Rui opened his eyes.
Barely.
He woke up, but the pleasure that enveloped his body was deep.
He wanted to close them again.
"Hmm…" He heard a sleepy moan.
He glanced down.
Senior Xanarn was asleep next to him, resting her head on his bare chest.
For a moment something felt off.
Something was deeply off.
Yet before he could even consider it, a wave of deep serenity and satisfaction washed over him, soothing his mind.
He glanced around the room.
('This… This is my room in the Quarrier Orphanage,')
Suddenly, another pang of uncertainty struck his heart.
Something was wrong.
Yet his mind relaxed before he felt the need to investigate further.
"Mmm… You woke up?" Senior Xanarn murmured sleepily.
"Did I wake you up…?"
"The change in your heartbeat did," She murmured sleepily.
She opened her eyes, staring straight at him. "Did you have a nightmare?"