At the Northern Fort

The blizzard stopped.

The thick clouds that had covered the sky were clear, and the warm sunlight poured down on the ground. The freezing cold of the past is now soothing.

The wrath of the Snow Spirit has subsided, and it won't snow for a while.

Besides, in this case, I was able to sell thanks to Snowlea without trying. He said he could help me if anything happened.

There is nothing more comforting than having a Snow Spirit on your side in this land, so this is something to rejoice in.

I should be happy...

On his way home from the altar, Grail's expression was dark. That's the same for the other knights, Cromwell and others, who are already openly depressed.

Mill -- that white boy, Gitsune, who suddenly showed up at the fort two weeks ago, was a child of the Spirit of Snow.

The presence that has healed the knights of the fort is no longer here now. Because with my mother, I went back to my address on the mountain.

Either way, I was going to go wild, and I'd rather be with my mother than in the fort all the time. Mill is happier with you.

Even so, I still miss what I miss.

That lovely white hairball will never follow you under your feet again. I don't eat jerky out of my own hands, I don't see him running around in the snow looking like he's having fun. Even if I go back to my quarters, I'll be alone from today on. The cage bed dedicated to the mill must also be cleared.

Grail sighed and scolded himself depressed. Hang on. I said switch. Mill just went back to her mother.

"Oh, no! So Mill isn't coming back anymore!?

Returning to the fort and explaining everything to those who remained, Tina said in a crying voice. All the other knights are equally dismayed.

"My healing ~!

"Lost the pleasure of stroking that fur..."

"The healing here is gone, only the hot springs"

Only two weeks, but the presence of the mill was so great.

"Don't be so depressed. It's not like we're breaking up. He might come back to see you if he cares."

That's what Grail said to comfort his men,

"When exactly is it again?

"Spirits have a long life span. It's possible that we don't have the same sense of time..."

"It could be ten years from now."

"I mean, I guess it's best to be with your mother, and you forget about us right away, don't you?

The air soon darkened again. The colloquial room is surrounded by a spicy atmosphere. Big, well-bodied, old men just disappeared without a single fox. If now an enemy has attacked the fort, this one could be hit without being able to respond properly.

What a horrible existence is a mill when you think about it. No beauty spy would be able to cut the strength of the fort so far.

Whatever it is, even Cromwell, who has been trying so hard to hide his animal lovers, is now not even energized to care about his eyes around him, and he's gone back to the fort and stuck in his room early. What would I do if I was crying inside?

"Mil......"

Teena lay her lashes down sadly. Even though no one is dead, the air in the bickering room weighs like a funeral is being held.

Usually bright kicks, too, now hold their mouths as if they were obstinate. Like a child deprived of his favorite toy.

For today, Grayle is going to close his eyes, but if he's depressed during work and training at the same pace tomorrow, he's going to have to put his guts back in.

So I'll sort out my feelings by the end of the day.

I can't force myself to erase the sense of loss I lost the mill, but I can't show my pitiful face in front of my men.

Grail shut up and left the talking room behind.

The fort was still sinking the next day. The sun says it's illuminating the fort with bright light, but the knights' faces don't float. Breakfast was the worst thing to season this morning because the chef who found out what was going on was also depressed.

Grayle said that despite her determination yesterday, she couldn't change her mind —— she woke up in the morning and nodded at the empty cage bed, snagged at the lack of a presence to watch her workout in the early morning, and remembered the loneliness of the breakfast she ate alone -- she couldn't reprimand her men.

Earlier I witnessed a scene where Cromwell was holding his beloved horse and burying his heart wound, and I seriously think that this fort will be fine.

Now Grail worked in his own office on paperwork. Put this series of disturbances on the record.

At the same time, I will write to the Knights Commander of the King's Capital. Snowlea herself didn't want to be too public, especially with regard to the fact that the Spirit of Snow had a child, but she had to report only important things up there.

I asked Cromwell for a letter to the King, but is the brush progressing at all? Maybe he's still in the stables.

"Go see how it goes..."

He is the head of a totally troubled branch.

Grail sighed lightly and took a seat.

"Chan!

—— but stop right there and check under your feet.

Soon they had stepped on the fluffy white tail of the fox who was there. Most of its tail should be made up of hair, but it just seems the 'body' has stepped on it. Grail hastily lifted his legs.

"I'm sorry, Mill. It would have hurt."

Quickly crouch and gently see how the tail looks. Mill is always under his feet if he realizes it, so he was careful not to bump when pulling a chair or moving his leg...

Mill had a bit of a tear in her eyes.

"Are you all right? Bad."

When Grayle was sorry, Mill snuggled up to Grayle's feet, healthy, shaking his stepped tail. That's how I stare at this one with big, round eyes and say it in a boring tone.

"Tapey, hake"

"Right, good. Speaking of which, Mill is ready to talk..."

Grail thought to himself there.

Seriously observe the child fox in front of you, reach out and see how its soft hair feels, also make sure that there is proper flesh behind it, and open your mouth where it is determined that it is not an illusion.

"... why are you here"

I felt incredibly loud and low when my voice did.

It was easy to take away the hearts and minds of the formidable knights of the fort, including myself, that the lovely girl, Gitsune, should now be near the summit of the snowy Mount Snowlea, ready for the time being to be - or never to be - seen.

That was yesterday today, and why I'm here.

"I'm sorry...... Was it awkward, coming back?

He was confused by the unexpected and seemed to have an unintentional crease between his eyebrows. Mill shuddering puffily and looking up at this one. When Grail made his face as mild as possible, he crouched on the spot and stroked his head to reassure the mill.

"No way, that's not true. I'm just a little surprised. It's good to see you again. But how did you get here?

When asked, Mill replies by shaking his tail with skill.

"I used the technique! I used it yesterday and it's familiar. I can get here from the top of the mountain."

"Well, that's amazing"

I felt like I was going to want a compliment, so I stroked my crooked-and-mill cheek-haired with both hands. It was just as fluffy and wonderful to touch there as the hair on my chest and tail, so I kept stroking it in praise of "wow wow," and at the end of the day he looked a little annoying.

"But what about Snowlea? Did your mother allow you to come here? I guess he didn't come out without saying anything again, did he?

I tried to be mindful of the mill once again that it would be difficult for a blizzard to occur, but the words had no force or majesty. Because even though I had the option of 'being at my mother's,' Mill came here —— I was glad I chose Grail, and my voice was floating. I really think, "Well done, I'm here".

Mill said as he was wary of being stroked around his cheeks, but his eyes glistened with pleasure.

"Really, he wants to go see” Tori "after. Then I just need a little bit. So I'm just gonna come and play a little bit every day from now on!

"Right," Grail also laughed at the mill, who started waving her tail at high speed. Is this how a father feels to be happy to see a child who usually lives under a divorced wife......

"Then why don't we let the rest of them know that Mill's here to see us? Do something about the rotten air flowing into this fort. Hurry up and ask for the salvation of the Branch Leader"

"Shiniko, what's wrong?

Mill, not knowing what it meant, lowered his ear worryingly.

"Go and have a look and you'll see"

Grail smiled bitterly and gently held up the little mill. Head to the door to get out of the office.

And I've looked up at Grail looking like Mill was confused. He seemed kind of distracted.

I'm sure you're confused that Grail's attitude isn't what it used to be. Specifically, I am surprised that it is being held and carried.

"I changed my education policy."

One laughed and Grail said.

Mill was a spirit, not a wildlife. Such a future would not come, like a normal fox, who would have to hunt and live his prey alone in a harsh nature.

So you don't have to deal with the mill again on the assumption that it will be as wild as ever.

For once, Grail was concerned not to make the mill too dependent on humans. I enjoyed wanting to hug her all the time, and when I moved she let me walk on my own feet, and I suppressed my desire to sleep with her and couldn't even get into bed. I was just about to use a rat to make it even hunting practice.

From now on, however, we will abandon those efforts.

Spoil the mill to your heart's content and defeat it with adoration.

I'm glad Mill is a spirit. I'm glad it wasn't a wildlife that I had to let go of sooner or later. I wholeheartedly agree.

While soaking in happiness, Grail put the upper body of the child fox on his shoulder, trying to take charge. Inevitably, the mill turns backwards and the shaky tail hits Grail's cheek full. But what do you mean, the tail, even the ass is cute?

"Why are you picking on me?

Mill looks back and says. Probably who I am right now, with a tight face. Grail turned his hand and lost sight of Mill as he stared at this one, distracted by the whirlwind that stroked his head.

When I open the door and go out into the hallway, I immediately run into my men.

"Ah, Deputy. Tired to the point --... Huh?

"... fu, vice president that! Mill!? Why!?

—— The specialties of the northern fort are the hot springs, and the mountains of snow, and the badly galled knights.

And from now on, we're going to add a white fox who comes to see us every day for a little while.