"Thank you for helping me at the festival, my lady." He said
"Uh, excuse me, it seems like you mistook me for someone. This is my first time meeting you"
"That's weird." He said and came closer to me, he sniff my neck and my hair, what is he doing?
"No, I didn't mistook you for someone." He added "You're Eloise Ophelia, am I right?"
"Yes, I am"
"Then, you're the one who help me that night, I'm sure of it."
"Help you?"
"You covered my wound with bandages that night, if it wasn't for you, I'm probably dead by now."
Covered his wound with bandages...? Could he be....
"A-Are you the lion?"
"Yes, indeed, my name is Gabriel Remington."
Gabriel is one of the male lead in the original story. He can transform himself into lion during night. I didn't recognize him... In the original story, he's more like a side character than a male lead. No wonder I forgot about him
"I am in your debt, my lady" he bow down
"How old are you...?"
"I don't know, my lady, but I'm sure I'm younger than my brothers. I live in this forest, there's a lot of dangerous animals around here. What are you doing here, by the way?"
"I'm participating in the hunting event."
"I see, so today is the hunting event, huh. Anyway, do you need help to carry that thing?" He point his index to the blue tiger I killed
"You don't mind?"
"Of course, I don't, my lady. I decided that I wanted to serve you as my master."
"Huh?"
"You saved my life even though you know lions are wild animals."
It's sudden but, it's not a bad idea though. I grin at him and pat his head. He looked surprised
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't do that." I said
"It's okay, my lady" he said and hold my hands "You're my master after all."
I smiled, I can't believe I easily tamed someone like him.
"Anyway, since when did you last cut your hair?" I ask
"I never cut it."
"Can I cut it?"
He looked at me and smiled, "Yes, you can, my lady."
Things turned out great in the end. All I have to do now is to face Thalia, the protagonist in this world