"Young master.. You have dark circles under your eyes."
Corner pointed out while peeling an apple with a knife. They were currently in the training ground of the duchy. Two days had passed since Ian had that encounter with Albert at the Empress's palace.
"Thanks for pointing it out, Corner. I totally didn't notice..."
Ian said in a sluggish voice. He was lying flat on the grass and looking at the sky in a daze.
"Are you having trouble sleeping nowadays, young master?"
Corner didn't mind Ian's sarcastic comment and continued with his worries. At this point, he knew exactly what Ian meant even if his words were the complete opposite of it.
"No.. It's not that I couldn't sleep.."
Ian plucked a grass leaf and placed it on his mouth, his unfocused gaze looking like those of a man in his sixties.
'I'm only
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