A Vigilant Watch

Mineah had a great night and for the first time in her life, she found herself enjoying the effects of alcohol. She and Nikolai were back inside the Corvus Palace and were walking under the cold night of snow holding hands.

"You're swaying," Nikolai muttered and she laughed when he suddenly scooped her into his arms. She wrapped her arms around Nikolai's neck as she basked his handsome face which looked tempting under the moonlight.

"You look like you're going to eat me anytime now. Why walk when I can just teleport us inside our bedchamber in a snap?" Nikolai teased.

Mineah pouted, protesting, "But I love this cold weather. Why are you always in a rush? I want to sober up first and walking outside like this will help. Ah, I wonder how Lord Fritz and Laura are doing right now. Should I give him a heads-up?  Laura can hold her liquor well, she hardly gets drunk. But she likes to put on a show and act wild when she's had a few too many…"