Chapter 70

Chapter 70

"Let's get out of here first. You said we were switching rooms."

"Oh, right. Let's move."

Aidan stood in the hallway with his chin propped on his hand, seemingly lost in thought for a moment.

"This won't do."

"What won't?"

"We don't know when that Achlo will come back. I can't leave you alone."

"The knights will be guarding the front anyway, won't they?"

"And that bastard still got in."

"...So what are you proposing?"

Instead of answering, Aidan took my bag.

"Stay with me in my room."

"...What?!"

***

And so, here we were.

"What are you doing? Come in."

I had ended up sharing a room with Aidan.

No, was it even right to call this a room?

"I never imagined you'd use an entire floor."

Shouldn't this be called a house, if we're being exact?

"Even using this whole floor, it's smaller than my room…