Although Tif had a whole heap of anger she wanted to vent at Lyr, seeing him in this state, she could only hold back for now.
She knew when to do what.
She had the maids bandage Lyr and check his condition. Only after confirming it wasn’t serious did she relax.
However, seeing him covered in wounds still made Tif wonder what exactly had happened.
If this had happened on the Frontier, or during some mission with the Knights, Tif naturally wouldn’t have anything to say.
But Lyr hadn’t been to either of those places recently, which made her suspect who in the Royal Capital had the audacity to lay hands on a member of the Geno Family.
“Be gentle,” Lyr hissed through gritted teeth as the maid bandaging him made the pain flare up.
The maids could only offer wry smiles, saying nothing more.
Their movements were already very gentle, but the number of wounds on Lyr’s body was excessive. In just this short time, bandages had already wrapped his entire arm.
Tif, standing beside them, was fuming. Her sidelong glance fell on Yilu again.
Tif pursed her lips, closing her eyes in thought.
She already knew from Teanya that Lyr hadn’t returned that night.
She had gone to great lengths to get that information out of her.
Lyr had stayed out all night, but he hadn’t gone anywhere else. It was suspected he had spent the entire night at Yilu’s place.
This detail left Tif unsure how to feel about it.
‘These two…’
If he had hidden somewhere else, Tif would still be angry. But hiding at a girl’s place for a whole night? What was that about?
And now the two of them returned together in this state. She couldn’t help but be concerned.
“By the way, how’s your chest?” Yilu, who was also being bandaged, asked Lyr. “I saw something pierce you there earlier.”
“It seems like there’s no feeling there at all.”
On the way back, Lyr had checked himself briefly.
Strangely, he had definitely felt that Thorn his chest earlier.
But compared to the wounds on his arm and elsewhere, there was no sign of injury there at all.
Tif tilted her head and said without hesitation, “Take off your shirt. Let me check.”
“Huh?” Lyr hadn’t expected Tif to be so direct.
Tif narrowed her eyes. “If you keep dawdling, I’ll write to Mother and have her come back to deal with you.”
Someone attacking the eldest son of the Geno Family was no small matter.
“Isn’t that a bit… with so many people here?”
Besides Tif, the maids and Yilu were all present.
Taking off his shirt wasn’t a big deal in itself, but doing it in front of so many people felt strange.
“Then come with me to your room,” Tif said, not indulging him. “Perfect timing. I need you to answer a few questions for me.”
Originally, she only needed Lyr to answer why he had returned from the Frontier and become an Academy teacher.
Now, there was a whole pile of questions.
If Yilu weren’t here, she wouldn’t care, but some matters were ultimately internal to the Geno Family. An outsider knowing too much wasn’t necessarily a good thing.
“In that case… alright.”
Reminded by Tif, Lyr recalled that she had indeed told him to return early that day, saying she had some questions for him.
He could understand why she was so angry now.
But as soon as Lyr stood up, he remembered Yilu beside him.
“It’s so late. Don’t go back to the Academy. Stay here tonight. We can go together tomorrow.”
“Ah.” Yilu, who had been somewhat distracted listening to the Geno siblings’ conversation, quickly snapped back to attention at Lyr’s words. “No need. It’s still early. I usually return late anyway.”
She wasn’t good at accepting kindness from others and instinctively refused, even though she knew Lyr didn’t mean anything excessive by it.
Her distraction earlier was because she felt Tif and Lyr had a really good relationship.
Coupled with hearing some news about her own brother’s whereabouts tonight, her thoughts had drifted a bit.
Moreover, during their conversation, she had felt like she was just an outsider.
A wildcat that bares its claws outside, coming to a place completely opposite to her wandering life in the wild, suddenly became excessively reserved.
It was as if she was afraid her presence would disrupt someone else’s peace.
This environment had nothing to do with her, and it made her feel uncomfortable.
“Miss Yilu.” Tif stepped forward, her tone completely different from when she spoke to Lyr—much calmer. “It’s late. It’s not safe for you to return alone. Please listen to Lyr and stay.”
“But…” Yilu wanted to say something, but the words died on her lips. She had no real reason to refuse.
She had known Tif for a long time, but due to her solitary nature, she had never actually spoken to her.
“Then it’s decided.” Tif gave Yilu a slight bow. “Although I don’t know exactly what happened today, thank you very much for helping my incompetent elder brother. I’m also very sorry you got injured.”
Without giving Yilu time to refuse, Tif instructed a maid to take Yilu to a vacant room.
Seeing she couldn’t refuse, Yilu finally complied with their wishes.
Once led to the room by the maid, Yilu sat on the bed, looking around aimlessly. ‘She seems really impressive.’
That was Yilu’s assessment of Tif just now. They were completely different.
Yilu only knew how to express her emotions to everyone, sometimes baring her claws.
Only those who lacked confidence in themselves acted that way. A scared cat is more likely to bare its claws and growl.
Tif didn’t give that impression at all. She seemed to handle everything with ease, even dealing with people.
Meanwhile, in Lyr’s room, Tif, after confirming there was nothing unusual on Lyr’s chest and dismissing everyone else, crossed her arms and immediately put on a stern expression.
“I definitely felt something刺入 me earlier,” Lyr said, examining his own chest. That earlier, heart-piercing pain was definitely not an illusion.
“Tch.”
An impatient sound, along with the soft tapping of a foot on the floor, made Lyr look up to see Tif standing before him, ready to interrogate.
“You have three questions to answer me now,” Tif said, her gaze intense. If Yilu hadn’t been there earlier, she would have asked directly. “What exactly happened on the Frontier? Otherwise, I don’t believe you would be suddenly called back and then sent to the Academy as a teacher.”
On the surface, she hadn’t said anything, but Tif absolutely believed in her elder brother’s strength. That’s why she found it so strange that he was suddenly called back to become an Academy teacher.
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