Chapter 11

"Damn you! What do you want?!"

"Time to wake up, Commander! The sun's high in the sky! How long are you going to lounge about in bed?"

A loud yell came through the door, and Riftan threw a fierce look at the speaker as if he could see through the door.

"Did I not tell you I'd gut you alive if you disturbed me again? Do you have a death wish?"

"Can you not contain yourself until you're back home? We have to leave for the capital as soon as we reach the estate!"

"Delaying things by a day or two isn't the end of the world! Stop whining!"

"Commander!"

"I'm coming, I'm coming! You ruined the mood, you little bastard!"

Riftan ran a hand through his hair, and Maxi stiffened as he spat out expletives that she had never heard in her life.

He sprang up with a look of annoyance. "Get the carriage ready! We'll depart soon."

In response, the man behind the door stomped away.

Riftan let out a great sigh and looked at the floor. "I really shouldn't have brought those bastards with me…"