Give it your best shot

"Wake up, Sleeping Princess," I called out to her.

The more precise phrase would have been 'Sleeping Assassin', but then the statement would have lost its classic charm, so I had to compromise.

Anyway.

As if my words were the cue, Noelle's eyes fluttered open. Her unfocused eyes dashed around, then focused on me, as if recognising me.

"Samur- ahh!" She clutched her head as she tried to sit up.

"Whoa, whoa," I lent her a hand because I'm a gud boi. "You still haven't fully recovered."

"Ah," she exhaled sharply, "What… what happened?"

"You fainted."

"I did…? How? Why?"

"Neia said that you were exhausted. Apparently, you pushed yourself too far."

And I was the reason for that but let's not discuss it.

"I did, huh," she sighed as she leaned back on the bed. "Yes, yes, I am a bit exhausted."

"Just what happened that you had to push yourself to the point of fainting?"