Thanking her for the meal, I was walking around the castle when I caught sight of Louis holding a cup in his hand.
"Someone's up early," he said knowingly.
"Couldn't get any sleep," I told him truthfully, to which he laughed.
"Understandable," he said and took an envelope out from his pocket, "this is for you," he said handing it to me.
"Me?" I was surprised.
"Yeah, open it when you're alone," he instructed me.
"Okay," I replied to him and went up to my room with the envelope curious to what it held. Sitting on the bed, I opened it to see a note inside.
Beloved Eve,
An urgent issue had to be attended last night regarding the neighboring state due to which Iwon'tbe available until tomorrow. Sorry love.
Love Ruka.
My heart sank after reading it as though someone had poured water on the fire. So much for the hopes, I thought. He was the king who had to be present everywhere; of course, he would be busy.
