Meanwhile, after Vaan left Eniwse's place, he visited Astoria's bedchamber in the imperial palace of the Holy Knight Empire.
The sleeping beauty was originally breathing stably, but Vaan's sudden presence caused a brief pause.
Astoria was a light sleeper; the slightest disturbance or sense of danger would immediately wake her up normally. But perhaps because she felt Vaan's familiar presence or the sense of security that came with him, she was only half-awakened.
Unbeknownst to Astoria, a different form of danger was creeping closer to her.
Vaan silently undressed, slipped into her bed, and slowly embraced her from behind. Astoria was only fully jolted awake when he assaulted her twin peaks and caused a strong pleasurable stimulation to rush up to her head.
"Ahh—!" Astoria cried, eyes snapping wide open with alarm.