons? And was he really that handsome back then?

Nellia inwardly grumbled at Reunite’s mumbling, whether it was because of the cold night or not.

At that moment, the Duke asked, “Nellia, are you uncomfortable somewhere?”

“What…?”

“You seemed to be frowning.”

As the Duke didn’t know about Reunite’s soliloquy, he could easily misunderstand.

Unable to explain, Nellia pretended to have a slight headache.

“Oh… I had a slight headache.”

“Why? Couldn’t you sleep well?”

“It’s not that… I think I caught a bit of a cold because it was cold when I slept.”