"Maybe I did."
That earned a laugh from her, low and warm against my neck.
Her teeth grazed my collarbone, just a hint of pressure, and my hands tightened on her hips. The garden's warmth wrapped around us like a blanket, soft and insistent, and for a moment I forgot entirely where we were.
Then the pavilion chimed.
Not loudly. Not urgently. Just a single, clear note, like a bell being struck once and left to ring. The sound hung in the air between us, delicate and insistent, and Evelina pulled back just enough to look at me.
"Hm...?"
[Rest chamber closing, please complete rest and head to the next chamber]
"Looks like we'll have to continue this another time." Evelina sighed as she gently, though reluctantly, pushed herself away from me and stepped down from the table. "The timing really couldn't have been worse..."
"Then let's clear this place as quickly as we can."
"I couldn't agree more."
