Lin Ye was originally just casually mentioning it as a joke. He never had expected that Pramanix would agree.

'Is this for real? A pot of catnips is worth more than ten dollars.'

"Doctor Lin?", seeing Lin Ye hadn't spoken for a long time, Pramanix whispers his name.

"O-Oh. Oh.", Lin Ye returns to his senses, "It's nothing. Please continue."

"What do you want to know?"

"Just...", Lin Ye thinks for a while and says, "How about why you have a conflict with your brother, and why do you want to come to Rhodes Island in the first place? If you don't mind me asking"

"I see. I can answer those.", Pramanix says.

"As for the conflict that is happening between me and him, you should have heard from Matterhorn.", seeing that Pramanix had already guessed it, Lin Ye will not deny it and nods

"Something like that, yes"

"Matterhorn worries himself about meaningless things."

"Something meaningless?", Lin Ye is a little surprised, "Why do you say that?"

"Because when I decided to leave Kjerag, he was no longer my brother,", Pramanix says softly.

Lin Ye is taken aback first. Then he says, "It seems that what's happened between you and your brother is really no small thing. If you feel uncomfortable to take about you can stop."

"Dr. Lin. It's fine. But thank you for worrying ", Pramanix says,

"He was and now isn't the same brother that I know. If it weren't for Enciodas. I... that is, Cliffheart went to Rhodes Island to be treated from the disease, I came along so I won't have any contact with that man."

Lin Ye truly feels this is a quite serious topic for her. I don't know what Matterhorn would think of hearing this. Lin Ye thought this in her heart, and then continued to ask, "Can I know the reason?"

"It's too complicated.", she says, "because many, many things have happened."

"It's okay, you can take your time. I'm not in a rush. So please tell me when you're ready."

"Uh, I think... maybe next time."

"Of course, I can understand. Please come by if you're ready or you just want someone to talk to. My door is always open for you. Everyone needs a person to lean on no matter how strong you are."

He doesn't want anyone to feel like he did in his past life, back in the hospital.

Alone.

That why he was glad he had his cats with him.

Pramanix smiles sweetly, "Actually, I don't know the reason. I always feel relaxed when talking to you Dr. Lin Ye."

"Is that so?", Lin Ye thinks for a while, and asks curiously, "Then how do you feel when you talk to me?"

Pramanix's finger lightly touches her chin. She pondered for a while, and then looked right into Lin Ye's eyes after thinking of something and says suddenly in a quiet tone,"Like talking to my dead grandma."

"I see."

"I was raised by my grandma... that man too," she says softly.

'She really didn't want to call the other person "brother"?', Lin Ye is the only child in his family, so he is very curious about both of the sibling's past.

"At that time, my grandma would often sit in front of me like this and put some extra clothes on me. Kjerag's winter is very cold, but when there was I with grandma by my side, even if there was no bonfire around, I felt warm.", Pramanix says softly,

"Actually, that man was the same too. A long time ago I sprained my foot outside. It was a snowy day. The man took off, then put me on his back. At that time, I was thinking, when I grow up, I will become a person like him, but then... he changed. He wants me to do everything I do for him."

Well, it sounds like a very twisty and bizarre story. Lin Ye really wants to know what happened.

"Ah, I didn't mean mention these things to you, but I did." Pramanix looks at Lin Ye, "Doctor Lin. It really hard to raise a defensive in my heart around you."

"I'm honored to be compared to such an amazing person. But, am I that old?"

"No. No. No. You are quite young-looking. Jeez, you're teasing me right."

"Heh.", Pramanix pouts while staring at him. Then a few moments later, she let out a giggle.

After they had let a few chuckles out, Pramanix takes a sip of the tea. Her brows slightly curled up, she stuck out her tongue, and made an electric face: "It's so bitter."

"Oh, Sorry. I don't really like sweets that much."

"Maybe I am not used to it. I don't like the bitter taste.", Pramanix puts down the teacup,

"But thank you for talking to me, Dr. Lin."

"It is nothing. Thank you for being willing to talk to me so much."

"No, it just so happens that I want to find a place where I can get some free time. After all, it's too tiring to go to work.", Pramanix says with a smile,

"and. Dr. Lin Ye, you promised to give me some of the herbs."

"You think I can give you more if you want, but that kind of thing is not actually called herbs.", Lin Ye says embarrassingly, "In fact, its name is catnip, which is actually for cats."

"What a cute name."

He gets up slowly, "Then I should say my goodbye, and go back to work."

idle for too long, but you will be discovered.

"Okay.", Lin Ye also gets up, ready to escort her out.

"I will come to talk to you again, Dr. Lin.", Pramanix says, "It feels really good to have a chat with you."

After sending her off, Lin Ye returns to the office and then finds Skadi staring at him.

Lin raises his brows at her, questioning her motive.

"Nothing.", Skadi retracted her gaze without anything more and went back to staring out the window.

Lin Ye really doesn't understand women.

{Rhodes Island's Psychologist}

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Proofread by Kingofkraken

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