Rosvisser finally had a rare free afternoon. She’d originally planned to attend a royal banquet, but the host had something come up last minute and postponed it to a few days later. Coincidentally, Rosvisser had worked late last night to finish today’s duties in advance—so she found herself with some precious time to rest.

She was wearing a camisole nightdress, lounging on the balcony of her bedroom with a glass of wine. Sunlight danced lazily across her graceful figure, warm and pleasant—utterly relaxing. But an afternoon this lovely... was meant to be shared with someone else.

"I wonder if the sunshine over at Saint Heath Academy is this warm too."

The Dragon Territory was vast, and the academy sat at least a hundred kilometers from the Dragon Sanctum. So weather differences between the two places were common.

Rosvisser’s entire mind had drifted into her thoughts, the wine beside her untouched. She turned onto her side, gently curling her tail over her belly. It was Wednesday. Still two days until Saturday. She didn’t even know if Leon could come home this week... It had already been over thirty days since he left for his post at the academy. He hadn’t been home once.

Not missing him? How could she not.

The doorbell rang, interrupting her thoughts. She poked her head up from the lounge chair—not exactly regal, and far from graceful. She looked more like a college girl on summer break at home, too lazy to even put on makeup.