The candle lighting, the bed design that looked mostly for honeymoon, even the paintings—everything was in his taste, even his favorite color and aesthetics.
How did he get this so right?
"This is beautiful… oh, better than what I always pictured my room to be." Daniel jumped, letting his guard down as he leaped like a teenager onto the bed, landing on the soft mattress that sank beneath his body and embraced him warmly.
He laughed at the bouncing bed.
"Oh, so bouncy!!!" Daniel exclaimed, too happy to frown further.
Alex just closed the door, dragged a chair from the corner, and sat down, watching him check out the room.
Maybe Daniel didn't realize—or maybe he was just too excited to think too deeply—but Alex was the one who told Xylander how to design the room. Back at the Raven Lair, he had taken time to observe Daniel. Even when he was still an apprentice_ Adrian student and trainee, Alex noticed the little details of what caught his eye and what he secretly admired.
