The knights laughed and drank like they were on a camping vacation, completely oblivious to the fact that they were here in case of a sudden attack. Nonetheless, the air among them was merry, and some of them remained sober enough to keep the others from losing control.
The same could not be told about the Emperor's tent.
Everything had come to a stand-still inside, so much that they could even hear their own hearts hammering against their chests in that deafening silence. And to make it worse, Aurora could not have entered at the most crucial time.
Right when Tesarius had been taking off his clothes.
Gone was the armor he had on all day, the shirt underneath hanging loosely over his torso while his shoulders and chest remained exposed for Aurora's eyes to see. It was clear that he had been taking his shirt off as well, and had frozen in spot just like who.
