---- sketches in the studio when I heard footsteps coming from behind me. Leo approached me with a shawl in hand. He hada warm smile, saying, ''The difference in temperature here vastly differs between night and day. If my chief designer were to fall ill, I'd have to pay a lot in liquidated damages." It was only then that I realized I was only wearing a thin dress, but by then, he had already wrapped the soft woolen shawl over my shoulders. He smoothly sat down next to me, picked up the design draft that I had revised multiple times, and looked over it carefully. "Are you trying to use a yellow gradient here to represent the sunset?" "Yes, but I can't seem to find a suitable fabric for it " "T'll take you somewhere tomorrow," he declared. He then smiled, the lenses of his glasses reflecting ---- the shadow of the desk lamp, and added, "Close your eyes." Unable to suppress my curiosity, I did as he asked. My senses became keener in the darkness. Leo whispered next to my ear, his warm breath caressing my skin, "Hold out your hand." I felt a cold sensation coming from my palm. When I opened my eyes, I saw a yellow-gradient fabric in my hand. It shone a faint gold under the lamplight, like the sun over a vast sea. "It's a handmade dyed fabric made in Iridia, and there are only two of its kind left in the world," Leo explained, touching the fabric with his fingertips. ''What do you think of using it to make your opening dress for Fashion Week next month? " I replied hesitantly, "If the results were to fall short of expectations..." ---- Leo suddenly held me by my trembling shoulders, and I could feel the warmth of his palms through the shawl. "Don't worry. I'm with you, so you're not alone."