Chapter 212: The perfect man
Lord Ridgewood didn’t get to question him after that since Cass could hear Lady Ava waking up. He heard as well, and both men turned their attention towards her as she opened the tent and glanced around. She seemed confused, dazed still from her nap until she slowly woke up.
"Where’s everyone else?" She asked and it was Lord Ridgewood who answered.
"Fiona is disciplining them." He said calmly and that only seemed to confuse her more.
"Why? They haven’t really been up to anything." Cass was begging his body not to blush. Begging himself not to react.
"Hmm. Sure." Lord Ridgewood replied and that only made Cass’ eyes dart to him. What the hell did he know? And what was he trying to say right now? To Lady Ava of all people?
Lady Ava blinked a few times, before she shook her head and sighed.
"They probably did something stupid. They haven’t been arguing as much as they used to, but maybe they got into a big one while I was asleep." She mumbled before stumbling to the third bench and sitting down. She yawned, and Cass stared at her.
"How are your levels right now?" He asked and she flushed.
"Oh. Right. I should check that, shouldn’t I?" She seemed embarrassed and closed her eyes, focusing for a moment before she opened her eyes again. She seemed pretty satisfied. "I’ve recovered quite a bit. I think it’s thanks to a few of the suggestions you made yesterday." She said, giddy. "I messed up a few times today, but I still managed to do what you suggested most of the time. I can’t believe I’m bouncing back so quickly from near exhaustion." She sounded really happy and Cass felt a gentle smile touch his lips.
"I’m glad it’s working out and that my suggestions weren’t harmful." Cass told her and she giggled.
"I don’t think you could suggest something harmful." She said and Cass felt his smile twist slightly. She might not know it, but there had been several times that Cass had. Well, not Cass, but Lord Blackburn.