Eileen had just opened her mouth to refuse when Mia covered her little face and ran off to the side, giving her no chance to refuse at all.
Forget it. There will be plenty of opportunities to be alone with her later. She can clarify things then.
In the short time Mia and Eileen were whispering, Atia had already filled several pots with river water.
The person had been saved and the water had been fetched. Eileen was just about to return to the camp.
But she had only taken two steps when Lucen suddenly said, “Lady Mia, didn’t we forget someone?”
Mia’s willow-leaf eyebrows furrowed. “Forgot someone… Declan came as well?”
“That’s right. He jumped into the river earlier intending to save Miss Eileen and still hasn’t surfaced!”
Only after Lucen said this did everyone remember the warrior from the Knight Order.
Yet at this moment there was already no sign of Declan on the river surface. Fortunately Atia locked onto his position through Trace Eyes. Combined with Mia’s teleportation magic, they quickly hauled him up.
At this moment Declan, just like Mia earlier, had no breath or heartbeat left. Clearly the situation had already reached an extremely severe level.
“This… Miss Eileen?”
Lucen looked toward Eileen.
The first-aid measures Eileen had used earlier had indeed been very effective. Now that Declan had also drowned, then…
But before Eileen could respond, Atia resolutely blocked in front of her.
She could barely accept Eileen saving Mia, but if it was saving a man…
She absolutely would not allow Miss Eileen to be tainted by some stinking man!
Seeing Atia obstructing like this, Lucen could only seek help from Mia, who was also a member of the Duke’s Private Knight Order.
“Lady Mia, right now only Miss Eileen can save him. Please persuade Miss Atia!”
Yet what Lucen never expected was that even Mia’s eyes carried undisguised disgust.
“Lucen, can’t you learn to do it yourself?”
“Huh? Me?”
Lucen recalled the first-aid techniques Eileen had used earlier, then looked at Declan’s face covered in stubble, and felt a wave of physiological nausea.
“Miss Eileen is right here. Can’t you just have her teach you?”
Mia’s words carried a hint of threat. “You wouldn’t want an unmarried young woman to have intimate contact with a member of the opposite sex, would you? Lucen, your thoughts are very dangerous.”
“I-I don’t. I just simply don’t know how…”
“If you don’t know, then learn!”
Mia directly issued a death order. Having Eileen take action was no longer possible.
Was he really going to have to do that with a grown man…
Eileen’s current feelings were also extremely complicated.
Having her save Mia was one thing, but saving Declan…
This was pure physiological disgust.
Fortunately both Atia and Mia were standing on her side.
Yet the moment she thought of the scene she was about to witness, Eileen still felt a little…
Forget it. Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. At least she doesn’t have to do it herself.
“Um… Miss Eileen, please teach me…”
Left with no choice, Lucen could only seek instruction from Eileen.
After all, Declan was also a colleague who had lived and died with him in the Duke’s Private Knight Order. It wasn’t as if he could just leave him to die, right?
“It’s not really that difficult. First you do this… then do that…”
Eileen taught Lucen the method according to her memory.
Although the scene during the process was a little eye-searing, at least the person was successfully saved.
After recovering, Declan learned that it was the method provided by Eileen that had dragged his drowning self back from the hands of the god of death. He was so moved he nearly knelt before Eileen.
“Miss Eileen, today’s life-saving grace will be firmly remembered by this Declan. In the future, if you have any orders, even if it means climbing a mountain of blades or diving into a sea of fire, I will not refuse!”
“This… there’s really no need to exaggerate that much.”
Fortunately Eileen hadn’t said how she had directed Lucen to save him. Otherwise Declan definitely wouldn’t have let her off…
“Miss Eileen, this is a life-saving grace. Moreover, you not only saved me but also saved Lady Mia. Calling you a benefactor of the Navora Principality would not be an overstatement!”
“Declan, that flattery is a bit too much.”
Even Mia could barely stand to watch.
Normally he was just a simple-minded youth who only knew how to bury his head in training. How had he suddenly become so eloquent at a time like this?
“I’m sorry, Lady Mia, but I am truly grateful for Miss Eileen’s life-saving grace. Earlier I still spoke rudely to Miss Eileen. I truly deserve to die!”
“There’s no need to bring up past matters anymore…”
Eileen felt a little awkward.
Declan had indeed said some unpleasant things, but she had also nearly talked the two of them into depression. They could call it even…
“Oh right, where did that brat Lucen go? Where did he run off to? He also needs to come over and apologize to Miss Eileen!”
“Him…”
Eileen glanced at a small grove not far away. “He already apologized. He also put in a great deal of effort just now to save you. Right now he’s probably… still resting.”
“This brat… I really didn’t treat him well for nothing in the past.”
Declan smiled with gratification.
Yet what he didn’t know was that the brotherly bond between the two of them no longer seemed quite so pure…
Not long after, Lucen walked out of the small grove.
Looking at Lucen’s somewhat pale face, Declan also felt a little heartache.
In order to save him, he had actually nearly exhausted himself into collapse.
Good brothers for life!
Yet how could he know that Lucen hadn’t exhausted himself from fatigue, but from vomiting…
After this small interlude, the group simply finished lunch and continued on their way.
If there was one unique difference, it was probably the position Mia sat in within that luxurious carriage.
“Miss Mia, shouldn’t you be sitting on the opposite side? If three people sit together it’s very crowded.”
Atia turned sideways and looked at Mia, who was squeezed against Eileen’s other side.
“Is it? I think it’s fine.”
Mia had already returned to her usual expressionless poker face, yet the hand clinging to Eileen’s arm exposed her most genuine thoughts at this moment.
Atia was so angry she could barely stand it.
What was wrong with Mia?
Why did she look like she was trying to snatch Miss Eileen from her?
Clearly she had also participated in the rescue, so why did it feel like she had saved a love rival?
“Can’t you see Miss Eileen is already being squeezed so hard she can only sit with her body curled up?”
“Indeed… you go sit on the opposite side.”
“It should be you who goes!”
The two of them argued nonstop. Eileen simply put on a mask of pain.
On one side was Atia, whose favorability had already reached ninety and could unlock a couple relationship at any time. On the other side was Mia, who had developed favorability after being saved by her…
She had already tried her utmost to avoid a love triangle. Why had it still turned out like this?
No. She couldn’t let this continue.
Mia was one of the people closest to Kate. If she continued to show feelings for her that exceeded friendship, things would truly fall into chaos.
Although it was very hard on her, she still had to make a decision.
“Mia, if you want to sit on this side, then I’ll go sit on the opposite side.”
“Then I’ll also…”
“No need. You and Atia sit.”
Eileen stood up and sat on the opposite side.
From now on, she absolutely could not raise Mia’s favorability any further. After all, this was no longer inside a game. Once favorability rose, who knew what Mia might end up doing…