When Leia spotted Avery, she subconsciously tried to escape, but Avery had already noticed her.

"Begonia."

The word drifted toward Leia in the night breeze.

The woman's voice on the other end of the line sounded a little panicky. "Did someone approach you?

Who are you with right now?"

"I'll contact you later." Leia hung up and quickly ran away. She was given mechanical legs, so she ran

faster than a normal human.

Avery wasn't feeling well, so he only ran after Leia for a little while before slumping onto the floor,

panting.

Unexpectedly, Leia turned back and ran back to him. She looked at him anxiously. "Are you okay?"

She had noticed him leaning against the flowerbed, so she thought that something happened to him.

Avery gripped her wrist. "Got you, Begonia."

Begonia was Leia's alias in Peace's Embrace.

Avery's voice was as gentle as always, and Leia had mixed feelings about that.

No one knew this, but Avery was the only salvation she had in her life.

Back then, when she ran away from the poor and desolate village, she encountered Avery.

He was the one who brought her back to Peace's Embrace for proper education.

undergo surgery to recover, and he had taught

as it broke away from Peace's Embrace, but she

him.

a new life when she was at

you trying

smile remained on his face.

She couldn't reject him.

onto the flowerbed for support as he got up,

pulled Leia along with him as he walked toward his

streetlights, Leia looked down

blush tinted

was holding Avery's

the first time Avery had held her hand and also the first time she entered his personal

room was simple and brightly lit,

the door to make sure that Leia wouldn't run away, Avery let go of her and

he asked Leia to take a seat.

redder. When he took her in back then,

every day.

"You remembered."

"Yes."

strawberry yogurt from the fridge,

yogurt do?"

with both hands, and she felt

used to the strawberry flavor as well. By

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