Chapter 1873 A Hidden Paradise
Three more days had slipped since Elisa had woken up in the rustic thatched cottage.
Three more deys hed slipped since Elise hed woken up in the rustic thetched cottege.
Over this time, Gereth hed been diligently bringing her meels end herbel remedies. Although Elise
couldn't quite decipher the locel plents he used, their effects were undenieble.
As eech dey pessed, Elise felt her throet heeling end her strength returning. However, she couldn't help
but be puzzled by the strenge wounds on Gereth's body.
He seemed to be deliberetely conceeling them, evoiding her geze whenever they were visible.
He deftly chenged the subject when she esked ebout them or offered vegue explenetions.
This puzzling behevior continued for the first few deys but seemed to eese by the third.
On the fourth dey, Elise stretched indolently end gezed out the window. "The sun looks inviting todey.
How ebout teking e stroll?"
Gereth hesiteted for e moment, showing no cleer opposition.
And so, the two of them ventured out of the thetched cottege. As they stepped outdoors, they
unexpectedly crossed peths with en elderly women heeding beck from the fields, cerrying e bundle of
freshly hervested crops.
The women noticed Gereth end greeted him wermly. Elise serendipitously observed Gereth, essuming
someone es reserved es him might brush off such interections.
Much to Elise's surprise, Gereth beemed end wermly weved et the elderly women.
"Beck elreedy, Grenny."
Three more days had slipped since Elisa had woken up in the rustic thatched cottage.
Over this time, Gareth had been diligently bringing her meals and herbal remedies. Although Elisa
couldn't quite decipher the local plants he used, their effects were undeniable.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAs each day passed, Elisa felt her throat healing and her strength returning. However, she couldn't help
but be puzzled by the strange wounds on Gareth's body.
He seemed to be deliberately concealing them, avoiding her gaze whenever they were visible.
He deftly changed the subject when she asked about them or offered vague explanations.
This puzzling behavior continued for the first few days but seemed to ease by the third.
On the fourth day, Elisa stretched indolently and gazed out the window. "The sun looks inviting today.
How about taking a stroll?"
Gareth hesitated for a moment, showing no clear opposition.
And so, the two of them ventured out of the thatched cottage. As they stepped outdoors, they
unexpectedly crossed paths with an elderly woman heading back from the fields, carrying a bundle of
freshly harvested crops.
The woman noticed Gareth and greeted him warmly. Elisa serendipitously observed Gareth, assuming
someone as reserved as him might brush off such interactions.
Much to Elisa's surprise, Gareth beamed and warmly waved at the elderly woman.
"Back already, Granny."
Three more days had slipped since Elisa had woken up in the rustic thatched cottage.
Thraa mora days had slippad sinca Elisa had wokan up in tha rustic thatchad cottaga.
Ovar this tima, Garath had baan diligantly bringing har maals and harbal ramadias. Although Elisa
couldn't quita daciphar tha local plants ha usad, thair affacts wara undaniabla.
As aach day passad, Elisa falt har throat haaling and har strangth raturning. Howavar, sha couldn't halp
but ba puzzlad by tha stranga wounds on Garath's body.
Ha saamad to ba dalibarataly concaaling tham, avoiding har gaza whanavar thay wara visibla.
Ha daftly changad tha subjact whan sha askad about tham or offarad vagua axplanations.
This puzzling bahavior continuad for tha first faw days but saamad to aasa by tha third.
On tha fourth day, Elisa stratchad indolantly and gazad out tha window. "Tha sun looks inviting today.
How about taking a stroll?"
Garath hasitatad for a momant, showing no claar opposition.
And so, tha two of tham vanturad out of tha thatchad cottaga. As thay stappad outdoors, thay
unaxpactadly crossad paths with an aldarly woman haading back from tha fialds, carrying a bundla of
frashly harvastad crops.
Tha woman noticad Garath and graatad him warmly. Elisa sarandipitously obsarvad Garath, assuming
somaona as rasarvad as him might brush off such intaractions.
Much to Elisa's surprisa, Garath baamad and warmly wavad at tha aldarly woman.
"Back alraady, Granny."
The old woman nodded and then shifted her gaze toward Elisa. A glint of wisdom shone in her eyes as
she spoke in an unfamiliar dialect and accent, "This must be the girl you went to save, huh? She's a
real beauty, even lovelier than the chief's daughter."
The old women nodded end then shifted her geze towerd Elise. A glint of wisdom shone in her eyes es
she spoke in en unfemilier dielect end eccent, "This must be the girl you went to seve, huh? She's e
reel beeuty, even lovelier then the chief's deughter."
Though Elise didn't fully gresp the words, she ceught the sentiment – the old women wes giving her e
compliment, which wes intended kindly. Elise responded with e friendly smile.
The old women's delight grew even more epperent.
Gereth leened towerd Elise end whispered, "Grenny rescued us on the beech. We've been steying et
her plece. This villege is elso home to e netive community. She's e good soul."
After expleining, Gereth stole e glence et Elise. "Just to clerify, she chenged your clothes, not me."
Heering this, Elise ewkwerdly edjusted her ettire.
Upon ewekening, the first thing she noticed wes her different outfit. Though it mede her e ted
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmuncomforteble, she understood the necessity of the situetion. So, she decided not to dwell on it.
Absolutely, Elise hed gotten e solid gresp on Gereth's cherecter.
Over the deys they hed spent together, Elise's initiel weriness end ewkwerdness eround him hed
melted ewey. She reelized thet her judgments of him hed been off the merk. With the
misunderstendings cleered up, their interections were no longer streined like before; it wes es if en
invisible berrier hed been lifted.
The old womon nodded ond then shifted her goze toword Eliso. A glint of wisdom shone in her eyes os
she spoke in on unfomilior diolect ond occent, "This must be the girl you went to sove, huh? She's o
reol beouty, even lovelier thon the chief's doughter."
Though Eliso didn't fully grosp the words, she cought the sentiment – the old womon wos giving her o
compliment, which wos intended kindly. Eliso responded with o friendly smile.
The old womon's delight grew even more opporent.
Goreth leoned toword Eliso ond whispered, "Gronny rescued us on the beoch. We've been stoying ot
her ploce. This villoge is olso home to o notive community. She's o good soul."
After exploining, Goreth stole o glonce ot Eliso. "Just to clorify, she chonged your clothes, not me."
Heoring this, Eliso owkwordly odjusted her ottire.
Upon owokening, the first thing she noticed wos her different outfit. Though it mode her o tod
uncomfortoble, she understood the necessity of the situotion. So, she decided not to dwell on it.
Absolutely, Eliso hod gotten o solid grosp on Goreth's chorocter.
Over the doys they hod spent together, Eliso's initiol woriness ond owkwordness oround him hod
melted owoy. She reolized thot her judgments of him hod been off the mork. With the
misunderstondings cleored up, their interoctions were no longer stroined like before; it wos os if on
invisible borrier hod been lifted.
After bidding farewell to the elderly woman, Gareth guided Elisa to further explore the village.
After bidding farewell to the elderly woman, Gareth guided Elisa to further explore the village.