Book 18: Chapter 2
Luna gently placed a cup of tea down in front of me: “Your Majesty, it is not good if you get to work straight away after returning to the North. You should rest first. If you are too sleepy, head back and sleep. Sleeping in your chair is not good for you.”
I sat up in a hazy state. I looked outside. The flames were still burning. I looked back at Luna: “Luna, what time is it?”
Luna bowed: “Have you forgotten? After you finished dinner, you sat here and fell asleep. Consort Lucia told me not to wake you, and let you sleep for two hours before waking you. Everyone has returned to their rooms. You should go back to your room to rest at night. I have notified Consort Lucia and Consort Nier. They will not disturb you tonight.”
I grabbed hold of Luna’s hand. She looked left and right in a flustered fashion. In a soft voice, she protested, “Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Not now! Someone will see us!”
“I want you to sit down, and have a cup of tea with me. What are you thinking?”
I looked at Luna feeling confused, while she went red in the face. She lividly admonished me with her gaze. She whipped her hand, sat down in the armchair opposite me and grumpily looked away. I passed her the cup of tea in front of me. I walked over to her. I gently caressed her hair and tenderly said, “Sorry, Luna, if it’s tonight, we can…”
“What are you saying? Why do I not understand? Were you not going to get some good sleep tonight?”
Luna turned onto her side and looked at me with a polite smile. I smiled back then walked back to my armchair and sat down. Luna didn’t say anything else. She was most probably still upset. I didn’t have any spare energy to pamper her, so I leaned into my chair and spaced out as I stared at the crackling flame.
A short moment afterward, Luna turned to face me. She couldn’t hold it in any longer. She questioned, “Your Majesty, did you not go to the elven lands and humanity’s to have a break? Why are you so worn out after coming back? Also, I heard an accident happened at Troy City. As I am a maid, I did not dare to ask any further questions. What exactly happened?”