Chapter 7Raphael
Raphael walked out of his sleeping chambers in the morning and was greeted with a gallant bow by his previous cherub, Zakiel.
“Good morning, Your Highness,” he said. Zakiel guarded his room all night, as his new duty required, but he wasn’t supposed to be alone in the morning.
“Where’s Dante?” Raphael asked.
“I haven’t seen him leave, Your Highness.”
Well, that was said with satisfied condescension. Raphael did not want to get angry first thing in the morning. He didn’t expect Dante to be diligent in his every single duty, but waking up early wasn’t that difficult. They were over this yesterday.
Raphael wouldn’t usually enter his guest’s room without permission, but this situation was an exception. As he expected, Dante was still sleeping.
The prince closed the door
