Little Tyrant Doesn't Want to Meet with a Bad End Chapter 478.2: Wife (2)

Deep in the night, in one of the rooms of the Ten Fortresses, Roel sat on a chair with his eyes fixated on a book he had brought with him. There was a huge bed behind him where two women lay asleep. Stuart had also fallen asleep on a desk by the corner of the room.

It was all quiet except for the ticking of the wall clock and the occasional flipping of pages. Roel found this rare moment of peace delightful.

When the clock finally struck midnight, Roel closed his book shut, quietly rose from the chair, and made his way out of the room.

It was a great deal of trouble, but they were able to sedate all of the scholars who had lost their minds after a while. Those who managed to stay sane were also exhausted after all they had been through and quickly fell asleep.

Despite the Treant High Priest’s death, Roel and Lilian dared not to let their guard down, especially since they knew that the Collector possessed powerful spatial means. Thus, they had agreed to maintain Ten Fortresses and stand guard for the night.

Guard duty tended to be extremely boring, so the two of them decided to meet up. Of course, the more important reason was that they were reluctant to part ways just like that.

Roel slowly made his way across the corridor and toward the sentry tower. This was the location they had agreed on earlier in the evening, but after some thought, he decided to make a detour to the guest room to prepare two cups of tea.

The mountainous region near the border of the Austine Empire tended to turn extremely cold at night, especially at higher altitudes. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to bring some tea over to warm them up.

After preparing the beverage, Roel began walking up the sentry tower. At the top of the stairs was a door linked to the fortress wall. He opened it and was welcomed by a beautiful black-haired woman standing beneath a starry night sky.

“The stars look bright tonight, senior.”

“You’re here, Roel.”

“My apologies for being late. It took me some time to prepare tea for us.”

“You don’t have to apologize; I’ve only just arrived mys

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