CHAPTER 81
Author: VKBoy
last update2025-04-24 22:25:34

The next morning.

Jake was sitting on a bench in the garden watching Elmond feed the birds and the butterflies.

Delma was talking with the wounded maids, telling them to rest for a few more days before coming to work.

Only Weber was allowed to work as he was quite persistent.

Delma then came to sit next to Jake. When she sat down, the wooden bench creaked a little.

A few seconds of silence followed.

Delma smiled and said, “It used to make a lot more noise before.”

Jake smiled back.

She tucked her hair behind her ear and looked at him, “I hope you get your hair back soon.”

“Why?”

“Well, obviously…”she paused for a moment and said, “your hair is beautiful. It looks like fresh ginger.”

Jake’s eyebrows raised together. Nobody ever described his hair like that.

“I mean, it looks lively and has many shades,” Delma explained. “I said it in a good way.”

“...I hope it comes back soon, too,” Jake said. “I’m working on it.”

She offered him dried peas.

He softly rejected, saying he didn’t brush,
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