A thin braid had been woven at Losweiser's temple.
From an aesthetic standpoint, this little braid did add a touch of playful cuteness to Losweiser.
Leon did not undo it, leaving it by the pillow instead.
He rose to his feet and stretched.
"Let's go for a walk. It's time for the next step of the plan."
Noa sat on a bench at the training grounds, sweat trickling down the tip of her small nose and the side of her forehead. She had just finished a set of physical training.
During her break, Noa recalled the brief conversation she had had with Leon yesterday.
"Mom is unconscious right now. Do you have some kind of plan?"
"No. I don't have any plan, Noa. I just want to take good care of Mom."
That question had not come out of nowhere.
In truth, Noa had felt for a long time that there was something... strange about her family.
It might not have been as harmonious as it appeared.
Leon and Mom must have been hiding something from the others.
And that included Noa and Mu En.
What could be so important that they could not even tell their own daughters?
Noa could not figure it out.
But vaguely, she could guess that Leon perhaps... did not belong here.
He had once tried to run away. At the time, Mom, Mu En, and she herself had all seen it with their own eyes.
But after Mom caught him and brought him back, Noa asked where that man had been trying to flee to.
Mom had avoided the subject.
From then on, Leon had obediently remained in the sanctuary, raising children and teaching, working tirelessly without complaint. He had never again shown any intention of escaping.
Yet Noa knew very well that this