It wasn't that strange to find Dina wondering who he was. Compared to before it was like a different person. The current Venir had dirt-blond hair curling down to end at his chin. His face was chiseled out and very manly looking. The tight fitting cloths the maid enjoyed refitting to his body showed off his body in a very good way.

From his body, to his voice and then to his grey deep eyes. It all made a complete set. He looked like a king and Dina could only stutter in a confused state while the maid blushed and looked hungry at Venir.

-My lady. Don't you recognize your own guest? (Cinda)

The maids tone was very playful and she was clearly also very surprised in a good way when Venir was clean, shaved and got his hair cut. It's like finding a gem inside a rock.

-V-venir? (Dina)

Yes? (Venir)

While Dina was blushing and turning around in her chair Venir was shown to his seat by the table. The maid had by now gotten a little more used to the sudden change after being with him for such a long time. But she still blushed when she thought back on how she had touched his body while fitting in the cloths.

She had taken the opportunity to tell him she needed to measured his shoulders with his shirt off. And what a treat that had been, thinking back on it she nearly started to drool. Venir unknowingly of this sat down and looked at Dina on the other side of the table. Waiting for the signal to eat.

He was very hungry at this point but Dina was just sitting there and looking at Venir. It was getting very uncomfortable and the maid had to break it off with telling him to start. She understood her master clearly needed a few more minutes to regain herself.

-Not hungry? (Venir)

-Eh?! Ah! (Dina)

She finally regained her senses and looked at her food instead of him, red in face. When dinner was over the maid showed him to his room while Dina sat at the table looking at him leave. She wasn't sure if her legs would work and therefore sat still.

Venir himself was wondering why she had acted like she did just now but guessed she must just been tired after all that have happened. The maid directed him to one of the better rooms to sleep in and was left alone.

Being clean and in a house again made him feel very tired. It seems like he must have built up a lot of stress from such a long time fighting for his life in the forest. He could never be totally relaxed when living in the forest, he had to be vigilant even when he slept or he would have died in his sleep.

Smelling the bedding he found it had a scent of lavender. Smiling he went into the big bed with his cloths and fell asleep as soon as his head was touching the pillow. 'Soft.'

...

Early next morning Venir had his first sleep in. He slept to eleven when a knock come at the door. He had to look around for a moment to before he recalled where he was.

-Yes? (Venir)

-Dinner will be ready in an hour. If you want to freshen up before that I have warmed some water for you in the bathroom to be used. (Cinda)

-Ah. Yes. Thank you very much Cinda. I will hurry. (Venir)

Giggling could be heard outside the door and then footsteps leaving. Venir started to meditate as he usually did but it found it not that helpful as the mana density wasn't that high her. He only felt refreshed but no mana was refined into himself this time. He took the maids advice after he was done and took a bath and then went to the dinner room.

Awaiting Dina was waiting in a good mood for Venir. She pretended like nothing had happened yesterday and only looked at him in short intervals.

-Venir. Sit down and enjoy the dinner. If you want too we can go out on a stroll in the city afterward. (Dina)

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-Yes, that sounds good. (Venir)

Venir didn't feel like going out but seeing Dina happy like this made him change his mind. She had after all let him sleep over and even gave him some cloths for free. He didn't want to disappoint her.

Now when Venir have slept well and was in a much more relaxed manner he even slowly started to open up to Dina. He told her his story. It made it become awkward in the end because she soon started to weep at his story of losing his mother and then wandering for several years alone in the forest.

It even got so far that snoot could be seen dripping down her pretty nose at her plate with food. The made that was standing by the table also was red eyed although it wasn't as bad as crying right out.

-I-Itch T-terrubly. T-tho think Venir hash sho hard t-time. (Dina)

-Its okay now.. (Venir)

Not knowing what to say when seeing her react like this, he tried to change the subject instead and asked her about how she come to end up in this city.

Her story was of course not as emotional as his. She was a commoner from start until she become a novice mage in training. After she graduated she was granted a noble rank and took work for a high noble in this city. But her first mission was about to end in a failure and that is when she met Venir.

Her knight in a hobo's armor saving her...

She were going to go and visit the lords mansion after she been showing Venir around today, to report about what have happened. She asked if he wanted to come with her there too with pleading eyes, he could not find a reason to say no so he ended up saying yes in the end. His answer made her so happy she started to jump up and down in her seat from the joy.

This bouncing was a pleasant experience and when Venir this time looked a bit lower then her eyes. This time she just blushed without a word and was wiggling in her seat. When he looked up and their eyes meet again she looked away with red cheeks. He could just raise an eyebrow at that.

He was clearly not used to this behavior, neither in this life or his other as he wasn't to popular back then. No women had acted like this before and he didn't know how to react.

He let it slide and pretend nothing have happened before things got to become to complicated.

They ate and went out to look around. Dina was clearly in a very happy. All smiles she took his right arm in her and guided him along the street and soon dragged him inside a store to buy him some better fitting cloths and try them on.

He felt out of his element walking around in the city with a pretty woman beaming in joy. It wasn't that long ago he was sleeping on the ground and wearing shabby cloths.

The only reminder he had now was his sword that he still wore at his side. It was very much useless for fighting but he still couldn't part with it. It was given to him by his father after all. The other thing he held dear was a necklace he now wore himself and was meant to give away to his mother.

Thinking on his parents, walking with a pretty girl at his side and now dressed in a black silk shirt with silver thread embroidery in it he suddenly see someone that look familiar to him. But it can't be, because this man got a stubby beard and looks pretty shady compared to the person he used to know.

But he still stopped and looked at the man in shock and uttered a single word that seem to stun the man.

-Dad? (Venir)

The man turned around looking confused and their grey eyes meet.

-Eh? V-Venir? (Dan)