Chapter L: The Light of Dawn Brings News
The next day, dawn broke as usual. Despite feeling quite tired after examining 20 individuals who were competing to provide the most suitable answers to my sometimes complicated questions, I woke up early. Cesare, as usual, had woken up before me and was watching me sleep.
"Cesare, are you awake?" I asked sleepily.
"Yes... I was waiting for you to wake up so I could give you some great news."
"If you were awake, why didn't you wake me up too? And what news do you want to give me?"
"Well, you were sleeping so peacefully that I didn't want to disturb you."
It seems Cesare has become quite the romantic since he came to Wallachia and reunited with me. Who knows, maybe he'll miss this environment next week, I believe.
"If you want to hear the big news, come with me..."
"Oh, come on... You could just tell me... You know I'm not in the mood to do anything in the morning..."
"Come on, you'll like it..."