Keeping Him Loved

Chapter 26

        Add was handling business affairs with the nobles that he had to meet up with. Raven was asleep, probably exhausted from his most recent job. The only ones awake in the home right then were Dynamo and (y/n) herself. However, she was working too.

        "Dynamo, move tomorrow's patient visit to whatever time is avaliable this afternoon. Add has somewhere to be tomorrow during that time."

        "There are no avaliable times in the span that you have requested. A medicine delivery that has been marked as optional is within that time frame. Would you like for me to remove it?" Dynamo displayed the schedule details from holographic computer drone that Add created.

        "Yes, put it on mine instead. I can make the delivery myself." As Add's assistant, she had her own responsibilities. Her official title was Supporter which gave her the freedom to do anything that Add himself couldn't do. As of right now, she was in the kitchen preparing breakfast for when Add returned from his morning meeting. Multitasking was a bit difficult for her, but she managed. "After you make that change, let me see the updated data for Raven's condition. If I can help ease Add's workload in any way, I'll do it."

        "It's nothing different than before," Raven said from where he stood at the doorframe of the kitchen. (Y/n) quickly shot an elven curse at the scare. Raven did not make a sound when he walked through the house, and although (y/n) had gotten used to it by now, it still surprised her every now and then.

        "Good morning, Mr. Nasod Arm."

        "You can't just sneak up on people like that!" (Y/n) looked back at him with the beginnings of a frown. He stared back without a hint of remorse. Sometimes (y/n) wondered if he found it funny to scare her like that. "I didn't know you were already awake. Breakfast will be done soon, so you don't have to help this time." (Y/n) went back to cooking as she spoke. She had started earlier than usual on purpose so that Raven wouldn't help her. She had nothing against Raven's assistance, but he often snuck and used the heat from his nasod arm to cook things to perfection. It only severed to worsen his condition, and when confronted about it, Raven always shrugged and claimed that such a small amount of damage wouldn't kill him.

        "Did Add finally take you out while I was gone?"

        Curiosity kept (y/n) from directly answering. "You're not usually one to ask about those types of things. He must have complained while he was doing your check-up yesterday."

        "I didn't actually have to leave for a day. I stayed at a local inn and told him that I had a job to do." (Y/n) blinked in surprise. "Just think of it as a favor."

        "You really do treat him like a younger brother, don't you," (y/n) said with a smile to herself. Raven kept silent. He had opened up to both her and Add about the memories of his past. He wanted nothing more than to look out for them and avoid repeating such a tragedy. Raven had practically dedicated the rest of his life to ensuring their prosperity.

        "An annoying little brother," Raven could be heard barely saying. Perhaps he forgot that (y/n) could hear even those sorts of murmurs.

        "Master Add has sent a message," Dynamo announced. (Y/n) looked over to the the little nasod's display interface to see what was shown. Yet another job to do. "Would you like for me to place this on your schedule instead?" She could handle a simple inspection as long as Dynamo went with her to record all of the data that Add needed. It was no risk for the nasod to be out in the open now that Add used various forms of his technology in his medical treatments. Most people assumed Dynamo was a mere drone rather than a rare survivor of a highly intelligent race of machines.