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Night passes by ,Leonia is wrapped around a warm blanket that she was given by Celena.

Celena sleeping soundly with Leonia sitting on her lap.

It took a lot of persuasion and assuring it's fine for her to get dirty.

Leonia stomach grumble, covering her head on her blanket in embarrassment.

A knock was heard, looking at the window "What is it Dame Levipath?." Philio ask.

"I'm sorry we had to stop so suddenly, your grace" apologizing to her lord before continuing "It's late her grace seem sleeping and the lady doesn't seem well we were wondering if you would like to spend at the nearby inn." Bowing.

"Let's do that" he replied.

"Ah I'm fine..!" She whisper shouted not wanting to wake Celena "I'm talking here mister!".

"You're shaking because you just eaten a candy in the whole ride but still seem to have a loud voice" he said looking at his wife and daughter.

Leonia pout with her cute angry brow at Philio.

After seeing an Inn he woke his wife who's still half asleep with Leonia in her arms.

Philio getting out first talk to Meleis "Levipath once Leonia recovers her strength, make preparations to leave" he orders.

"Yes your grace" she obeyed

Celena and Leonia in her arms miss a step, Celena scream before turning herself around so she can take the hard fall instead of her daughter ,she close her eyes preparing to fall but a pare of strong arms grab them

Shock and worried on her husband face "W-wow we almost died...! mister your reaction time is something else.." her voice stammering.

"Baby are you hurt I'm sorry I didn't see the step" a worried tone in her voice making her full awake ' I shouldn't let her in my arms if I'm still half awake idiot you'

Meleis shock at what she was seeing 'the Duke just took a knee*'

(The idiom 'take a knee implies the action of kneeling/bending a knee.)

"Dame Levipath take care of the lady" He said still holding his wife and daughter.

Coming to her sense "Ah,yes sir!"

"First get her somewhere warm and get her some food after and my wife too" Philio said Celena giving Leonia to Meleis "I'll go ask the inn owner to make preparations right away" Meleis grab her and put her into one of her hand and her other hand holding her tight so she cannot fall

Leonia smiled at Celena "It's fine miss" before looking at Meleis "who are you?". She questionally ask.

Meleis eyes soften "My name is Levipath Meleis my lady please call me Meleis."

"Are you a knight too?" She ask again because she taken notice of the attire that Meleis had "Yes that's right" she smiled with her eyes closed.

"Wow That's cool!" Leonia beamed with adoration in her eyes.

'She's so cute' Meleis thought with flowers in the background and with her closed eye smile

Shock and worried that Leonia have a lot bruises and scars on her back with such a young age.

Leonia feeling Meleis looking at her bruises "Unnie!" She call Meleis stepping out of trance she answer "Ah.yes...Yes"

"My back is a bit bruised right" Leonia said looking at her back she sigh her hands resting on her sunken cheeks "I really want it to heal faster~ I keep waking up because it stings I kept getting hit before it could heat at all" she said remembering about the people hitting her.