"Consine, come here!"
Merlin stepped out of the room. The bright sunlight shone on him, making him somewhat uncomfortable. By his reckoning, he had stayed in his room for several days. Having grown accustomed to darkness, Merlin was actually a little unaccustomed to sunlight.
Consine was currently being held by the maids, playing to her heart's content on the spacious lawn. Even when she heard Merlin calling, she remained utterly unmoved.
Merlin helplessly shook his head. Neither Consine nor Celia was close to him. To this day, the two little ones had not even called him Merlin.
There was nothing Merlin could do about it.
Merlin walked over and scooped Consine up. The little girl still struggled fiercely, her tiny hands constantly clawing and tugging at Merlin, making many of the maids laugh aloud.
Merlin glanced at the maids, then asked, "Where are Shirley and Avril?"
The maid respectfully replied, "My lord Viscount, both ladies are bathing."
Merlin shook his head slightly. Bathing in broad daylight—they were surely applying Vitality Potion. Ever since Merlin had given the Vitality Potion to Shirley and Avril, they had become nearly obsessed with it. Every day, they would add the Vitality Potion to hot water and soak in it carefully.
The Vitality Potion truly was miraculous. After soaking in it, Shirley and Avril's skin had become exceptionally soft and tender, and they both looked full of vigor.
They said women regarded beauty as their very lives, and Merlin had finally witnessed it. A woman's love of beauty knew neither age nor status. The Vitality Potion was not only immensely popular among female Mages; evidently, ordinary women loved it as well.
Merlin looked toward the second floor of the castle. Knowing that Shirley and Avril were soaking in Vitality Potion and would not emerge anytime