“It’s a pleasure indeed,” replied Joshua with a faint smile on his face.
It was at that moment when Bryson noticed a new face. Or at least half a new face.
A young man was standing obediently next to Joshua as he carried a medical kit in hand. The odd thing about him, however, was the fact that the youth was wearing half a mask. It covered his upper facial features, and it wasn’t unlike a masquerade mask.
“Could I know who this might be?” asked Bryson with a smile.
“A-ah…! Ah!” replied the masked youth as he pointed at his own mouth before waving his hands slightly. He then pointed at Joshua before placing his palm near his heart.
Seeing that, Mindy chuckled before saying, “Sanderson is Master Jenkinson’s apprentice, grandpa! He’s dumb so he can’t talk!”
Since both Mindy and Jasmine had returned to the Fenderson family mansion with Joshua, Mindy had had the opportunity to get to know Sanderson a bit more. That definitely explained her enthusiastic introduction of the youth.
“How could you say that, Mindy?” replied Jasmine as she looked at the straightforward girl with a sigh.
“It’s fine! After all, I’m already quite close to him! We got acquainted atop Yorknorth Mountain the day before. Surprisingly, though that was the first time we had met each other, I instantly found him to be quite familiar! Regardless, though he can’t really talk, I feel that we got to understand each other a lot throughout our time together, aren’t I right, Sanderson?” said Mindy with a smile. The way she said it, it was almost as though she was a close friend of his.
“Ah! Ah!” replied Sanderson as he hurriedly nodded.
“Haha! I apologize for the awkwardness, Master Jenkinson… Though Mindy’s quite the straightforward and reckless girl, do understand that she’s been a loving and kind person her entire life!” said Bryson.
“I can certainly see that… Speaking of which, my apprentice here suffered from face burns when he was very young… It’s the reason why he’s wearing this mask. However, I hope you understand that he’s quite a diligent worker. I bring him everywhere I go now, and in return, he gets to learn more and more medical skills and knowledge from me.”
“Well then! With you being such a great teacher, I’m sure your student will be equally as great!” said Bryson as he held on to Master Jenkinson’s hand while leading him further into the Fenderson family mansion.
“Hah! Did you hear that, Jasmine? Grandpa said I was kind!” said Mindy as she playfully pouted.
“Sure, let’s go with that…” replied Jasmine as she shook her head slightly with an annoyed smile on her face.
Seeing this, Sanderson himself rolled his eyes at Mindy though he made sure she couldn’t see it.
‘Kindness my foot! You’ve just never met a person who talks through sign language! You’ve only been nice to me since you want to learn sign language as well!’ Sanderson thought to himself.
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