Chapter 69

[1750 B.C.]Elaine's POV

She was in the library - I knew because I had heard the maids talking about the plans cancelled with Asmodeus.

"I shouldn’t intervene, if she cancelled something with the prince... then she must want to be alone," came to mind and yet contradicted me. My feet just moved carried away by my selfishness and when I realized I was in front of the library; and then between the shelves until I stopped at that place more to the center - where a fireplace was lit and Asra stood, leaning the table with a large book in hands.

His eyes rose toward me.

"Elaine" The redhead’s face seemed to light up when she said my name.

Don’t kid yourself, she’s just surprised.

"Hi... are you... busy?"

She closed the book with a thud and smiled.

"Not exactly, but... I thought you didn’t leave your room."

"I don’t go out much..." I muttered and mentally completed 'but heard you were here...'

"Hummm" Asra threw the book on the tab