"Oh!"
To the sound of Tuesday morning rain, Shade suddenly opened his eyes in the bed in his bedroom at home. Vanessa, who had been awakened by him, was still sleepy, but she gently asked:
"Did you have a nightmare?"
"No—"
Shade had just wanted to deny it, but worried that Vanessa would ask what he had dreamed about, he changed his words:
"Yes, I had a nightmare, but it's fine. I've been having nightmares often lately."
"Poor Shade."
Vanessa directly pulled Shade's head into her arms. Shade truly did not want to tell the young ladies at home what he had dreamed about. Even an Outlander had moments when he felt embarrassed.
Once they learned what the dream had been about, they would definitely tease him over it for a long time.
Winnie had already gotten up early to prepare breakfast for everyone. After washing up, Vanessa went to help as well. She was not like Galina, a witch who had only now started learning how to cook.
Daniste, meanwhile, went to check on the Dragon Egg. After spending the night sleeping with Little Mia, the egg had been extremely quiet. According to Winnie, even Little Mia made faint breathing sounds in her sleep, while this egg had truly not moved at all throughout the night.
But this was not because Little Mia had frightened the egg. After picking it up in the early morning, Daniste could vaguely sense, through Mind Reading, the drowsiness and contentment of the life about to be born within it.
"So, Winnie, I'll have to trouble you to take care of Teacher for the time being. I'll come by every evening."
At the breakfast table, Daniste said this while holding Winnie's hand. The crystal-clear maid smiled and agreed. Taking care of an egg that