After Lucien got his wounds disinfected and stitched up he went to go check on Neri. He had heard her tell the duke she was uninjured. When he saw her battle she was too far for him to spot any wounds and her back was facing him. He couldn't help but worry either way. He wanted to see for himself that she was ok.

He arrived in front of the door and saw a faint light shining from underneath, signaling that she was still awake.

He knocked softly, no reply. He knocked once more and heard a thud. The memory of Neri losing consciousness after consuming poison flashed through his memories.  "Neri, I am about to open the door."

Neri was on her knees coughing blood, he ran to her. The door behind him shut on its own, he pretended not to notice and knelt beside her. "Neri are you ok?" he carried her and sat her on the couch. "Neri... you said you weren't injured..." He spotted the blood on her gown, "How serious is it?" 

Nerissa looked away, "It's not a wound, it's from when I coughed a little blood." 

Lucien grabbed her shoulders, "Nerissa, friends don't lie to each other. I'm just worried about you."

Suddenly Nerissa's eyes became glazed with pain, her skin became pale. She quickly hid her expression and looked at him with cold eyes, "Leave Lucien." he could hear the slight tremble in her voice.

He knelt in front of her, "No, I won't budge."

Neri had hoped Lucien would leave but instead, he was kneeling in front of her. He was so annoyingly stubborn,

She wanted to use her aura on him but she knew she was in no place or condition to use it carelessly.

She huffed, "Fine, stay all you want. I already said I was fine, I'm going to bed." She stood up hoping she didn't collapse again. Suddenly Lucien swept her up and carried her to her bed, he gently set her down.

"Where is your maid?" As she shrugged, her stomach growled and she looked away, feeling embarrassed.

Lucien abruptly stood up and left shutting the door behind him.

She looked at the closed door in confusion, she really couldn't understand that boy. 

 Also, why was Enya taking so long?

"Bingo," Enya whispered as she saw where the doctor placed his medical kit. 

Ever since she saw him treating Lord Ikar, she had been following him in hopes of finding where he placed his medical kit. 

She walked into the room and took them. She was about to run out but ran into Lord Keiran, dropping the kit in the progress.

He picked up the kit "A Medical kit?" He looked her over, "You're Neri's maid." 

She bowed, "I apologize, Lord Keiran, I wasn't watching where I was going." 

He handed her the kit, "You don't seem ill or injured. Is Neri alright?" 

"The lady is doing well, she only had a slight headache." 

"I should go see her, she must be shaken after that scary encounter." 

"The lady has requested to be alone, she is quite tired." she quickly added.

He eyed her silently, and after a brief moment he responded, "Very well, go on, she must be waiting for you."

She quickly walked away, as she left the ominous aura behind her. 

She silently complained, 'Why is everyone here so scary'

Neri struggled to stand up, she stumbled to her drawer. 

She searched through the drawers in the hope of finding an antidote as the pain was intensifying. 

She found nothing and slumped to the floor, "I need to stay awake." She muttered to herself. She had lost lots of blood but still fought with Arwin and Morana, not to mention that Ghenna's pain was returning to her. 

 "Neri I'm back... Neri?" 

 Lucien had returned, and she slowly stood up "I'm over here." Lucien spotted her, his expression filled with worry. "Why did you leave your bed? You should have waited for me to return or called for help." He assisted her to the couch where there was a delicious sandwich on the coffee table beside a glass of juice.

 "I prepared these for you," Lucien beamed. She weakly chuckled, "It's an honor to be served by Lord Lucien."

Lucien looked at her expectantly "What are you waiting for? eat." 

She grabbed the sandwich and took a bite, "It's delicious."

Lucien watched as Neri took another bite, her hands were trembling slightly. 

He could see she was trying her best to hide whatever pain she was in. 

He sat next to her, "You know Neri, you're pretty mature for your age. I would have thought you were my age if I didn't know you were Nathan's twin." She looked at him as she finished off the last of her food, "And I would have thought you were younger if I hadn't known you are the same age as Alen." she said sarcastically. 

She stood up and was about to take a step forward but faltered, he swiftly stood up and caught her.

He carried her to her bed and set her down, "Neri, I know you are hiding something. I want to help you but I need to know what the problem is, now is not the time to be stubborn." 

She huffed, "Look who's talking."

She was about to tell him about her injury when Enya entered the room.

"Forgive me for the sudden intrusion, Lord Alen is asking for Lord Ikar."

Lucien stood up and sighed, "Very well, I'll get going but I'll be back to check on you."

Neri chuckled, "I can't promise I'll be awake, but alright."