[Ezra]
“Is she the one? The cat you wanted as your healing partner?”
Xanthea peered at me for a few seconds and then lowered her head.
“N-no. I-I mean, I am excited about my new books.” She said, forcing a smile onto her face.
I contemplated her for a while and then let out a sigh.
‘… Don’t try to attribute characteristics of the living to lifeless objects because if they were to come to life, you wouldn’t be able to handle it,’ her words replayed in my mind.
Fine.
Lifeless object, huh? Let’s see if I can or cannot handle a lifeless object coming to life.
Years ago, someone asked me this question, and it changed my entire life. Maybe it was time I passed it on to someone else.
“Xanthea…”
She lifted her eyes to mine with slight hesitation and fear.
It was infuriating how she revi
