Evan's eyes snapped open the moment his senses detected something, and with a soft sigh, he slowly pushed himself up.
He glanced at Eliza sleeping beside him and brushed the lock of hair from her lips, but just as he tried to get off the bed, her arms wrapped around him tightly, pulling him back down.
He blinked in silence for a moment before turning to face her, her even breaths showing she was still very much asleep.
Then the thought of appraising her crossed his mind, and when he did, he saw that her level had risen from the 593 he remembered to 650.
Most of these levels came from Eliza venting her stress by slaughtering monsters in dozens of dungeons, including Kasteblum's x2 EXP dungeons, though Evan didn't know that yet.
With the increase in level came a strength that belied her slender frame, and even asleep, she somehow exerted all of it to keep him from leaving the bed.
