章 236: Chapter 74 - In the royal castle, again x2 (part 1) [side]

Patishi woke up to the unfamiliar ceiling but certainly a familiar presence holding her hand.

It was Veo, though, this time the older girl wasn't the one to initiate it - actually Patishi felt really uneasy sleeping in a vastly different place and got Veo's approval to sleep in the same bed.

"Ah...!"

The younger girl raised her head above the pillow and looked through the window, the sun was just about to rise.

"Veo, hey, Veo!"

Patishi pulled the blanket off her fellow attendant's head and started shaking her shoulder.

"...nnn... bright..."

Interestingly enough although Veo and her younger sister spent most of their lives underground Veo, completely opposite of her sister, developed a habit of always sleeping while completely hidden, so even while still half-asleep she started frowning and fidgeting from the discomfort when the warm sunrays tickled her face.

"Veo, wake up...!"

"Mnuah...? P-Patishi? What's going on...?"