Chapter 54

DREXON "Zayden?" I knock on my son's door, standing outside. One thing I did not expect was for him to react that way towards Luneth. He always vocally expressed his displeasure for Maljore, but he never behaved or spoke so boldly to her before. What was different? Was it because he was all grown now? He does not respond to my knock but stays silent. I knock again and grab the handle, opening the door as gently as I can. He is seated on the bed with his back to the door, facing the open window. "It's already getting late; you'd catch a cold," I say as I walk over and close the windows. "I like the breeze," he murmurs as if that is what I wanted to hear from him. "Are you okay?" "Of course," his tone is sharp, and I had never seen him react this way. "I couldn't be better." his smile is annoyingly painful, as if he were trying to make it feel that way. "You suddenly came home with a wife, and you think I should be okay?" "Is this because I did not tell you beforehand?" I asked, sitting