The heat from the sting and embarrassment swells in my cheek as I force my arms to remain still at my side. I try to hide the swallow of forcing down the urge of nursing my cheek as she continues yelling obscenities towards me. I lower my eyes to the floor in silent apology though I don't truly feel as though I was in the wrong.
It doesn't matter if I really did wrong or not, my mistress believes that I have and that's all that matters for her.
She hasn't always been harsh to me like this. Ayame~sama is genuinely a good soul. I don't have to look up from the floor to know that she's crying with her rage towards me. I've only seen her behave like this once before, right after the still-birth of her son. She spent all of those days in her room, her only actions were actions such as these.
It wasn't until the fourth day of Growfest, St. Cuthbert's Day, when the priests arrived. When they left with her newly-risen son, none of the staff dared to ask a word of what happened. We simply accepted that now he lived and her gentle demeanor returned once more.
I don't mind taking her upset for the moment. I know it isn't her, it isn't me, it's only what she feels for the loss of him. His renewed body was lost once more. Not only has this burdened the lady, but the temple as well.
The Swami Chen-Tao of the Prāna Monastery was the one to return Tao-xin to our mistress when it happened. His white hood hanging from his head as the child-man lay lifeless in the Swami's strong arms. Our lady shrieked and screamed until she herself passed out. Chen-Tao stayed at her bedside until she awoke. The priests of St. Cuthbert retrieved her son's body before she awoke. Probably for the best that they did it so for her heart.
I could hear the deep and gentle voice of Chen-Tao as he explained the events of what happened upon her awakening. I stood still as a statue in the corner as Chen-Tao comforted the lady, never lifting my eyes from the foot of her bed as I awaited her need.
It has been nearly a month's time since this event. We're a day from celebrating St. Cutherbert's Day now and I grow curious to see if Tao'xin will return to Ayame~sama's life once more.
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