Furina glared at Skirk like a jealous little kitten, while Skirk felt somewhat awkward. This Hydro Archon, Furina, had probably misunderstood her.
"Lady Furina, please allow me to explain."
"For certain reasons, Miss Escoffier was dozing off as she walked. I noticed she was about to go over the railing, so I helped wake her up. She only treated me so lavishly out of gratitude for saving her life."
"That was all. You misunderstood, Lady Furina."
Skirk now recognized her as the Hydro Archon Furina whom Theresa had helped before, and behind her stood the true Hydro Archon, Focalors.
"Huh? Really? Did I blame you unfairly? Escoffier, explain it to me."
The jealous Furina froze at Skirk's explanation. She hurriedly turned to the somewhat flustered Escoffier and asked.
"Um, that is indeed what happened, Lady Furina."
"Nothing happened between Miss Skirk and me. You simply misunderstood, Lady Furina. I was only thanking her for saving my life."
Escoffier glanced at Skirk and explained to Furina with a somewhat unnatural expression.
"Uh... did I really misunderstand? Ugh-!"
Now feeling that she really had misunderstood Escoffier, Furina felt a rush of blood to her cheeks. Her whole face flushed, and faint wisps of steam even rose from her head.
"Pfft..."
Focalors tried to hold back her laughter as she watched Furina turn into a steaming girl, thoroughly amused. She found Furina's silliness truly adorable!
"Stop laughing! I didn't do it on purpose!"
"I'm sorry, Miss Skirk. I misunderstood you and Escoffier. I apologize!"
"I, I..."
"Grrr-"
Just as Furina was so embarrassed that she practically wanted to crawl underground and hide, her stomach let out a hungry growl.
"Eek-!"
Furina shyly covered her stomach. Her embarrassed appearance immediately amused Skirk, Escoffier, and Focalors.
"If you don't mind, Miss Furina, why not join