Leap Dream (Love From Another World)
ATTENTIVENESS

We got away from the guards thanks to Max, I thanked him for helping me, but after dropping me off he left before I could say thank you.

I walked towards my first house. Yes, the cottage that I lived in when I first came to this world. I really no longer have the energy, even to move to a more comfortable place.

“Meow? (how are you doing?)”

“Do not know I am tired, and my back still feels sore” I said sitting limp. “Even to treat lukaku.” ah correct medicine “haah..”

“Meow? (why?)”

“I left the medicine in jail” said I drowned my head in my knees.

“Meow.. (Basic stupid)”

I raised my head thinking of how to help Calista without caring about my injuries. Yes, my priority is now a plant that can heal Calista.

“Take this.” Max suddenly appeared in front of me. If I ask him where he knows I'm here, maybe he'll tell me from my smell.

I took the parcel Max gave me.

“ah this..thank you Max, for this and thank you for helping me escape” I said sincerely, Max gave me the medicinal plants I need to heal my wounds.

“I hope the plant is right.” I smile yes.

“Where did you know about the ingredients of these medicines?”

“Didn't you ever tell my subordinates to look for this plant to treat my brother's wounds.”

Ah yes, I once helped him even though it could not be called helping more precisely menace me by bringing me into the cave of wolves. My hair is goosebumps when I remember what happened back then, and when he carried me like a burlap sack on his shoulder.

“One more time thank you.”

“Why are they chasing you?”

“Hmm, because I escaped from jail” I said casually. Not usually Max asks about me.

“You naughty girl” he said smiling, but not this sincere smile a mocking ignorant smile.

“I'm not a bad girl.” I argue. “I'm a poor girl who was imprisoned for a charge she didn't commit!”

“Why smile?” ask me to Max who is smiling to hear my story. “what I said is true. I was accused of poisoning the princess because I wasn't there when I was practicing sword” without being asked I told Max.

“You practice swords? You're a waiter?”

“Well I practiced sword. Why would you also say that a servant should not practice swords?”

Max was silent and made no sound.

“Max, life in that palace turned out to be very complicated. Your enemies are near you, the people involved only see what they want to see, and hear what they hear. Different castes are also determinants of respect or not your opinion. Even I was lashed for telling the truth. I don't want to be in the palace, I just want to be free” I told Max at length, why my mouth can't be silent I vented it all to Max.

“If you want freedom why do you work for the kingdom?”

Do I have to tell Max if I just want to find out about this world, I'm just after the library.

“Friends..well I want to protect my friend. And now that I'm accused of poisoning him, now he's dying. They even still poison him kill him slowly”

“eh?” Max stroked my head. Why does it feel so comfortable when my head is stroked like this.

“What if you work in my kingdom. I can guarantee no one will hurt you”

Wait Max said the kingdom?

“Are you also an Emperor?”

“Not, I'm a King.”

‘What's the difference between Emperor and King? They are both leaders of my inner kingdom’ annoyed.

“Then why would a King be in the forest without a bodyguard that cools him?” my tease.

“Now this forest is my kingdom.”

“Animals and plants are your people? Hahaha” cut me off further mocking him.

“Max..” my word holds his shoulder. “Because I was in this forest, means now I am your people.”

“You are my people I will protect you” he said sincerely with a non-mocking smile.

My god. Max who looks like Bad Boy is smiling to make my ears hot, I can feel my ears may have turned red. Damn why Bad Boy always catches my attention! This is called Bad Boy charm.

“Thank you Max, can I ask for help?”

Max nodded without making a sound.

“I'll make medicine for me, can you help apply it?”

Max just nodded again. Haa what was her voice exhausted after telling her about the king of the forest.

“And can you find me a medicinal plant for poison?” Max furrowed his brows.

“Ah this is for my friend, I told you about it, right? He's in crisis. I'm your peoplehe's my friend doesn't that mean he's your people too? I ask you to help me, and I help my friend, my friend also your friend also your people”

Argh shit! What I try to say. “haa basically help me find this medicinal plant.” I said resigned because my previous words were very convoluted even I myself did not understand what I said.

Max has accepted my request. I explained to him about the medicinal plants I needed from the shape, color and smell, even I tried to draw them as closely as possible well even though my drawing was not good.

*****

The sun began to dim its rays, and I had already finished my medicine. This time I not only made topical medicine, but made medicine for me to drink to heal faster. Poko goes to help Max, for fear that Max brings the poison plant instead of the medicine.

“argh!! This medicinal herb is bitter! I should have added sugar, or sugarcane juice!” rutukku was annoyed with the bitter taste that was still stuck in the throat.

Why they are long, my stomach has asked for a tumbal. I haven't had time to eat since morning, haa I should have run away after being given breakfast. I put my foot out, okay now it's time to look for a collision.

I walked through the trees in front of the hut, well I wouldn't be too from the hut because now I'm a fugitive.

After tracing through the trees and not a single fruit was visible or edible, my eyes were fixed on the tree that had small red and purple fruits like wine. However, this is not just wine from the tree. The shape alone resembles a wine and the length is about 3 to 4 cm.

I picked one, it didn't look poisonous. But wait isn't there a saying that says don’t jugje a book by its cover, it could be poisonous fruit right? Haa if I had 9 lives maybe I would have eaten directly for the tumbal.

“Eh, 9 lives? Cat?” I smiled and picked the red and purple fruit put it on my shirt as the container, ‘maybe this purple one means it is completely ripe.’

Arriving at Poko's cottage and Max turned out to be back. I approached them and put the fruit I picked in front of Poko.

“Meow (where are you)”

“Searching for a tumble for my stomach, this is eating.” I said smiling. Come on you have 9 lives at least use to check whether the poisonous fruit that I brought.

Poko ate the fruit I brought, and nothing happened. Yeah! Non toxic. I ate the fruit and it was sweet and wry.

Max put down the medicine he was carrying.

“Max, help me..” I took the topical medicine I made.

“What are you doing?” max asked as I undressed and exposed my back.

“Not that you want to help me apply this medicine, see? My back is like a tiger's pattern” Max took a topical medicine and smeared my back.

“You are indeed a naughty girl.” she said right in my ear after helping out. Spontaneous makes my heart respond. Immediately I raise my clothes to cover the part that has been smeared with medicine.

“te.. thank you” I said by holding my front clothes.

Max smiled as I knew it wasn't a genuine smile. That's the Bad Boy smile that swept me away.

“Rest... I go.” he said with a nod of my head. Max disappeared from the sight of my eyes leaving my heart still beating.

“Meow? (You why?)”

“Nothing.” calm my heart. “Fucking cat!! You spent all the fruit I took?!”