"Are you alright?" Akiara asked.

"Uh... I'm alright." Tievel replied weakly.

She came closer and gently touched her forehead with her forehead. The young lady blushed.

"W-what are you doing?" She shouted softly.

"Hmm... you have high fever." She suddenly lifted her up in her arms and started walking upstairs.

"What are you doing? Where are you taking me?" She asked softly with her cheeks flushed red.

"M'lady we are going to reach your room very soon. So why don't you tell me which way is your room?" Akiara asked.

She weakly pointed at her finger,"I-i-it's this way. The one with open door."

"Thank you." She kept on walking.

"Children and adults gets scared by seeing my red eyes. Even the the maid didn't stay for more than a half day. But why does this kid shows no sign of getting scared.

Sigh..... what a strange kid."

Akiara entered her room. Her eyes shook when she saw her room was trashed and dusty and the bed was a mess.

She looked at her worried,"M'lady wasn't there anyone to take care of your well-being?"

"What the? Is she worrying about me?"

"No there isn't. There's no one to take care of me."

She laid her on the bed and put on her blanket,"I see. I will arrange your room once you get better. But for now rest well M'lady. I will check in the kitchen for some food for you to eat."

She walked out of the room. She walked around the mansion for five minutes to find the kitchen.

"At last."

Even the kitchen was dusty. She walked towards the refrigerator to find any ingredients to cook something.

As she opened it,"HUH?! There's nothing?!"

"Guess I have to use creation magic."

"It's a bit risky. But I'll try as the situation is already like do or die."

"Phew..... Create!"

Suddenly vegetables appeared on the kitchen counter. After ten minutes she came back to Teivel's bedroom. She kept the tray on the bed. She bought a small table and placed it on her legs and then kept the tray on it. The young lady took the fork but her hand was shaking. Akiara took the plate and fork. She pricked it on a carrot. She feed it to her. Her face lit up as she chewed.

"How many years has it been since I got a chance to taste a proper meal like this?"

[At half past midnight a maid entered her small and shabby bedroom. She was sleeping shivering in cold.

"Young miss? Wake up young miss."

She woke up,"Yes?"

"I got something delicious for you to eat."

"At this time?"

"Yes."

She placed a plate of leftover steak beside her.

"Here miss. I hope you enjoy it." The maid smiled at her.

But happiness doesn't last long. The maid was fired for feeding her. She ran towards her and hugged her, crying. She hugged her back.

"I am so sorry! Because of me you had to go." Teivel said in between tears.

"It's alright. You don't have to worry about it." both let go off each other, "Just promise me one thing, never lose hope even if it is exhausting to live. Someone eventually will save you."

"Yes."

"If fate had written it then one day we will meet." she smiled at her for one last time and walked away. ]

Tears trickled down as she took another bite.

Akiara placed the plate on the table and kneeled down,"Forgive me M'lady if the food is not to your liking."

"No no it is nothing like that. Please raise your head. These tears are tears of happiness. Thank you for making me remember something important." She smiled brightly.

Akiara sighed relief. She sat back and started feeding her.

"Um... M'lady is there any river behind the estate?."

"Yes there is."

"I see thanks."

She took away the empty plate and slowly helped her lay down on the bed. Then she switched off the lights and walked out of the room.

Then she locked the front gate and came back with a small tub of cold water and strap of cloth. She placed it on the nightstand. She wet the cloth and squeezed out excessive water. She placed it on her forehead. She took care of her whole night. As she noticed twilight on the outside, she got up from her seat.

"I have to go to the forest to gather herbs."

She took her belongings and walked to her room. She wore her cloak and took the bag to collect herbs and set on a journey.

Sun was slowly rising from the east by the time she reached the riverbank. She sat and started collecting naragrass. Suddenly a young woman appeared from the river. She sat beside Akiara.

"What are you doing?" She asked.

"Collecting naragrass for m'lady." Akiara replied.

She grabbed her face and pulled closer, "You are quite beautiful." her green eyes gleamed trying to hypnotize her.

Akiara shoved off her hands and gave her a cold glare, "What are you doing?"

She flinched and thought, "My hypnosis is not working on her. What should I do now?"

Akiara drank all the water from the flask and and collected water from the river.

"W-why are collecting water?" She shouted.

"Well the water to make naragrass's medicine is much more effective when a nymph appears." Akiara replied.

"I-I see."

"Crap she knows that I'm a nymph. What should I do now?! My beauty and hypnosis does not work on her! Ugh! Wait..."

She noticed Akiara's eyes. They were void with no spark of life on it. She stared at her eyes.

"What are you staring at?"

"N-nothing."

Akiara stood up as her work was finished.

"Wait! Where are you going?"

"To home."

"You didn't tell me your name?!"

"Akiara." She walked away.

"I'm Cordelia!" She shouted.

"..."

"Will we meet again?"

"Don't know." with that she left the forest.

"Sigh what a strange day." Cordelia dived back to the river.

Akiara walked back to the estate. She went to her room. She cleaned her room and started creating fever medicine for Teivel.

"Done."

She left her room and headed to kitchen to cook something for breakfast. She walked inside the food storage room. She found rice grains.

"I'll be able to cook rice porridge for the master." She took the sack and took it kitchen.

She went to Teivel's room to wake her up. She saw she was already up. She brought a small tub of hot water to wash her face.

"M'lady I've arranged a hot water for bathing."

"Thanks."

Akiara carried her to washroom as she still doesn't have enough strength to move on her own. After bathing she helped wearing clothes.

"I'm sorry M'lady all your clothes are unwashed so... I lend you my clothes." Akiara looked embarrassed.

"These clothes are weird but its comfortable. What do you call it?" Teivel asked.

"It's called tracksuit."

"I see."

"I will bring your breakfast M'lady." She headed to kitchen to bring her breakfast. Then she came back with a tray.

She kept it on the table. Teivel had the little energy to eat her breakfast by herself.

"What's this dish called?"

"It's called rice porridge."

Akiara placed a small vial on the table, "M'lady this medicine is for you. Please drink it after eating rice porridge."

"Okay."

When Akiara was clearing up the table, "M'lady why don't you stay in my room for one day or two. It's small but its clean."

She smiled, "Sure if that's what you want."

"Thank you M'lady." She slightly bowed and walked away.