Mr. Ekenhart’s Departure

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And so while in the submissive pose, Leo was petted by not just Liza, but Ms. Lyra as well.
Obviously, she no longer looked like an intimidating Silver Fenrir.
But I suppose it was a worthy trade off for Leo.
Well, I would join them and pet Leo too.
And so we petted her until she was satisfied.

Liza and Leo slept soundly.
Leo slept in the same position as when she had been petted.
I wondered if her stomach wasn’t cold, but it was probably fine, since she had so much fur… Still, I put a blanket over her anyway.
Well, Mr. Ekenhart would be leaving tomorrow… And I had to go to bed, so that I could see them off…

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“Well, we will be going now.”
“Yes, father. Mr. Takumi. Please look after Tilura.”
“Leave it to me. …Though, I won’t have to do anything, since Leo and Rahle are here. “
“Hehe…”

After eating breakfast that morning, it was time for Mr. Ekenhart and Ms. Claire to head off to Range village. Ms. Anne as well.
Mr. Ekenhart would return to his main house after that, so we would not see him for a long time.
The servants had also lined up in order to see him off.

“Sebastian, I’m counting on you to keep things in order.”
“Certainly, Your Grace.”

Mr. Ekenhart said mischievously.
And then the servants said their usual farewell, and then Mr. Ekenhart, Ms. Claire, and Ms. Anne left.

“It’s so quiet now…”
“Indeed. Without father and Claire… Though, I am used to it.”
“You are?”
“Yes. After all, they often left me alone when I was younger…”
“Ah, that’s right…”

After that, I spent the time growing herbs until lunch.
We ate in the garden with Rahle again. As I mused to myself, Tilura looked a little sad.
Ms. Claire was not the loudest person, but Mr. Ekenhart and Ms. Anne had strong personalities, and so their absence was more noticeable.
Especially Mr. Ekenhart, who always caused a scene when eating.

Though, Tilura was also used to being left alone in the mansion.
She visited the orphanage in Ractos sometimes, but not very often.

“Are you lonely, sister Tilura?”
“No, because you are here, Liza! And Rahle!”
“Kii!”
“Ahaha. Then you wouldn’t be lonely.”
“Wuff.”
“And you too, Leo!”
“Wou-wou.”

Liza had been alone after her grandfather died, so she was sensitive to such things.
For a while after coming here, she did not want to leave me or Leo.

Still…once we left to Range village, there would be fewer servants here, and Leo, Liza and Ms. Claire would be gone as well… I would have to think about what to do when the time came.
But at least she would have Rahle.

Since Ms. Claire and Mr. Ekenhart were gone, tea time was finished quickly, and Tilura and I started training.
As Sherry was with Ms. Claire, Liza didn’t have anyone to play with. However, she now amused herself with swinging around her knife.
Hmm… I did not really like to see her wielding weapons.
But since she was having so much fun, I didn’t stop her.

“Wuff-wuff.”
“Leo?”
“Hmm? What is it, Leo?”
“Mama!”

Was she sad that no one was paying attention to her?
But Ms. Gelda was with her, and Leo was usually quiet during our training…
Tilura had also stopped and was looking at Leo questioningly.

Liza then hugged Leo…but she was still holding the knife, which looked dangerous. But I suppose it was fine with Leo.
Though, I would still have to warn her about it later.

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