After we had been holding each other for a while, Fia smiled and said "Wait a moment" before leaving the room.
Sitting on the sofa and waiting, it was not long before Lea entered.
Lea was not her usual energetic self; there was a slightly demure atmosphere about her.
The clothes she wore were a nightwear arrangement of the dress she had been wearing when we first met; the black negligee dress left her skin faintly visible through the fabric.
Walking up in front of me, Lea grinned and, with lively energy, sat down between my open legs with her back toward me.
"Fia-nee was so happy. It's been a long time since I've seen Fia-nee that delighted. Thank you, Raide."
"I'm glad she was happy."
"We've gone through a lot of hardship, after all~"
"…That goes for you too, doesn't it, Lea?"
"..."
I gently wrapped both arms around Lea's small body as she leaned her back against me in silence and held her.
