Chapter 219

"Let's go on a date, Diana."

Cassion, who'd come to find me at dawn, said it, propping his chin on the edge of the bed.

Barely managing to open my eyes, I glanced at the window, still dark outside, and rolled onto my side. Pulling the blanket up with me was just a given.

"Your Highness, I want to sleep more."

"Should we sleep together, then?"

"No!"

I just barely managed to shove him back as he tried to climb into bed.

"I can't sleep if you get in, Your Highness."

I made a pitiful face, and he laughed and dragged a chair over instead.

"You're going to sit there and wait? I'll just get up."

Thinking of him flying all the way to Nobel on wyvern-back before the sun had even risen, I couldn't bring myself to sleep any longer.

The moment I sat up, Cassion grabbed my shoulder…