Chapter 29 - 28: What It Means to Be Free
Kael woke before dawn. Not because he wanted to—his body simply refused to let him sleep any longer.
Seris sat cross-legged on the floor. Her eyes were closed, face unreadable in the dim morning. But she wasn’t asleep.
Kael sat up with a groan, pressing his palms into his eyes before running a hand through his hair. "You sleep with your eyes open?"
"You are careless," she replied. "You slept like a dead man all night. Without a single worry. That is worse."
"Huh!? Why would I worry?!"
"You said you bought me for your protection. That means your life is at risk. And now you’re saying why you should worry. I had to spend the whole night staying alert. If I were an assassin, you’d already be dead."
He swung his legs over the edge of the bed. "Great. Exactly what I need."
Seris rose in a single fluid motion, as if she hadn’t been sitting for hours.
"You talk too much," she said.
"I know. Now let’s go, it’s time to eat."
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