Dan Yuseong's POV
Fortunately, Lady Shin and I managed to meet the merchants' agreed time without being late. I wasn't fully recovered yet, but I could at least move around without collapsing.
"Cough, cough…"
"What in the world were you two up to that one of you looks half-dead?"
"Oh, come now, you don't ask things like that."
"…It's not what you think."
I still coughed a little, but it wasn't so bad that I couldn't function. Still, the merchants' teasing glances made my cheeks burn under the hood.
"But, Lady Shin… was there really a need to go this far…?"
"Stay still."
Wrapped up in blankets and tucked into a corner of the carriage, I must have looked pitiful from the outside, which worried me more than the fever.
"She may seem prickly, but she really cares."
"Good times, good times…"
The merchants didn't seem bothered—some even smirked when they glanced my way, their eyes twinkling with unspoken amusement.
'Honestly, I must look ridiculous…'
