Taira was surprised that none of the girls had woken up when they sensed Inadu suddenly enter their chambers.
Though they were generally hard sleepers, he almost figured that the arrival of another woman around their precious husband would have set them off.
Inadu was getting dangerously close to him and when her hand touched a particular part of his body that wasn't his leg, he sat up in a hurry and placed his hands on her shoulders.
"What are you doing?"
"…I am expressing my thanks to you for your kindness so far. I have no money or anything of value, but I can… do this for you, if it will bring you pleasure."
Taira showed Inadu a rare smile as he wrapped her in spare blankets from the bed.
"A kind offer, but one that I will have to decline."
"…Am I unappealing to you?"
Taira didn't really know how to answer that.
