Just after dark, the lights in the Manor went dark as everyone but the guards on duty turned in for the night.
Dominic wrapped his arms around Alexis and pulled her into position as the little spoon, which made the Princess giggle.
"You're incorrigible. You know that we've got an early morning again tomorrow."
Dominic kissed her neck. "We've got an early morning every morning. But let me tell you a secret. We're actually the boss of them, if we make them wait, they can't stop us."
Every fibre of her being urged her to tell him that a Paladin was always true to their word, and a Princess was never more than fashionably late. But in a way, he had a point. If she informed the staff that she would be starting her day at ten in the morning, then that was when her day would start.
