I woke to someone shaking me gently and saying my name. I groaned and rolled away from it, which caused the person to shift off the bed entirely, the mattress rising as their weight left it. I tracked their movements around the room through the sound of shuffling but I was too deeply tired to open my eyes or ask questions. I let myself slide back down into sleep without much resistance.
It happened again not long after. "Nova."
I pulled the duvet tighter and muttered something that was meant to communicate leave me alone. Whoever it was laughed at that.
"I know you can hear me," Phoenix said, and I could hear the amusement underneath the patience. "I just wanted you to know where I am before you wake up properly. I have to go and speak with the King. I will not be long and I will come back for you at lunchtime."
