Aeria herself did not want to admit it, but her movements resembled bugs crawling on a wall. It was embarrassing and shameful, yet she believed there had to be a reason for Davey's actions.

"Princess Aeria..."

Then, it happened. A slightly startled voice echoed, and Aeria slowly lifted her head to see a black-haired boy looking blankly at her. Overwhelmed by a sudden surge of shame and embarrassment, her face flushed bright red.

"What... are you doing?"

Unable to explain her actions, tears welled up in Aeria's eyes.

* * *

When Davey first saw Aeria mimicking his peculiar movements in an attempt to help him, he thought she was cute. Who would abandon their royal demeanor and adopt such an appearance in a situation where they knew nothing, even if they wanted to help? He would certainly bet all his assets on a 'no'.

As she tried to quickly rise with her face blushing red, Aeria got tangled in her arms, failed to stand, and fell. "Gah!"

Davey suppressed a sudden surge of schadenfreude watching...