Rukelion was able to get away with having the rest of the week off to supposedly help Daisy settle in as he had hoped. General Pace was unexpectedly generous since he had used his past excuse of only joining the military to give his fiancée a better life to his advantage.
He knew how cherished "Veronica" was so it made perfect sense for him to give a hardworking young officer time off to take care of her. Unfortunately, Rukelion would be using it for something else entirely.
He had to get home and pack quickly. He had an excuse ready. All he could do now was pray Daisy bought it.
"A hunting trip with Conrad?" she asked with a raised eyebrow as she kneaded bread dough. "That's pretty last minute. I didn't realize you guys even got time off. Why didn't you say anything sooner?"
