To say this person was a woman, the rough voice and height and appearance clearly screamed 'man'. To call him a man... Well, he was dressed in women's clothing, wearing a wig and strutting in high heels.

Persephone was a bit frightened, so she hugged herself and tried to hide behind Morpheus.

"This is Wynn Jeter." Morpheus turned and told her in a low voice, "Just call him Wynn. He's quite helpful. If you can't find me for anything, you can ask him. It's the same."

Wynn smiled and tried to shake hands with Persephone, but just as his hand reached out, he seemed to realize something. He winced awkwardly and pulled his hand back.

"Hey, did you lovebirds just have a spat?" Wynn asked. "I could hear everything next door! Did you bully her, Morpheus? Look at how much she's crying..."

"It's nothing," Morpheus replied casually. "Just some bickering."

"Um... you both haven't had dinner yet?" Wynn placed the insulated box he brought on the table, carefully watching their expressions. "I happened to make extra, so I brought it for you! These are all local specialties, girl. I'm not sure if they're good, but feel free to try. If you like them, I'll take you out for an authentic meal next time!

"Morpheus, go ahead and eat."

Morpheus remained silent.

Although Wynn looked peculiar, his smile was

her stomach to growl, breaking the

quickly ushered Persephone to sit and

Seeing his expression still blank, she started eating by

the best meal she had since arriving at Flinge. She hadn't grasped the situation during the first few days and had fast food every day. Then she got kidnapped by Kourtney's people and ended up at Morpheus' place...

turns out the taste here isn't that heavy, huh? I thought

down to eat

at her. All the hard feelings from earlier seemed to vanish with the food she swallowed. She was smiling right now,

this easy to please—some good food was

of tenderness shimmering

home, Wynn

sense he was kind-hearted but remained curious

admitted, "Because I'm a little mentally

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