This Time, To The Believed Path
Grandall's Secret

Forde now has a problem he has never faced in his entire life.

He was supposed to run his days as usual but this time he felt as if he was lacking something and did not know what it was.

This problem arose not long after he and his wife exchanged gifts. At first he thought it might be a problem because of the gift, so he took it and kept it nearby. But the problem doesn't seem to come from there.

Until a few days passed, Forde was still not calm because of the problem. He became a little unfocused doing his job and had a bad mood because something stuck in his mind.

What should he do with this problem. He tried to finish it but it didn't work.

Albert stared at the strange mistress who kept putting an annoyed face on her desk and then opened her mouth.

“Sir, are you feeling bad?”

“Why are you asking that?” Forde looked at him in annoyance and Albert carefully continued.

“Ekhm, actually from yesterday I was curious because your mood seems not good.”

Forde did not remove the frown on his forehead hearing Albert's statement. It seemed like the problem he had was worse than he thought.

“Haa... You are not wrong..”.

“Is there a problem you are thinking of?”

“More precisely I feel not calm but I also do not know why now like this.”

Forde sighed in annoyance. He really did not know what it was like to get rid of that weirdness.

Albert thought about the possibilities that might make his employer what he is today, but all he remembered was a very significant change that happened a few days ago.

“I don't understand either. I think your situation has improved a few days ago.” Forde stared at Albert strangely.

“What do you mean?”

“Don't you remember? When you were in the room together with the mistress?” Forde frowned furiously.

“You mean my situation is now because of my wife?”

Albert immediately confirmed his words.

“Not, milord! Quite the contrary! Didn't your condition get better after being with the mistress?”

Albert can vividly remember how Forde looked so freshly fit when out together with Leana from their room. 

Allegedly, the employer seemed to have gotten a very good rest at the time.

Forde thought about the incident.

“If remembered again, there is a point as well. At that time, my body felt very light and fresh, not as usual.”

“Maybe it's something related to madam!” albert said with passion. Forde blinked a few times.

“A, is that so?” Albert nodded quickly.

“I can confirm, my lord! I've never seen your face like that before!”

Seeing Albert's overreaction, Forde fell silent. If the incident at that time produced a positive thing, then what is he now feeling?

Tok Tok Tok

“My master, I came to bring you the news.”

Albert immediately walked to the door and spoke to someone behind it. He turned to Forde shortly.

“Sir, it looks like your order has arrived. I'll pick it up at the entrance so I'll permit for a while.”

“I understand.”

With his permission, Albert left the study. Forde resumed his work with a feeling of uneasiness. Not long after that, the knock on the door sounded.

“Log in.” Forde said without looking over the documents

ahead of him.

“Forde, it's me Leana.”

Forde stopped his hand and stared at the slowly opening door, revealing the figure of his wife from there.

“Sorry are you busy?” ask Leana with

bashful.

“No, I just wanted to rest.”

Forde immediately got up from his chair and walked towards the sofa. Leana walked in and put the sheet of documents she had brought to the table. He realized that Forde kept staring at him.

“Is there something on my face?”

Forde flinched and stroked his nape as if trying to divert his unrest. “Nothing.”

“Is that?” Leana blinked puzzled at Forde's slightly strange attitude yet she ignored him. After he was done with his affairs, he immediately prepared to leave.

“I just want to give you this document, so I will go soon.”

“Wait, Leana.”

He looked towards Forde who was moving restlessly. Leana tilted her head slightly.

“Forde?”

As Leana called out, Forde extended her hand.

“Leana, come. There's something I want to make sure of.”

Still in a confused state, Leana slowly walked towards Forde. When her hand touched Forde's hand, she was pulled firmly until it fell into her husband's lap.

“Forde?!”

Forde immediately wrapped his hands around Leana's body and fell silent. Leana who did not know what was happening was further made to panic as Forde's embrace tightened.

Will they repeat the incident the other day?!

With her face set on Leana's back, she could hear Leana's heartbeat racing in her ears.

In his hands, he felt a comfort slowly filling his chest. Forde smiled and laughed a little.

He finally knew the problem he was facing.

“Hahaha.. so so yes.”.

“Anu, can you explain what happened?”

Forde's laughter grew louder and the warmth on Leana's back increased.

“Sorry Leana. I think I made a habit

new.”

“New habits??”

Forde looked at Leana with a serious expression. Sipu by the side of Forde's cheek caught his attention. At that moment he realized that Forde's two eyes that had the green beauty of the ocean had a crease at the end of his eye. Adding to the charm that further shackles him.

“It looks like I feel restless if I don't hug you.”

“Sorry, what?!”

Leana was shocked and her face turned red like a boiled crab.

“So from now on, at least occasionally, allow me to hug you like this.”

Leana immediately grabbed Forde by the shoulder and pulled her body away from Forde. But Forde held him back.

“No, not that! Why is that so?!”

“Didn't I tell you that I made a new habit?”

Forde looked at Leana with a slight palpation. Looks like Forde started learning to make Leana give up on him.

“Leana, hugging you makes me calm.”

“???”

Leana felt she had just opened something new behind her head. He stared at the confused Forde where the more day he found his attitude and habits increasingly strange.

Forde leaned her head against Leana's shoulders and gently hugged her. Sensing Leana's squeezing body, she again pushed back her request.

“Please, Leana.”

Looking at Forde's head that was close in front of his eyes, his hands became itchy to stroke his black hair. Slowly his hand approached to grab the strands of hair but he also held back.

He imagined a big cat who was pleading by gently stroking his head. What a cruel tactic.

“A-I understand. At least if we're alone.”

Leana gave up and started stroking her husband's head. He was again surprised by the precious feeling that was overflowing in his chest. Behind his heart, he wanted to hug that head.

“Sir, I brought you your order..ah!”

Leana's hand immediately held Forde's shoulder again to break away, but Forde's embrace grew tighter and harder to move.

Frantically mixed with embarrassment, his eyes met with Albert standing still at the door with a surprised expression.

Leana who wanted to run away was still trying to get out but Forde who was upset because of his actions immediately raised his face and looked annoyed at Albert for interrupting his precious time.

Albert who was jolted with Forde's gaze immediately fixed himself and moved quickly to put the item he was carrying onto the table. His feet quickly brought him back to the door.

“I'll be leaving soon. If there was something I would be outside. Sorry to interrupt.”

Albert disappeared from the room. Forde, who was planning to return to leaning his head on Leana, was soon stopped.

“Forde, husband! Didn't the item you ordered come? Let's open!” exclaims Leana, looking for a way to get out of their position.

Forde looked at Leana with dissatisfaction but she gave up and let go of Leana. As Leana sat next to her, Forde grabbed the big box at the guest table and opened it.

Inside there is a pair of black axes with the tip of the dagger is blue.

“This... axe?”

“True. This is my flagship weapon.”

“Weapons?”

Leana did not recall Forde using an axe during a fight. Like the others, Forde usually fights his enemies using a sword.

“I never told you but actually Grandall has a unique power hereditary.”

“Unique power?”

Grandall is a family created by Forde himself. Means that is meant by downhill comes from his family of origin, Dianas.

“There's a story that was passed down a long time ago.”

The story of how every child born into the Grandall family (Dianas) would live as a commoner away from the nobility in his childhood.

This is a test so that the successor of the family can seek his true strength.

This story tells of one generation in which the child born was a boy at that time. He lived alone with his mother as a commoner away from the nobles. Although not luxurious, both lived happily.

The boy always helps his mother every day to find firewood for them and also for sale.

One day their village is attacked by a group of monsters and one of them comes to their house. Using the axe he used to cut wood, he managed to defeat the monster.

When help arrived, the boy had helped the citizens defeat half the monsters that attacked their village. That's when the boy found his true strength.

Not long after the boy's father came to pick him up and his mother returned to their real home.

With his unique abilities, the boy grows up to be a wise knight and is unbeatable by anyone.

“It was a story my mother always told me. This story is also a tradition that should be done in every generation but this tradition was stopped in my grandfather's generation.”

At that time Forde's grandmother had a weak body and since the birth of her second child, her condition had worsened.

Because of their condition they cannot carry on the tradition of the declining family.

When Forde was born, the reason why his father did not follow the tradition was because he did not want to let go of his wife, Forde's mother.

“In return, my father told me the secret of gaining that unique power and my mother always told me the history and traditions to know.” Obviously Forde.

Forde again reminisced about his childhood in Dianas but much of his current life gave him new colors.

Although not as it is in the story, his life outside Dianas can be counted as carrying out the tradition because he has lived not as a noble.

Leana listened to Forde's story seriously. Out of curiosity, his hand slowly grabbed the axe in front of him but Forde's hand took the hand and replaced it with him.

Forde easily picked up the heavy-looking axe and tried to swing it as if testing it.

He then brought the ax close to his ear and it disappeared with a greenish light.

“This is a way to store goods in krital. Just close it to touch, after that the items you want to keep will be absorbed into the crystal stone.” Obviously Forde while touching the earrings on his left ear.

Seeing Forde's movements, Leana subconsciously touched her earrings as well.

“These axes are quite sharp so I hope you don't carelessly touch them.”

Forde put another axe in her earring and brought Leana's hand closer to her earring.

“You do not need to worry, this earring will not feel heavy even though there are objects in it. You understand?”

Forde brought Leana's hand to her face and stroked her cheek. Leana shyly nodded quickly.

Forde smiled in satisfaction and kissed her hand then took it off. Leana's face was red to her ears.

“Looks like I held you off long enough. You still have a job, don't you?”

“Ah, yes, true too! Then I'll be leaving soon!”

Leana immediately regained her senses and moved quickly away from the study. Forde laughed again at the funny behavior of his wife and returned to his work.