Even Leo was tired

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“Wuff…”
“Haha. Well, Liza would like it better if you had clean fur. So you should keep that in mind.”

Still, Leo didn’t hate baths as much as before. We had talked about it, and I was careful to avoid doing things that she didn’t like. So there was less resistance.
Back when she was small, I had a hard time just picking her up in order to wash her…
I thought of such things as I left Leo and the comfortably sleeping Liza, and went off to take a bath.

“I’m back… Leo…you look…”
“Wu…fuu…”
“Zzz…mmm…”

I finished my bath and returned to the room quietly so that I wouldn’t wake up the others.
I could hear that Leo and Liza were fast asleep.
Liza was wrapped up in her blanket and seemed happy. So that was fine…but Leo got my attention.
Usually, she was curled up or slept with head on her front legs, but now she was lying on her side with her limbs spread out.

Well, I suppose she was usually on her guard a little, and this was how she was when completely relaxed.
Even if she was a powerful fenrir, being so active in the forest must have been tiring.
Fen and Riruru would be fine, as they were used to it. But Leo used to be a small house dog.
And so there were things she wasn’t used to in regards to being a silver fenrir.
So it was no wonder that she was tired.

“Thanks, Leo. Your presence alone is reassuring, and you’re a big help. Once you’re rested, we can play together again.”

I whispered quietly and petted Leo. And then I went to my own bed in order to sleep.

“…Good night, Liza and Leo.”

I muttered and then drifted off to the world of dreams…

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“…Are you awake, Mr. Takumi?”
“It’s okay, Tilura. You can come in.”
“Yes, excuse me… Is Liza still sleeping? Ah, good morning Leo and Mr. Takumi.”
“Wuff.”
“Good morning, Tilura. I think that she was really tired… Well, she was probably having so much fun that she forgot she was tired. What about you, Tilura?”

I had woken up a little early, and was preparing for the day with Leo when I heard a knock and Tilura’s voice coming from the other side of the door.
She then entered quietly, and after seeing that Liza was asleep, greeted me and Leo.
Liza must have been very tired, as she was still sleeping soundly. And so I asked Tilura how she was feeling.
I had taken some herbs before going to bed, but Tilura had not.

“I am fine. Yesterday, I went to bed right after eating.”
“Kids sure have a lot of energy. Still, you came here early. Did you want to see Leo and Liza?”
“Wuff?”
“I did want to see them…but also…it’s about Rahle.”
“What about Rahle?”
“Will you come with me to go and see? Sebastian said that Rahle is somewhere in the garden. So I thought I would go and see… But I would feel better if you and Leo were with me…”

Apparently, Tilura was curious about how Rahle was doing.

“I see. Very well, we will go together then. …Ah, Liza is…”
“I can stay here.”
“Oh, Ms. Lyra?”
“Good morning, Mr. Takumi and Leo. Thank you for your concern yesterday. I am now much better.”
“Good morning. …I am glad to hear that you’re better.”
“Wou.”

While I wanted to go with Tilura, I also felt bad about leaving Liza alone.
She would probably be fine, as she was now used to this house. But she might feel a little lonely.
But as I was thinking about it, Ms. Lyra entered through the door that was still open.
As I did not know she was there, it was a little surprising…

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