"Idiot! You've followed her all this way and still haven't noticed? Every time you fall a little behind and look like you might lose her, the carriage slows down too. Why do you think that is?"
"???"
Leonard scratched his head in confusion. "Huh? Has that been happening? How come I didn't notice?"
"..."
Pallez sighed inwardly. Before the President had fallen asleep, He had told Pallez to go to Tingen to find Leonard over a hundred years later, and Pallez had done as instructed.
He had to admit, the boy was quite decent, though sometimes he was adorably stupid.
Leonard stopped abruptly, utterly astonished. "Wait! You mean Miss Daly knew I was following her all along, and she's been deliberately waiting for me this whole time?!"
"At least you're not truly beyond saving."
"But why?"
Pallez curled his lip. "How would I know?"
Of course, he could guess most of it. The girl named Daly wanted to use this method to come clean with Leonard... and even the Church of Evernight.
The reason was simple. Naturally, it was to protect Dunn.
With Ince Zangwill on one side and war on the other, the situation in Backlund changed several times a day. Apart from the churches, nowhere could be called safe anymore.
But because I insisted earlier that Leonard not learn the "truth," she didn't tell this silly boy directly. Instead, she's deliberately guiding Leonard to discover it this way-and testing my attitude at the same time.
Hmph, these youngsters really are something.
It's not as though I'm unreasonable. They're judging a gentleman by their own petty standards!
Soon, the carriage stopped in front of an exquisite house. Daly paid the fare, quickly opened the door, and went inside. Leonard hesitated for a few seconds, then quickened his pace and