Adelia's cheeks had turned a vivid shade of pink and she had to bite the inside of her cheek to keep her tongue from lashing out, because she was sure that if she tried to utter a word, she would stutter.
So she could only give a resigned nod and respond with a simple, "Okay" as she took a deep breath.
Azel looked taken aback. He clearly wasn't expecting her to accept his proposal so readily. As far as he knew, he had thought that she was bound to protest.
He tilted his head slightly to the side in mild confusion. "Hmm? How come you're not against this, Milady?"
Adelia shrugged her shoulders and managed to respond steadily, the pink shade of her cheeks extending all the way to the top of her ears.
"Why would you assume that I would be against it?" she asked. "We're already out of the castle now and it would be suspicious if you were to go back in to get another horse. So even if I don't like the idea, I'll just have to make do with it."
