Chapter Thirty-seven

Chapter Thirty-seven

Ulric

I felt light and calm after the swim, the cool water having washed away the tension I had been carrying for days now. This was what I loved to do whenever I came to my private space; I would swim and watch away the stress and tension I had kept up with in the castle for days. It was such a good therapy.

I took a quick glance at Lis, wishing she had joined me; the water was perfect, and I imagined how much fun it would have been to swim together. It would have been so great and nice to have her in that water with me, swimming around and enjoying the warmth of it together. But she didn’t join in. She just sat there, watching, and I didn’t know why. I hoped she was enjoying herself, even if she wasn’t doing much.

I didn’t just bring her there for her to watch me swim around and do things that sets my heart light from the burdens I had been carrying for days, I wanted her to be free and do things she wanted to do too. But it was like she was being shy and pul