Kel found herself falling asleep in the carriage often during the coming days of travel.
It seemed Calix intended to ravage her thoroughly and completely every single night without fail, until the point Lucy felt the need to pull him aside and give him a lecture.
Kel overheard them once just outside the inn the party had stopped at for the night.
"Ke-I mean, Her Majesty is not superhuman! You need to let her rest once in a while!" Lucy was in the middle of scolding an unimpressed Dragon Emperor.
"I believe that's between me and her, not you," the man insisted with folded arms.
"Why don't you just go take a bath or something and handle your little 'problem' on your own instead of exhausting poor Kel!" Lucy shot back.
"Problem?" Calix's voice grew dangerously icy. "What exactly are you trying to imply, Dame Lucille?"
Lucy bore her teeth.
"No normal man-"
"I-I don't mind!"