Morning sunlight spilled quietly through the long palace windows, turning the silk curtains gold. The room smelt faintly of jasmine.
For once, the palace corridors were empty and only their much-needed silence remained. The room carried this comfortable warmth that was too hot to ignore.
Lilith stirred first. Her eyes opened slowly before narrowing against the stripes of sunlight touching the bed. For several moments she simply remained beneath the blankets, feeling the heavy arm wrapped around her waist.
He was still asleep which wasn't a surprise to her.
Atheline was not a morning person. Usually, she would be the first to wake up, prepare herself while he slept his way through all of the ruckus she was making.
It was always a mystery to her really but it still made her happy to see how comfortable he had become, unlike the first time she had brought him to the palace.
