Chapter 34: Sleeping Tight (1/2)

”I actually have a bad and good news for you guys, what do you want to hear first?” Lilian still had a bit more to tell them.

”Tell us the good one first.” Caizhi asked.

”Well, this is actually one of the main human cities, the city that holds the Fort Hilkhell, where the best soldiers are at post to defend our borders this side. The Hilkhell city was once one of our defensive stands on the old war and, since then, humankind has chosen this city as a strategic point. I recently found that there are multiple teleport channels connecting this city to other main cities on our territory. It is a given that our Blazing Phoenix city, the capital, is connected here as well.”

”We will be able to teleport back.” Seth said.

Lilian nodded.

”However, a lot of people have recently came to this city and the teleport formation has exceeded its limit. I directly asked the owner of that business for priority using my status as a princess, but it will take more or less three weeks for everything to be back to normal, allowing us to use their services.”

”That is not a problem, we will be just in time for the Fire Labyrinth. What is the bad news then?”

”Well, there is not a single unoccupied place in the entire town, so we are stuck with a single room for three people.” Lilian said awkward.

'What?! There is no bad news then.' Seth hid his grin looking around.

”Don't worry girls, I can sleep on the floor while you two sleep on the bed.” Seth put a blanket on the corner of the wall already preparing his place for the night.

”No! You have just woken up and are still injured, we can't allow you to sleep on the floor, right Lilian?” Caizhi said concerned.

Lilian looked with a complicated gaze, but nodded nonetheless. She has never slept on the floor, but there was someone injured, and it took priority.

”No! I refuse to sleep on the bed and let you girls sleep on the floor, where would my dignity as a man be if I allowed that?” Seth vehemently refused.

”But we can't let you sleep on the floor. What if your injures get worse? How about we all sleep on the bed then?” Caizhi proposed.

Lilian was about to refuse that idea, but Seth refused it first.

”No, that wouldn't be proper.”

After hearing his plain refuse, Lilian actually let her guard down.

”Well, if we separate ourselves with pillows, we can probably do it.” Lilian was the one that proposed this.

”Are you sure?” Seth asked.

Lexi couldn't believe how easily these girls were falling for that obvious trap. She was hearing all his bullshit, wondering if any human would be idiot enough to trust him and; Voilá. It didn't even take a minute for them to fall.

After some more time discussing their schedule for these three weeks, it was finally time for them to sleep.

There they were.

Seth on the right corner of the bed and Lilian was opposite to him on the left corner, while Caizhi stood in the middle.

Lilian stood up and was about to turn off the lights when she suddenly remembered the scene she saw after entering the room where Seth and Caizhi were.

'No, I can't allow them to stay close to each other.'

”Caizhi, swap places with me please.” Lilian blurted this idea out of nowhere.

”Huh?”

Lilian quickly moved through the bed and changed her position with Caizhi. The lights were already off and suddenly she started to feel the sound of her own heartbeats quickening.