As I was asking myself a question, I looked in the mirror in disbelief.

Umm...

Suddenly, the door to my room opened wide.

I looked at the door. Yulia Austern was seen carrying a tray containing a plate of porridge-like food along with a glass filled with water and a small bowl of green liquid.

"Your Highness, I apologize for being late." Yulia said while lowering her face.

"Oh, it's okay..." I just nodded to her.

Yulia Austern...

Yulia stared at me anxiously as she set the tray on the table beside the sofa. She gently placed me on the long, plush couch. She then looked at me and offered gentle advice. "Your Highness, please avoid doing anything that will deplete your energies. You need to rehabilitate and get healthy again."

I just smiled lightly at her and nodded slowly. "Alright. I am fine, Yulia."

Yulia still firmly instructed me to sit down, so I obeyed her.

"Here it is, Your Highness." She gave me a small bowl of green liquid.

Huh? What is this???

My eyes just fluttered looking at the bowl. It's so strange—the smell and the shape of the food...

I asked her in confusion. "Yulia, what is this?"

"This is your medicine, Your Highness." Yulia said while smiling at me.

This? Medicine? Why is the color green? It looks so strange with the medicine pills I used to take in my previous life...

Yulia answered the question that was lingering in my heart with a long explanation and a great expression. "This medicine is made from herbs and green leaves that are good for health and healing wounds. The taste of this medicine may be bitter, but it is very good for your health, Your Highness."

Ahh...I see.

I just nodded slowly before taking the medicine that Yulia gave me. While looking at her, I hold the bowl with my small hands and drink it slowly.

* Sips *

Uwaargh! Ack! It tastes so bitter. How can this bitter medicine exist?!

I choked a little in silence, but I held on.

No, Yulia told me this is good for my health...Moreover, she already brought me this medicine, so I should eat it.

I finished all the medicine in the bowl with a long sigh.

* Haaa~ *

Yulia Austern slowly took the bowl from my hand and gave me a glass of water. I accepted the glass and continued to drink it to soothe my bitter neck.

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"Thank you." I said to Yulia with a smile.

The look on Yulia's face seemed to be stunned and surprising for a moment.

What? Did I say something wrong? I blinked repeatedly and looked at her.

Not long after that, she was smiling sweetly. "It is my pleasure, Your Highness."

Right then, Yulia gave me a bowl of white porridge filled with vegetables, and she wanted to feed me.

Huh???

"It's okay, Yulia. I can eat it by myself." I answered honestly while looking at her face.

"Oh? Your Highness..." She looked at me with glassy, shining eyes before continuing. "I didn't know you would become this mature very fast at this age."

Ummm??? Seriously? What's wrong with me eating by myself?

I just laughed softly while nodding.

"Well, it seems so..."

Yulia shook her head and stated it in a firm tone with a flat expression. "No, Your Highness. It's my duty to feed you as your princess's servant."

Urgh... It seems like it's fine to just let her feed me...

Without wasting time, I nodded in defeat to Yulia Austern, who was so determined to feed me the food. I opened my mouth wide.

* Munch, munch *

Yulia just smiled at me and fed me like a child learning to eat.

I felt a bit embarrassed as the 25-year-old woman who was getting fed by a maid in the body of a child...

Well, it can't be helped!

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Yulia Austern took my hand to the bed when we finished eating, placed me down, and softly covered me.

I just limped like a child and followed all her instructions. Actually, she has a good personality and is very friendly to me.

After that, I asked her about what happened.

"Umm...Yulia? You are my maid, right? Could you please tell me what has happened to me?...Because I didn't remember anything."

Of course, I had to ask Yulia because I had just entered the body of Princess Irene Sophia de Grande Santasos. Even now, I find it difficult to accept that I possess this body. So, I need some information about what is happening and what has happened to me. Moreover, what is this bandage on my head?

Yulia Austern just nodded slowly while looking at me. She stroked the top of my hair while saying, "Yes, you are right, Your Highness. My name is Yulia Austern Ve Pieress, and I was in charge of taking care of you under Her Majesty's will. I was assigned as Your Highness's princess servant."

I just nodded silently. Oh, right, Her Majesty? Maybe the Queen herself wants to protect Irene? No. She wants to protect me?

"You may continue your story, Yulia." The fingers of my pale little hand held her big white hand.

It's feeling warm. And...safe.

Yulia smiled sweetly at my little behavior while continuing her conversation.

"Your Highness, the injury that you are currently suffering is because of the incident that happened a few days ago. Your Highness was falling into the ice lake behind Florana Garden, which occurred when I took you for a walk around the palace grounds. When I found Your Highness in the lake, your head was badly injured from being hit by a sharp slab of ice. Your Highness was not awake for three days. I thought you wouldn't wake up because of your severe injuries. But thank goodness, you are awake, Your Highness."

I see... It seems like that, right?

A few tears could be seen flowing from Yulia's purple pupils. I like the colors. It shows that her eyes are as beautiful as her heart.

Yulia was worried about me.

I held Yulia's hands while smiling. "Thank you for worrying me, Yulia."

Aside from that, I slowly hugged her, trying to calm her down. Yulia's face looked red when she was crying.

When I hugged her, her embrace felt warm.

So, this is how it feels when I hug someone who is worried about me.

Yulia returned my hug with tears in her eyes. "It is my pleasure, and thank you, Your Highness..."

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After a while, when I chatted with Yulia, she immediately stopped crying and wiped her tears.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness..."

"It is alright, Yulia."

I helped her wipe her tears with my sleeve, using my small hand.

"Ah! Your Highness! You don't have to act like this!" Yulia hid her face shyly, bit by bit.

I just giggled. "Heh heh!"

Yulia Austern is so adorable. I bet she will be my favorite maid?

"It's alright, Yulia. After all, you are the maid that my mother was assigned to, right? Thank you for assisting me."

Yulia just nodded before she excused herself to leave from my bedroom. "It is my pleasure, Your Highness. May the glory of grandeur shine upon the Santasos Kingdom..."

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