Chapter 76

The next day we had to report to Raymond’s castle. He had given us a few days off as he had promised, but now it was time to get back to work. Nocturne and I arrived at the castle and were escorted by one of the royal butlers to a private lounge room in Raymond’s personal quarters. While I had been to this lounge before, I was surprised that he was inviting Nocturne, a woman, to his private quarters. I was even more surprised to see Kosma sitting on one of the sofas of the private lounge room when we arrived. She was wearing lounge clothing, which indicated to me that she felt very at home in Raymond’s private quarters.

“Albert, how are you feeling?” Raymond greeted me when we arrived. His outfit was almost as relaxed as Kosma’s; however, he took his title as king very seriously and was not currently wearing lounge wear even if he was dressed down a bit.

“Well, thank you.” I smiled as I shook hands with Raymond. “I am very grateful for the time you gave us to recover.” I to