She didn't know when she had fallen asleep again in her old spot, but her arms were stretched straight out, lying in his place.
Her current sleeping position looked much more relaxed than before; she no longer resembled a perpetual hedgehog, forever coiled up in her own little area.
James Black bent down and kissed her on the face before turning and leaving home.
The thought that this departure would mean not seeing her again for a whole month made James Black have an almost irresistible urge to carry her off to the guard team's base to hide her away.
He especially wished that Jane Sampson wouldn't be an actress and would just follow his team instead, letting him see her every day—a thought that suddenly emerged.
But, James Black's rationality was still intact; he knew that was just wishful thinking.
