Outside the house, the menservants brought the horses over and waited for Naoki and Daisuke to mount them before releasing the reins.
Sitting on his horseback, Naoki tilted his head to the side to look down on the Ito family had their gazes on him.
A deep sigh escaped from his lips as he turned his attention to Haruka who was watching him with deep reverence in her eyes.
He could already tell the thoughts that were going through her mind but that was not his concern at the moment.
There was a more pressing need he wanted her to get.
"Haruka," he called out so informally, surprising everyone.
"Listen to your mother and don't run about. Those people are more heartless than I am."
Saying that, he gently hit his hose by the side with his right foot, urging it to move forward.
Before joining his Master, Daisuke added.