Searching for the Emperor (1)

Holding back.

At those words, Arveda's face turned bright red in an instant.

"I-I, uh, wh-what?!"

You know how I feel? And you can still say that?

"Ughhh...!!!"

Arveda stared at Rowena with her flushed face, then started flailing her arms.

"I-I have a sleeping habit! It's just a sleeping habit!"

"Liar! Dragons live for so long! Are you saying you spent all those years sneaking into His Highness the Crown Prince's bed? This only started recently!"

"I-It can happen suddenly. After I found my true name... S-something might have changed, so...."

Arveda's tail, which had been held high moments ago, slowly drooped...