A Home Is Not A Place
Raphael didn't stay for much longer after dinner. He decided to return to Ashland to see Rowena and told her his findings. They were not pleasant, but he thought she needed to know the truth.
Raphael used a portal closest to the royal palace and flew toward their bedroom on the third floor of the main tower. It was really late at night and he expected Rowena was already asleep. He was right. The woman was sleeping on their bed on the side that he used to sleep on.
A small smile curved up on Raphael's face as he realized Rowena must be missing him that she decided to sleep on his side of the bed tonight.
Slowly and without a sound, Raphael entered through the open window and landed on the floor. He walked toward his wife and gently touched her hair. He stood there, watching her sleeping for a good while, and then looked away toward the full moon in the night sky.