Chapter 55: Chapter 55: Suspicious Noah
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He knew that Naoh was smart and precocious.
But no matter how smart and precocious, she was just a little dragon girl over one year old.
Within the knowledge she had been exposed to, there was very little involving the concept of illness.
Leon had pinpointed this fact, which is why he could calmly tell such a blatant lie.
"But don't worry, Dad will take good care of Mom," Leon said.
Luna held Rossweise's slightly cool hand, sniffled, and said in a tone full of worry, "Mom, why are you so careless? You must get better quickly, okay? Once you're better, Luna will never make you angry again."
The atmosphere in the room became somewhat heavy for a while.
Coincidentally, at this moment, the maid Anna knocked at the door.
Leon had not closed the door earlier, and Anna stood at the entrance, holding some nutrient supplements.
"Your Highness, I've brought the nutrient supplements you asked me to prepare just now."
"Oh, good. Thank you. Just place them by the bedside."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Anna carried the nutrient supplements into the bedroom. Upon seeing Luna and Naoh, she respectfully greeted them, "Good morning, Your Highnesses."
"Anna, my mom is sick," Naoh said.
While arranging the nutrient supplements, Anna replied, "When I came to see Her Majesty this morning, His Highness had already informed me. I also conducted a checkup on Her Majesty. She is indeed very weak right now, but all her indicators are normal. As long as she rests for a few days, there will be no issue. Your Highnesses need not worry too much."
After setting down the nutrient supplements, Anna turned and smiled. "For the next few days, I will temporarily handle the clan's affairs for Her Majesty. If Your Highnesses and His Highness are interested, you can also come and observe, and perhaps supervise my work."
"Alright, thank you for your hard work, Anna."
"It's nothing. As long as I can relieve Her Majesty's burdens, what's there to complain about? If there's nothing else, I will take my leave now, Your Highness."
"Alright."
After bowing to Leon and the two little dragon girls, Anna hurriedly left.
Leon stretched his arms, "See? Anna also said Mom will be fine. Now you can finally relax, right?"
As he spoke, Leon crouched down and wiped away the tears from Luna's eyes, saying, "Alright, Luna. Mom will be up and bouncing around again in a few days. No crying, okay?"
Luna nodded vigorously. "Mm, Luna won't cry anymore."
"Good girl. Now stay here and keep Mom company. But don't get too close, okay? Colds are contagious."
"Okay, Luna understands."
With that, Luna stood by the bed, keeping a certain distance while gazing at her unconscious mom on the bed.
She was truly that kind of obedient and naive little girl.
Her emotions—joy, anger, sadness—were all written on her face, which made her very easy to understand.
At this moment, Luna's ahoge and tail drooped down, her whole demeanor dispirited.
Although Rossweise was usually very strict with them, she was still their mom.
How could a child remain indifferent when their mom fell ill?
Leon sighed. Out of the corner of his eye, he unintentionally noticed Luna's drooping tail.
He blinked, feeling that something was off…
What was it…?
Suddenly, he remembered. While tidying the bed earlier, he hadn't seen Rossweise's tail.
Leon opened his mouth, wanting to ask about it.
But the words stuck in his throat, and he swallowed them back down.
Because neither Anna earlier nor Luna and Naoh now showed any surprise or curiosity about "Rossweise's missing tail."
This meant that, for the dragons, this was a very ordinary occurrence.
Not worth specifically asking about.
If he did ask, it would surely arouse…
His eldest daughter's suspicion.
Thinking this, Leon glanced at Naoh.
As expected, the cold little dragon girl was staring at him with an expressionless face.
Leon scratched his forehead. "What is it?"
Naoh withdrew her gaze. "Nothing."
'Why did he just stared at my tail, then looked slightly surprised at Mom's waist?''
Naoh's thoughts churned as she silently pondered.
The two sisters stayed with Rossweise for the entire morning.
At lunchtime, they were led away by the maid.
However, Naoh stopped after walking a few steps in the hallway and turned back to look at Leon without saying a word.
Leon leaned against the door. "Why are you looking at me again?"
Naoh slightly narrowed her eyes and asked in a low voice, "Mom is unconscious now. Do you… have any plans?"
At first glance, the question sounded baffling.
But Leon dared not take it lightly.
His eldest daughter was very perceptive and wouldn't ask such a question without reason.
Perhaps, she had realized something?
"I don't. I have no plans, Naoh. I just want to take good care of Mom," Leon replied calmly.
No panic, no overly sincere assurances.
Just as relaxed and natural as a casual conversation.
Naoh stared at him for a moment, then said flatly, "Is that so? That's good."
She then turned and followed Luna and the maid away without looking back.
Watching Naoh's retreating figure, Leon sighed,
"She's truly too clever, my good daughter. Hmm, just like me."
Though it sounded a bit self-flattering, Leon and Naoh were indeed alike in terms of intellect.
Their observational skills were sharp, one sharper than the other.
Leon exhaled in relief, shut the door, and returned to the bedroom.
He pulled a chair to the bedside, thought for a moment, then lifted the quilt and turned Rossweise over.
The hem of her nightgown revealed nothing underneath; the usually nimble "multi-purpose" tail was conspicuously missing.
"As expected, the tail's gone."
Muttering, he turned Rossweise back over and covered her with the quilt again.
"But if the tail were still there, lying on her back would be uncomfortable, wouldn't it?"
Leon tried imagining what it would be like if he had a long protrusion at his coccyx. He figured he'd only be able to sleep on his side.
He didn't dwell on Rossweise's tail and instead shifted his gaze to the nutrient supplements on the bedside table.
When Anna came earlier, Leon had asked her to prepare some, just as she had for him when he was once unconscious.
Anna said it wasn't necessary. With a dragon's constitution, they didn't need food or drink during periods of rest; regular eating was just for energy storage. However, if His Highness insisted, she would prepare some supplements.
"Not needing food or drink… That's impressive."
Mumbling, Leon picked up a bottle of nutrient supplements.
Since Rossweise didn't need them, he'd use them himself.
His plan was to finish all the supplements.
That way, when Rossweise woke up, she'd face a fully energized, eager dragon slayer.
Leon smiled, raised the bottle in a toast toward Rossweise, and said,
"Cheers, my beloved wife."
In order to give Rosweisse a "surprise" the moment she wakes up, Leon refused the maids' proposal to take care of Rosweisse.
He said he would stay by Rosweisse's side 24 hours a day without stopping.
This action, in the eyes of the maids, was the ultimate expression of the Prince's deep love for the Queen!
Wife falls ill, bedridden; Husband stays by her side, never leaving.
'Oh~ my god~'
'Could there be purer love than this?'
'They truly, absolutely will grow old together, won't they?'
If Leon knew the thoughts of the maids, he would probably ridicule them with two sentences.
First sentence: "You're overthinking it. I'd rather jump off a building than grow old together with this mother dragon."
Second sentence: "Although silver and white have some differences, at a glance they look almost the same, don't they? Rounding up, your Queen is already white-haired~"
Well, back to the main topic.
Although it was to keep watch over Rosweisse waking up, during this time, Leon did plan to take good care of her.
It's not that he cared about this stupid dragon's health.
He just didn't want her to wake up sickly, worrying his precious daughters.
So, first, let's help her wash her face and wipe her body.
The "nursing" course, though it wasn't taught at the Dragon Slayer Academy.
But it should be similar to giving a donkey a bath, right?
Every time Leon went home during vacation, he would bathe his master's donkey, quite experienced in it.
Moreover, he thought taking care of Rosweisse's body would be much easier than bathing a donkey.
Donkeys might kick him.
But an unconscious mother dragon definitely wouldn't.
Leon decided to act immediately.
He used a towel soaked in warm water, stood by the bed, bent over, and gently wiped Rosweisse's forehead, nose bridge, cheeks, and chin.
Honestly speaking, she looked much prettier when asleep than when awake.
Clearly possessing a breathtakingly beautiful face, but most of the time, she either looked exhausted or gloomy.
She rarely smiled, always so serious.
Only occasionally when talking with Leon about their daughters would she show a bit of a gratified smile.
"Hey, smile more in the future, you really look beautiful when you smile."
Muttering, Leon held up Rosweisse's hand and began wiping her palm and back of her hand.
He just knew it.
Wiping a dragon's body was definitely much easier than wiping a donkey's.
The little mother dragon was very well-behaved.
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