"How was it?" Calus asked as he walked outside the restaurant with Lina.
Lina shyly bowed her head.
She had eaten so much that her stomach was bloated, and she felt like she might have done something wrong despite the goodwill shown by this mister.
"Mister… it… it was good. Thank you," Lina said, fidgeting with her fingers as she used her tattered top to try to cover her round, swollen stomach.
Seeing this made Calus chuckle slightly.
"That is good. Also, don't call me mister. My name is Calus, okay?" Calus said as he placed his hand on her head.
Time seemed to stop as Lina froze.
When had she felt this before…?
No one tried touching her. After all, she looked dirty, unkempt, and was a beggar.
Even the commoners despised her and claimed she carried diseases, yet this mister… no, Master Calus dared to?
She felt tears well up in her eyes as she trembled.
"Misterrr…" Lina couldn't control herself as tears fell.
Calus gritted his teeth as he felt a deep heaviness.
