During the whole journey, everyone could notice that Maria stayed silent from the start. She sat at the corner of the horse carriage and wiped her hand to read the book by her translation magic devise.
They could guess that… Maria wasn’t currently happy right now.
Couldn’t let it happen longer, Jacques decided to open the topic and talk with Maria first.
“Hey Maria.” Jacques came close and asked her “I can feel that you are unhappy for something. But at least you can share with us why you are feeling down.”
Hearing the sudden question from Jacques, Maria startled, escaped from her own thought and awkwardly responded him.
“Oh, sorry, Jacques! I didn’t notice you are here.” Maria closed her book and answered. Her eyes directed to the direction of the voice owner earlier “It was nothing
