Chapter 197

To make up for the stamina I'd burned through overnight, I ate a hearty breakfast, had a massage, and finally felt light enough in body to go outside.

"Why not rest today?"

"I didn't push myself hard enough to need rest."

"Even so."

He studied me with a face full of concern, and I answered him with a smile.

"I'm going to go see my dragon and take a nap. I did just tell you to rest, so you won't be doing anything else either, will you?"

"If that's what you want, then as much as you like."

Rohanes answered as if he'd been waiting for exactly that, satisfaction practically dripping from his expression.

He kissed my cheek, and the look he gave me afterward was so full of lingering reluctance that I almost laughed, but being wrung out all night had been more than enough for me.

I should…