Very late that evening, Eden was in the corridor on the first floor of the Inn, feeling nervous.
Darre was already in her room with Vukrus Tarrengust, and Mira was tapping Eden’s back. “Come on, tell me, what is stopping you? Suju is right on the other side of this door, or do you prefer to sleep in Cruriman’s room? Because I want to have some fun with Ma Yangfa, and if you sleep in my room, it will be kind of weird.”
“Yeah… I want to, but I am so nervous…”
“You don’t have to push yourself. We made you buy the ‘protections’ and all those toys, but it was only a joke. By no means were we implying you should do anything. Do it in your own time; there is no rush.”
Eden gave a slight smile. “I have waited so long for this; I am not going to let this chance go by. When I was in the Castle,
