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Chapter 10 - Cold water

 Early in the morning, Lylah was taking a routinely walk inside the 

palace when she heard droplets of water falling down. She 

immediately stopped outside the room, "Is there someone inside?" 

She thought as she stood anticipating on what to do. 

 She finally grabbed the handle and slowly pushed it until she 

could see what was inside with one eye. "The bed is still intact, that 

means no one slept in this room." She said while casually opening 

the door and entering inside. 

 "They didn't close the window?" she thought while standing facing 

outside the window, she crossed her hands as she breathed in 

deeply enjoying the morning cold breeze. As she turned around to 

the side to see where the water was dropping from, she got startled 

to find a man sitting in the bathing vessel. 

 At first, she wanted to run away then she remembered the face, 

"Isn't this the silly guy who dared to look at Nazen into the eye?" 

She thought as she was moving slowly towards him. "What! He is 

actually sleeping?" She said while touching his forehead. 

 As Orion opened his eyes, he couldn't stop smiling, "Am I in 

heaven, I had no idea there are beautiful ladies in heaven." He said 

in a slow voice while smiling. His senses came back to him when 

Lylah threw a handful or really cold water on his head, "Ouchi! That 

stung, what the hell is wrong with me." He said out loud while being 

surprised to find himself sitting in the bathing vessel. 

 "Who spends a night in a vessel?" asked Lylah, that startled 

Orion, he didn't realize that there was someone standing besides 

him. "What are you doing here?" He asked thinking it was a maid, 

"Wait! Yo-your highness! Wa-wa-what are you doing in here?" He 

asked again while stammering. "Are you that lonely such that you 

decided to sleep with water all night?" She asked while looking at 

him, "Can you please turn around, I have to dress up and speak 

with you your highness while standing." He replied while looking 

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