Marianne turned towards the desk, watching Jacob work in silence. How could he turn her away so easily? After all that had occurred a few hours before…she resolved then and there to ignore his orders.

Huffing, she crawled deeper into his bed and placed her head on his pillow. He could spend the rest of the night plotting battle strategies, but frankly, she was getting some much needed sleep. 

[color=a187be]“Fearless leader is so busy,” [/color] she muttered. “[color=a187be]Always looking after the others. How interesting he is. So very interesting. I’m staying in here tonight,” [/color] she said with finality, already closing her visible eye to reinforce that statement.