Chapter 497: Long Nap
Derek woke up from his nap, or rather, extremely long sleep, the next morning. He was surprised that nobody bothered to disturb him, and he was able to sleep all the way through the day, then all the way through the night. It was something he hadn’t done in a really, really long time. Luckily, because of the system and his stats, the awful feeling that he would normally get when he slept too long did not appear.
Instead, he only felt mentally rejuvenated. So much so that he couldn’t help but wonder why he had even been hesitating over something as small as taking out a person who threatened those he cared about. Huh… maybe I really did need a super long nap, he thought with a chuckle.
“Oh good,” a voice said from the entrance. It was Malorie waiting with a big mug of something that was giving off a bunch of steam. “You’re finally awake.”
“I am!” Derek replied cheerfully as he hopped up from his chair and made his way to Malorie. Looking at the mug once again, Derek paused. “Oh… no…” he muttered.
“Did you realize it?” Malorie asked.
“Why didn’t you come wake me up?” Derek asked. He had been looking forward to the dinner that Silvi had been planning on making with the wood from the Echoing Willow and her dragon flame all day the previous day. Then, he’d gone and slept through it because nobody chose to wake him.
“Silvi actually came to get you, but after seeing you, she decided not to wake you. Your companion is at least a little considerate when it comes to you,” Malorie replied.
“Yeah… that, or she decided that having one less mouth to feed would mean that there was more for her to eat,” Derek said.
“Well… there is that, too,” Malorie chuckled.