In retrospect, 'Collapse' must have started that day.
Four years early since I met Rais.
It was perfectly normal for me to be with him, and I slipped into the orphanage to see Reis, as usual.
While playing with the other kids, I asked Uncle Alan where Lace was and he said he wouldn't come out caged in his room. Since being given a single room, Reyce is becoming more and more often silent in solitude and encouraged to study.
"I said refrain from overstuffing the roots..." and whispered the novel, but I headed to Reis with a light foothold.
There was something I wanted to report to him soon.
"Hey, Lace. He's here, isn't he? I'm coming in. You know, yesterday, when I attended my father's and lord's tea party, the lord told me that I might have the gift of a 'spiritual user'. Reis, you said the Spirit wanted to see it before, didn't you? Maybe I can show you............... Reis?
Knock once as a courtesy and open the door as you speak in the manner you are used to. Rayce has a habit of blocking sounds from her ears when she concentrates, so when she has business, even if she doesn't hear back, I get permission to break in on my own.
But the words that were spinning with exasperation were soon to be interrupted.
In the dim room - like right after a gust of wind, it was cut off rough.
"What, this...?
The curtains are shut off, and the lights are not on. In the room, in garments that are unbroken, torn books. Hibi was missing, pendants with red flowers on the gold chain were scattered.
... The pendant is a gift I gave Reyce instead of a amulet.
If you step into the dreaded room, Kathari, and I step on something.
"Huh...?
Hosting a silver light, it was Rayce's favorite dagger.
Why is it that objects that are restricted from use, except in the event of an accident and during an audition, roll onto the floor like this... and bend down to pick up, and I strengthens myself.
- - At the cutting edge of the sword, the 'red', which still kept its raw temperature, was painted nicely.
"Eh! Reis! Reis, where are you!? If you're here, please respond!
When I understood a few seconds late that it was' blood ', I raised my voice to all the tension.
It is clear that something bad happened. I desperately need to look around to see if Reis is cheap first.
And finally, I discovered Reis squatting between a simple bed and a wooden wall.
"Reis......!
"... Sue?
For one thing, I'm relieved that he's there and it hasn't been the worst.
But the way you distort your brilliant beauty to bitterness and hold your chest tight is not only a matter of business. There was red liquid dripping from my hands, and the blood on that dagger was still Reis'.
It's later to ask what's going on, first I try to get close to him to make allowance - then I say, "Don't come!" I stopped to his sharp halt.
"Don't come, get out of the room now!
"Hey, what are you talking about, Lace? I need help right away..."
"It's nothing like this. Just get the hell out of here!
I rubbed my red eyes like a beast, and he rejected me. Being bounced so hard wasn't even the first time we met, and even I, who had a reputation for thickness, was unintentionally frightened.
In the end, Reis is in a stiff of "Don't Come"......
I could only turn my heels back and hurry to get Uncle Alan. If they even say, "I don't want to see your face now," I'll have to pull it off.
Fortunately, the injury is no big deal, and Lace's anomaly calms down at some point.
No matter how much I visited the history and factors in this matter, I closed the curtain with Ariel because Reis had locked his mouth firmly.
- But on the border that day, he started avoiding me.
Even when I went to see the orphanage, I was deliberately struck.
Even if they speak up, they are blatantly ignored.
Uncle Alan, too, didn't seem to know why Reis had become like that, and he just looked sorry for "Sorry, Sulia". Even though your uncle is not bad at all.
I also thought it was like when we first met, but no. Even worse for feeling a clearer rejection than that.
Has the day of that injury changed 'something' against me in him?
I can't ask you if you want to be sure of the answer, or if you can't even get your eyes on me. My heart kept rubbing less and less.
............... but no matter how cold I was, I remained fond of Reis like an idiot.
There must be a cause. If that solves it, it'll bring me back to the original him. "Sue," he says again, calling his name softly, giving me a clumsy grin.
Believe me, on his fourteenth birthday, I prepared a gift.
Even when it comes to his birthday, his exact birth is uncertain. I just talked to your uncle and decided to position the day Rayce came to the orphanage that way.
Still, every year, a very important day to celebrate that he will always be by his side with a gift.
Couldn't give up my favorite Reis, and the one I prepared to mimic every year was a handkerchief with embroidered red flowers.
A flower called 'Licora' that blooms everywhere throughout the year in this Alruvale territory, it is not only used in ingredients for medicines that help with headaches and rough skin, but also has a demonic effect.
The yarn used for embroidery was also dyed with liquid extracted from the flowers. Of course, I worked hard on the embroidery.
In any case, ladies' preferences such as embroidery and knitting were a bad classification, but I think they managed to take shape under my mother's strict guidance.
The color of Ricola's flowers is very similar to the red in Reis' eyes.
The pendant, which mimics the Ricola I gave previously, broke that day and I don't know where the parts went. Then again, I wanted to send the same Licora flowers back to Reis in a different way.
"... why is it a woman? Well, fine."
While looking so suspicious, my cheeks slack loose if I recall Reiss receiving the pendant and muttering "Thank you... Sue" with a small voice.
Complaining, he kept his skin on. He was taking care of me.
Even this handkerchief, if you give it to me, I'm sure.
I folded the finished handkerchief and wrapped the ribbon around it, and on my birthday, I was perfectly prepared.
Recently, when I was starting to blur the presence of the Spirit occasionally, I said to them, "Support me," and ran to Reis with it.