"Yes."
The knight nodded before leaving the shack. Still keeping the forced smile on my lips, I looked around my humble abode.
This shack had witnessed the love between my mother and father. It witnessed everything about my life — good times and bad ones — and the thought of leaving this place left a bitter taste in my mouth.
Who knows? I might not come back here again.
As I had said, I was not born stupid. Although I admit I wasn't smart and hadn't figured out everything, going to the Duke's Mansion, I know leaving that place was impossible.
It was no secret that no one could approach the mansion, even nobles, during normal days. It was almost like a law everyone abides. A forbidden that even us peasants knew about.
"A proper date?" I muttered, shaking my head as I didn't want to think about it anymore.
His Lordship must have a different meaning of what a proper date was. Although I was never been into one; that made us two.
