I love afternoons like this, when it's just me and Daddy in his study and nobody needs him to save the world or make important decisions. He's reviewing some boring guild reports on his holographic display, but I don't mind. Sometimes it's nice just being in the same room, even when we're doing different things. The soft blue glow from his screens makes everything feel cozy and peaceful.
"You're staring again," Daddy says without looking up from the floating documents.
"I wasn't staring, I was thinking," I protest, curling my legs up under me in the big reading chair that's basically become mine. It's this super comfortable smart-chair that adjusts to however I want to sit. "There's a difference."
"Dangerous territory with you," he says with that smile that makes his whole face look different. "What were you thinking about?"
