Despite my mental insistence that I cared not, I took my time savoring the delicious breakfast on my plate, subtly prolonging each bite – delaying its consumption in anticipation of Vaelin's arrival. Yet, he seemed to be lingering over his affairs in his study, leaving me to endure the tedious wait.
Stupid demon affair.
The matter could have easily been postponed until after breakfast, yet he insisted on attending to it immediately, subjecting me to this nauseating sense of tedium that made each mouthful a struggle. It would have been a pity to go hungry for such a trivial matter, so I compelled myself to consume the freshly baked croissants filled with sweet almond paste, then proceeded to indulge in the sliced melon adorned with honey and embellished with crushed pistachios. By the tim
