Book 15: Chapter 86
I questioned, “My number one priority right now is to think about how to escape this place. Why, though, can I not calm down? I can’t help feeling that there’s something left undone. I can’t get Irina out of my mind. I surprisingly couldn’t sleep well tonight. Last time, I could sleep well in this room, because I was afraid Irina might barge in at any moment. Now, however, I’m worried about her not coming back.
Why am I worried that she won’t come back? I clearly shouldn’t have any relationship with her, yet why am I unsettled? I never planned to do that; why am I suddenly concerned about this female dragon I just got acquainted with when the chance to escape is in front of me?
I can’t do this. I can’t do this. I absolutely mustn’t let this happen. If I get distracted with her anymore, I’m going to delay my escape plan. I shouldn’t be thinking about looking for Irina right now but how to hurry and escape. I can’t sleep right now anyway, so why not get up and scout the situation outside?”
I didn’t find out much the last night I went out. After judging my thinking to be abnormal, I returned to my room. However, I had to properly investigate the place tonight. I, at least, needed to know what would happen after I opened the door.
I figured I should head upstairs to Irina’s room… bring Mom out and see what happened. I went to the stairs on the right. I took a deep breath before stepping onto the steps and ascending the stairs. The stairs inside the mountain cave were made from stone. No noises were made when stepping on the steps, but as soon as I stepped onto a step, a voice spoke out from above. Soon enough, I could hear footsteps coming from above. Irina appeared at the end of the spiral staircase. She asked, “King Troy, is something the matter?”
“Ah… No… Nothing…”
“I see.”
Irina didn’t look odd. That made me feel I was an idiot. What happened weighed heavily on my mind, yet Irina looked as though nothing happened. She was calm and collected. I looked at her face. I was partially ashamed and partially nervous to the point that I couldn’t speak. I merely murmured a few words in an attempt to explain myself, when Irina didn’t care why I was there and didn’t ask what I wanted.
Irina nodded: “If there is nothing, you best head back and sleep. It is dangerous to be running around at night, as you will wake Mom up. Mom does not like being woken up at night. By the way, perhaps you are unaware, since you are not a pure-blooded dragon, but Dragons have extra sensitive hearing when sleeping at night. Therefore, if you want to open the door at night, Mom will hear you.”