Pegasus’ Baby Will Be Carefree!
Chapter 92………………………………………….
Kei, wearing a serious expression, approached and closed the carriage window, giving his warning.
Bang!
Lynn, staring outward toward the commotion blocked by the hastily closed window, strained her ears to catch what was happening.
Her fine cheek hairs stood on end from the sudden tension of the unexpected situation.
[Lynn.]
“…….”
[Lynn!]
“Y-yes.”
Frozen with anxiety, Lynn realized that she had unconsciously been clutching Caligo’s doll-like body tightly.
Caligo spoke, gazing into Lynn’s golden eyes that had finally met his.
[Don’t worry. I’m right here by your side.]
“Caligo.”
[Do you think I’d just stand by and watch someone harm you right in front of me?]
Caligo’s deliberately confident voice, meant to reassure Lynn, relaxed the tension in her shoulders slightly.
Aware of the presence in her arms, Lynn tried to calm her trembling body.
How much time had passed?
Not long.
The sound of metal clashing didn’t come when the window closed. Instead, a noisy sound, as if someone were approaching, reached her ears.
Urgent hoofbeats.
Voices of knights calling out, trying to identify the approaching enemy.
A stranger’s response, accompanied by a suppressed, low groan, could be heard.
“!”
Instinctively, Lynn lifted her head at the familiar voice.
Unable to sit still any longer, she slid the window open with a creak to see who it was.
“Kaidan!”
Seeing the expected face, a scream-like shout escaped Lynn’s mouth.
Kaidan, who was riding with someone she had never met before, nodded slightly.
“Lynn…?”
“Gah… blood.”
Kaidan’s black hair, not immediately noticeable, was matted with sticky red blood.
It was the first time Lynn had seen a peer bleed so much, and her eyes widened in shock.
“K-Kaidan… How… no, the blood… treat it!”
As Lynn frantically searched the carriage, Kei quickly moved closer.
“Sir Soju. Kaidan Youngshik and his companions requested help. A group of attackers pursued them from the forest and is approaching here.”
“Help them!”
“Yes. Understood.”
After Kei briefly reported the situation, Lynn immediately issued orders.
Kei nodded quickly at the firm command of Sir Soju and signaled the knights.
“We’ll leave guards by the carriage. Sir Soju, please stay inside.”
“Kaidan too!”
“Yes. He will be brought inside.”
The Pegasus Knights approached the person who had brought Kaidan and spoke something.
The wary individual hesitated upon seeing the knights and the carriage emblem, then handed Kaidan over.
The carriage door opened shortly after, and Kaidan, one eye closed due to blood, was supported by a knight as he entered.
“Kaidan!”
Lynn hurried over to help steady him.
Kaidan, biting his lips tightly to endure the pain, slumped against the seat back.
“Are you okay? Ah, medicine! Let’s take the medicine.”
Flustered and unsure what to do, Lynn remembered the hemostatic potion in the carriage.
She quickly took it from the first-aid kit in the corner and handed it to him.
“Ugh!”
“Don’t move! I’ll feed it to you.”
Kaidan tried to extend his trembling arm but pressed on the wound as sudden pain shot through it.
Gulp, gulp.
Only after swallowing the hemostatic potion that Lynn brought to his lips did Kaidan let out a deep sigh.
“I’m okay.”
“Huh? What? …What’s okay?!”
Lynn, distracted by Kaidan’s wound, shouted before realizing that he had answered her question.
“Wait, the bandages.”
“Mm! Here.”
Pressing firmly on the still-bleeding wound, Kaidan pointed to the bandages, and Lynn hastily handed them all over, overwhelmed.
Swish, swish.
Watching Kaidan wrap the bandages skillfully and finish, Lynn felt a lump rise in her throat.
Hoo.
Kaidan, having completed the emergency care himself, leaned his head wearily against the carriage wall.
“What on earth happened…?”
“……”
Unable to hold back, Lynn asked.
Seeing Lynn’s large eyes fixed on the blood-stained bandage, Kaidan opened his mouth as if to say something.
“…It’s not that serious.”
“What do you mean by that!”
Kaidan bit his lip once and lifted his head, pretending nothing had happened, and Lynn scolded him.
“Kaidan, are you stupid? After getting hurt like this…!”
Lynn’s words, choked with emotion, couldn’t continue when she saw Kaidan’s pale, bloodless face claiming it wasn’t serious.
Clack.
The carriage window suddenly opened slightly, and a Pegasus Knight, wearing a serious expression Lynn had never seen, spoke.
“Miss Lynn. An unidentified group is approaching. Kei and the other vanguard are engaging them, but for safety, stay away from the carriage walls.”
Though they wouldn’t let anyone get close, they advised Lynn to hold her magical tools just in case.
After confirming Lynn moved to the center of the carriage, the knight nodded and left.
Thud.
The window closed again. After the knight left, Lynn pulled all the cushions onto the floor and had Kaidan sit as well.
“Just hold on a little longer, Kaidan. Once our knights defeat the bad people, we’ll go to the doctor together.”
“I’m fine.”
He let out a soft laugh at Lynn’s flustered voice.
‘He’s laughing?’
Lynn, eyes watering, wanted to shout, but then…
Clang! Clang! Clack!
The sound of weapons outside blocked her words.
The battle, louder and closer than before, could be imagined even without opening the window.
Gulp.
Lynn covered her mouth with both hands, keeping silent.
She mustn’t reveal the condition of the key hostage.
Recalling the safety tips Uncle Theo had told her since childhood, Lynn quietly counted in her mind.
“One black one, two… start over after fifty.”
Thinking of her favorite doll friend, she believed help would surely come.
Eyes closed, following her uncle’s method, Lynn’s hands had already clasped Kaidan’s.
Kaidan, staring at her trembling small hands, spoke.
“Don’t be afraid. They’re just numerous, nothing more.”
“Just… nothing?”
“Yeah. Compared to your Pegasus Knights, they’re all weaklings.”
Lynn, who had been cowering, slowly relaxed at his words.
“Do you know who they are?”
“Kinda. I have a rough idea.”
“?”
Kaidan glanced at her puzzled face and continued.
“They’re assassins sent by the Regent.”
“The Regent…?”
“My uncle, that is.”
Lynn’s eyes went wide as she remembered who the Regent was.
“W-what… what?”
“Did I ever tell you? The Regent in our family is the worst. He rejoiced at the death of our family head and coveted my position as nephew.”
Kaidan, still dizzy from the blood loss, muttered almost unconsciously to distract Lynn from her fear, but the words came out too raw.
Peeking sideways with his red eyes, he saw Lynn shocked and corrected himself subtly.
“But I don’t think he sent anyone to kill me directly yet. He still has to keep up appearances. Even he must have been surprised by this turn of events.”
“K-Kill…?”
“No, I mean—”
Kaidan ran his hands through his messy hair, trying to clarify.
“They sent them not after me, but to kill the knight who was looking for me.”
Kaidan’s attempt to soften the explanation didn’t work well.
Lynn’s face, mouth agape, turned even paler.
