The Scent I Miss

You aren't going anywhere. It's okay, so don't worry and go to sleep.

Even after coaxing and reassuring her like that, A-yoon tossed and turned for a long time without falling asleep.

There was no way something that had tormented her for years would get better overnight.

Since I'd expected something like this to some extent, I held her tightly beside me until she fell asleep.

A-yoon didn't finally fall asleep until about four hours after lying down, and only then could I lie down with peace of mind.

'It took longer than I expected.'

Normally, I would have looked around the city while A-yoon slept, but I gave up because I felt she might wake up if I did.

You might wonder why I was planning to go anywhere when I knew it would make A-yoon anxious.

I meant exactly that I planned to look around the city.

There was something I needed to look for while I was at it...