After seeing Eunice off, Velin remained in the study for a while before returning to his bedroom.
After being away for ten years, he sometimes truly missed his bed.
When he opened the door, he saw flowers of all colors filling the windowsill. A faint fragrance permeated the air, and the furnishings in the room had remained largely unchanged from ten years ago.
He went to the window, kicked off his shoes, and lay down directly on the bed.
As time passed, Velin pulled the blanket over his stomach and drifted comfortably off to sleep.
The sun set, and night fell.
Xuemiyya stopped outside the bedroom door and waved to Hilda and Sisina, telling them to go rest.
Seeing this, the two Head Maids lowered their heads in salute and departed.
Velin had not been seen anywhere in the castle that afternoon. There was no need to think about it—he had obviously gone to sleep.
Pushing open the door, Xuemiyya waved her hand to light the room's Magic Lamps. She came to the bedside, looked at her soundly sleeping husband, and reached out to poke his cheek.
"Not vigilant at all."
She tucked several strands of silver hair from her forehead behind her ear, bent down, and gave Velin a light kiss on the lips before undressing him.
Before long, Velin had only one garment left on his body.
Xuemiyya pulled over the blanket and covered her husband with it.
After finishing all this, Xuemiyya went to the right side of the bed, removed her clothes, and lay down. She pulled Velin's right arm over to use as a pillow, then extinguished the Magic Lamps, closed her eyes, and slowly fell asleep.
Early the next morning, feeling the soft sensation against his right arm, Velin narrowed his eyes and raised