Ave swirled around to face him upon hearing his words, a frown settling on her face. "Then why did you spar with the prince of Nazia today in the garden?" she asked, curious and confused.
Orion had said he was sitting next to Lucian when the challenge was made, and he had requested to marry Princess Nani, a woman Ave had noticed looked and dressed more manly despite being a beautiful woman with honey-colored skin and light brown eyes. Well, Ave had noticed this because she'd been keeping an eye on the woman after she'd heard Lucian wanted her as his wife, but now...
Lucian didn't immediately reply to her curious question. He casually took off his coat and dropped it behind a chair at the front of the desk, then made his way to her bed. He kicked off his shoes and pulled the blanket before lying down on it and making himself comfortable, all the while Ave watched what he was doing with a small frown.
