章 290: Death

Deep within the gardens of the royal palace, Dahlia and Zoran were sharing a round of tea and snacks with one another while also being immersed in a friendly game of chess. It was an old hobby they picked up back when they were alone. Well, the latter taught the former since she had no memories about the game to try and pass the time, but that small gesture eventually spiraled to them just enjoying playing against one another whenever they had the chance. And now, with both of them being together again after so long, they finally had the chance to play a few rounds of classic chess against each other.

"Let me set up the board," Zoran hummed as he laid out the pieces with him taking the white pieces for himself. "You still play black, right?"

"You know me too well," she beamed at him as she prepared two cups of tea for the both of them. "Here's your tea, by the way."