-Ashes-
As soon as the consummation had taken place, I quickly washed myself in the nearest bathing room before leaving Halia. I had no desire to stay with her any longer than necessary. The job was done. We were married, and we had lain together.
Now I wanted to be far away from her. I hated every second spent with her, both in and out of bed. I had been right. She was just as boring during s*x as she was during simple conversation.
I hurried out of the room, barely dressed properly, but I wasn’t going to the party that I knew would last until morning. I headed toward the stables for a good ride but had something else to do first. I turned around and started heading for the stairs. Laelia and my room were on the floor above.
“Already done?” I found Tylon in the next hallway. His clot
