I took a stroll after completing most of the scarf. I intended to complete the rest before sunset tomorrow. I just needed to go for a walk, strengthen my rear, and take a whiff of fresh air. Staying cooped indoors all day made my back stiff.
The guards fell in place behind me. This time they didn't hide, knowing I had seen them. It was unlike the first week when they sneakily followed me everywhere. It all ceased when Uncle Dimi was there. Now, they had resumed from where they stopped.
“Karensa?” Rich, Gervais's Beta, who was coming out from the forest, beamed when he saw me. It was the first time we had seen each other since I returned, not like we were friends or whatever.
I'd only ever spoken to him thrice, and that was when Gervais sent him to fetch me or give me orders. We had n
