Zhao Si said to Malenia, "Senior Sister, just listen to me. Nothing will go wrong."
"Are you really willing to trust someone this suspicious?" Malenia faced Zhao Si.
Zhao Si nodded. "It's fine. While you're treating me, I trust that you'll be watching beside me."
What he meant was: Senior Sister, I trust you to protect me.
That warmed Malenia's heart.
Melina blinked her one eye and looked between them. "You two are really close."
Zhao Si turned to Helena as well and asked, "What about you?"
Helena said, "If you have no objections, naturally, neither do I. I'm only a Finger Maiden. When it comes to healing, I really might not be a match for someone connected to the Erdtree."
Restoring Zhao Si's fighting strength would undoubtedly be a good thing for everyone.
If Melina could succeed, that would be wonderful.
Just as Zhao Si had said, there was nothing to lose by trying.
Malenia stopped insisting. "All right, then let's return to the castle first. But don't try anything."
Her meaning was clear: if Melina dared cause trouble, the Prosthetic Blade would cut off her head.
Having eaten and drunk his fill, Zhao Si was put back on horseback, and Malenia led the horse and the others to Miquella's castle.
Zhao Si could hardly wait to see how Melina would treat him.
Once they stepped out of the tavern, they could hear birds calling. A pair of brightly colored birds landed on Melina's shoulders.
Hearing the birds, Zhao Si asked, "You keep birds too?"
Melina said, "Yes, I met them along the way. They're beautiful and understand people. They wouldn't leave me, so I simply stopped trying to drive them away."
Zhao Si sensed the pair of birds and found nothing particularly special about them, though their calls