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Chapter 225 A New Morning The ripples spread out in circles. They hit the riverbank and bounced back. 46 +10 Free Coins When the sky in the east started to turn pale, Ardenia finally fell asleep. The bright morning light shone over her. Colin carefully wrapped her in his feather cloak and carried her onto the shore. By then, people were already standing on both sides. Esme's eyes were red and swollen. She had clearly been crying. The word "Colin" stuck in her throat, and she couldn't bring herself to say it. Colin ignored everyone automatically. He even ignored his own mother.
"Stop!" "Shh!" Colin held Ardenia and turned his head. The look he gave his mother was frightening. "Ardenia is sleeping. Keep your voice down." After that, he walked away without looking back. He didn't bring her back to deal with anyone's reactions. He only wanted, like Calder did, to show her the place where he had once lived. Colin's home was in a mountain valley between two peaks, with water running through it. The wooden house had its own small yard. There were fences in the front and back. It hadn't been like that before.
He only added them after he came back, because her place had them. There was also a huge flame tree in the yard. A swing was tied to the trunk. Under it were a low table and fresh fruit. There were two small chairs as well. There was even a small extra space nearby. After meeting her, he had turned his place into something that looked like a small family home for three. Once inside, it was his bedroom. Colin put Ardenia on the bed and placed a pillow under her stomach. After settling her, he carefully lay down as well.
He wrapped his arms around her from behind, and his snake tail curled around her to keep her safe. She slept very well. She didn't wake up until it was dark outside. Her waist ached, her back hurt, and her legs cramped. Colin was too much. He was even more exhausting than Niall From now on, those two had to be kept apart. She couldn't handle them together. When Colin saw that she was awake, he happily held her and helped her wash up. His place wasn't like her small yard, which had everything. He only had a simple/stone sink with running water. It smelled faintly of lotus.
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Ardenia stood by the sink. Colin scooped up water with his hands and washed her face. The towel he used was new. There was a little gardenia flower stitched on it. She stared at the towel for a moment. 1/3 13:03 Wed, Jan Chapter 225 A New Morning How many things had he prepared behind my back? 46 +10 Free Coins She already knew yesterday that his things couldn't have been prepared in one night. They must have been ready for a long time. When she woke up earlier, she even saw her own clothes in his place. To be honest, that was unsettling.
She had wondered where the clothes she hung out to dry had gone. She thought some female had stolen them again. She never expected that the thief would be him. It was shocking. Colin seemed to know what she was thinking. He stood to the side and smiled. "You don't want me, so I can only secretly take your clothes and bring them back." Ardenia didn't reply to him. After washing up, she sat down by the low table. She took her daily items out of her pocket space. She tied up her hair as usual and used the sandalwood hairpin. Halden had made it for her.
The end was shaped like a snow leopard tail. It looked nice, and it was her favorite. She looked at the mirror and saw that the corner of her lip was broken. She put on a little lip balm. While she was fixing herself, Colin lay next to her and watched. He looked completely taken with her. O After she finished, someone brought food in. Ardenia looked at it and couldn't really bring herself to eat. Flower juice with grilled meat. Colin knew it wasn't to her taste, so he took out a food box from his chest. Inside was sea urchin egg custard and crab meat noodles. Steam was still rising from them.
"My pocket space stayed frozen in time. Living things can go in. When I brought you back yesterday, Halden had already prepared these for me to take. He said you might not be used to the other food. He really knows you well. He guessed right." As Colin spoke, he kept taking out more things. "This is a rose that Niall asked me to bring. He said if you want to stay here for a couple of days, I should put it in a vase for you. He even told me to change it every day, so he stuffed in a lot. "This is a little thing Calder made himself.
He said it makes a sound like water sloshing in someone's head when you shake it. I think he wants you to think about him more. "And this is a new snake skin skirt." Ardenia laughed. It was made by Tobias. He sent one every month, as regular as a period. The stitches were crooked. Looking at the skirt, she could almost see him sitting in a cave and sewing it. "This is from Vesper." Colin handed her a small bag of dried fruit. His gifts were always simple. Sometimes it was a handful of seeds. Sometimes it was a piece of honeycomb. They were all things the city's females liked.
He remembered them and brought them when 2/3 13:03 Wed, Jan 21 M. Chapter 225 A New Morning he got the chance. Her heart felt warm. Being cared about like this really felt good. "I kind of miss home," Ardenia said after taking a bite of the custard. "Let's go back together." 46 +10 Free Coins Colin said that and lay down in her lap. His head rested on her legs, and he looked at her with an easy smile. Ardenia looked at the wound on his neck and frowned without thinking. Had she bitten him too hard last night? 1 Liam Prescott
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