Her Majesty the Queen Kept Watch

Beneath him lay soft earth; above him, white clouds drifted.

People with superpowers had no need for bedding.

For once, Leon relaxed his mind and slept soundly through the night.

His consciousness remained awake in the two duplicates inside his Inner World.

But at least his true body had spent the night asleep in Diana's arms.

A morning breeze swept past.

Leon's eyelids fluttered, and he woke.

When he opened his eyes, Diana was right there beside him.

In the morning light, the young woman glowed faintly, curled in Leon's arms like a peeled lychee.

Dew glistened on the ends of Diana's hair. Through the strands scattered across her face, he could see her flushed cheeks and gently rising, rosy lips.

Moist breath brushed his face through her parted lips, and the morning chill vanished.

Not that Leon actually felt cold.

The chill came from a distant hill, where Hippolyta was staring at him with icy eyes.

She had been watching for quite some time.

It was impressive that Her Majesty had held back all night instead of coming to demand an explanation.

She had even stopped the other Amazon warriors who had come running, some curious and others alarmed.

After the earthshaking commotion last night, every Amazon had feared the island was sinking.

Only when Queen Hippolyta told them, her face dark, that it was perfectly normal did they calm down.

Even then, they had spent the night on edge.

Only Her Majesty knew the truth.

Her precious daughter had been snatched up by a wild boar...

Though, judging by that terrifying racket, perhaps it was her own little pig who had gone after some wild greens from outside.

Honestly, Hippolyta was beginning to question everything.

Even when she had been with Zeus, it had never been that loud.