HP: Embrace the Darkness

"Suzanne!"

The light fog in the morning had not completely dissipated when it was shaken away by a sudden sound.

Aces, who had just fallen asleep in a daze, also opened his eyes when disturbed by this sound.

It's not that he didn't hear the movement outside the door last night, but when it disappeared later, he didn't pay attention to it, and instead struggled with himself on the bed.

It was just before breakfast and I finally felt a little sleepy and fell asleep. Why did I wake up just now?

The amount of sleep was not enough, and the nerves in his brain were screaming with pain like crazy. The pain made Artes frown, and he rested on the bed for a while before sitting up.

When he came outside, Susanna, who was still awake, had been caught by the furious Joel, squatting pitifully at the gate and being scolded.

Joel's voice stopped abruptly the moment Asseth's figure appeared.

"Master Asseth, what did you-did I wake you up?"

He hurriedly thought about going over to help Asseth, whose face turned pale, so that Asses wouldn't be unable to walk steadily, so he gently declined his help.

Seeing this, Joel was a little annoyed.

The old housekeeper woke up today and spent a long time thinking about it in bed before he realized what Susanna had done last night.

For a moment, he was so angry that he couldn't control himself, so he grabbed Susanna and scolded her, but he never wanted to wake up Asseth.

"It's okay, I didn't sleep well to begin with." Asses relaxed and leaned on the sofa and said to Joel.

According to the quality of his sleep, even if there is no Joel, he will wake up soon, which is not bad.

Moreover, Joel's voice was no longer loud when he heard it. It was a string in his heart that he couldn't let go or loosen.

"Master Asseth, something is wrong with you. Are you hiding something from us?"

Joel got closer and observed Asseth carefully. He always felt that something happened to Asseth that he didn't know about and didn't tell them.

Susanna also came over. She also felt something was wrong, if she was used to sleeping with Snape. Now I need someone to sleep with me, but it shouldn't be that serious.

This kid is so old, and he's not the kind of kid who can't live without people.

Asseth waved his hand and looked away from the two of them, "I'm fine. What were you doing last night?"

Oh haha! Exposed.

Susanna quickly retracted her head and hid herself behind Joel, "My dear nephew, I suddenly remembered that I haven't folded the quilt yet. I have to leave first."

She ran as smoothly as ever, and even Joel, who had been prepared for it, didn't stop her.

"Master Asseth, please don't change the subject."

Joel doesn't follow Arthur's example. He has lived for so many years and has never seen anything.

Aces was silent for a moment, softly called "Grandpa Joel", and then looked at Joel without saying anything else.

Joel looked at him and finally averted his eyes. He had been a housekeeper for half his life. How could Joel not know that his behavior was beyond the rules?

He's just worried.

"Since you don't want to say it, then forget it."

Asseth sighed in his heart, but never let go. Once Joel knew, Anna would definitely know too.

"Grandpa Joel, don't worry, I'll be fine." Asses finally reassured him, because he wanted to know that Joel meant well.

Joel kept a straight face and said nothing, and just wanted to wait until evening to see Asseth.

As the night grew darker, Asseth returned to the room early.

Joel, who had been wandering around the manor, immediately reacted and pulled Susanna, who was originally unwilling to get involved, to the door of Asseth's room again.

Susanna: "..."

In order to avoid Joel, she went back to the room early and lay down, so why was she still dragged up?

If Asseth wants to sleep, doesn't she have to sleep?

What about human rights?

Are her human rights protected?

"Uncle Joel, Artes said it's okay, can't you trust him more?"

Suzanne tried to struggle.

Joel was unmoved, "You believe it when he says it. Are you a fool? Look at the many lies you tell. When have I ever believed you? When have I ever wronged you?"

"What nonsense... That's a white lie, okay?" Susanna's quibbling voice became smaller and smaller under Joel's death gaze.

"Okay, okay, then just watch. Why are you dragging me to watch? I also need sleep. My beauty sleep has been ruined by you."

Joel was looking intently at the crack in Asseth's door, but when he heard Susanna's words, he immediately turned his head.

"You have the nerve to say that you sleep all day long. What's the point of sleeping? Sleeping all day long is not enough. If you give half the quality of your sleep to Master Artes, I won't have to squat here in the middle of the night!"

Susanna was speechless. She had never been so speechless in her life. Was it her fault that she slept well? It's not like she doesn't let Ass sleep.

However, she didn't dare to offend Joel, who was obviously angry and unreasonable, so she simply found a place to squat in a corner and listened carefully to what was going on inside.

Her hearing was much better than Joel's. As soon as she calmed down, she heard the sound of turning inside.

Asseth's hearing is also very good. Joel's cursing voice just now came in, and he was unable to sleep and had no time to listen attentively.

During the day, he specially spent time at the training ground with Raven and the others, except for dealing with family affairs. As a result, he was now physically exhausted, but his spirit was still high.

The conversation with the psychiatrist in the psychological clinic suddenly came to mind in my throbbing mind.

Dr. Jack: "Mr. Albert, your traumatic stress syndrome seems to be different from common conditions."

"Well...according to what you said, you felt the fear caused by the death of your lover first-hand, and your lover is still alive and can play a positive role in your symptoms, is that right?"

Aces: "Yes."

Dr. Jack pushed his eyes and said in a more relaxed tone: "This may be a good thing."

"Let me tell you my opinion. The origin of your illness is because of your lover, so she has a great influence on your illness. At present, it seems that she doesn't even need to do anything deliberately, just being by your side can make you feel Peace of mind and relief from illness.”

"In a way, your lover is both the cause and the antidote."

"So I suggest you let her know your condition and some psychological knowledge, and let her guide you."

"After all, a word from your lover can be worth a year's efforts of us doctors."

Asseth remembered that Dr. Jack made a humorous joke at the end of the words.

But that sentence is the solid truth.

"Why don't you go find Sif?"

Asseth turned over again, his thoughts turning into impulses running around in his body.

He could feel that every cell in his body was encouraging him to find Sif.