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It was the day after Louise von Schwartz arrived at the Temple.
There weren’t many people in the Royal Class dormitory.
Although Louise was the commander of the Kernstadt army, her presence didn’t cause a stir. A few recognized her and looked somewhat tense, but that was all. Louise herself seemed more fascinated by simply being at the Temple than by how others reacted to her.
Over breakfast, Louise spoke.
“I heard you were patrolling the area?”
“Uh… yes, sister,” Heinrich replied.
Her expression hardened slightly. “I told you to rest, didn’t I?”
She had sent Heinrich back to rest, only to hear he’d been out on patrol.
“I’m sorry…”
“That’s not what I wanted to hear.”
Just watching the two of them was enough to make one feel uneasy.
As someone who knew them, the awkwardness between them was almost unbearable.
Heinrich noticed Louise’s slightly disapproving expression at the news of him taking on difficult tasks instead of resting, and he quickly raised his voice, trying to reassure her.
“Still, I didn’t run into anything serious. The area around the capital seems pretty safe. We didn’t see a single monster. Right, Ellen?”
At his request for backup, Ellen, who was quietly tearing her bread into pieces, gave a small nod.
“Yes. There doesn’t seem to be any monster activity. I don’t think patrolling the area is necessary anymore,” Ellen said.
After returning to the Temple, they had gone out on frequent patrols, but in the end, they hadn’t encountered any threats, and it seemed they felt comfortable enough to finally get some rest.
Outside the dining hall window, snow continued to fall, and both Heinrich’s and Ellen’s expressions dimmed as they looked out.
Hunger and cold were already major issues, and now, the ever-accumulating snow had become another.
Everything had begun with the triggering of the Gate Incident and the monsters it brought with it, but now, the monsters felt like a secondary concern.
As they continued talking over breakfast, Louise glanced toward Ludwig, who was quietly eating.
“By the way, Ludwig, thank you for yesterday.”
“Huh? Oh… No, Commander. It was nothing, really.”
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