"So, did you really get into an argument with Auntie Jiu?"
Hana Ye lay in bed, her face unnaturally flushed and fine beads of sweat forming on her cheeks. She looked terribly weak. Lin En placed a damp towel on her forehead, covering the red mark that had spread noticeably farther than it had a few days earlier.
"More or less."
Lin En fed her thin porridge, one spoonful at a time.
Hana Ye exhaled a hot breath, her eyelids feeling rather heavy. This was the third day since Lin En had effectively been placed under house arrest, and for some unknown reason, she had suddenly developed a persistent high fever upon waking yesterday.
None of the medicinal herbs they had tried had worked. Even the healing power of Holy Flame had done little.
"I'm sorry."
Hana Ye spoke softly, stealing a glance at the "Evil Demon" who had stayed by her side to look after her.
"I don't know why this suddenly happened, either. I was perfectly fine the day before yesterday, but now you've had to go to all this trouble staying with me and taking care of me..."
~~o(＞_＜)o ~~
This really...
She had truly never been treated like this before!
Lin En glanced at her, taking in those wide, round eyes. The more flushed she became from the fever, the prettier she seemed.
"It's because the Red Moon's influence on you is growing stronger. Haven't you seen the mark on your forehead? That's not a good sign. It can only mean that the power inside you no longer wants to lie dormant."
Hana Ye curled up beneath the covers with a (っ ̯ -｡) expression and said:
"Anyway... um... well... if I really end up causing you a lot of trouble, then... then you have my