Just let me be

As Peter led Roxanne into her room, she turned to him and smiled weakly.

"Honestly, Peter. I cannot thank you enough for everything." It was visible from the look on her face that she was tired, and he understood why.

A genuine smile crept up to his face as she bowed in courtesy.

"The pleasure was all mine Miss Harvey. Do make sure you get some rest."

"Hmmm." She nodded.

With that, Roxanne walked further into her room and Peter closed the door behind her. He turned his back towards her door and pulled his phone from his pocket. He clicked the home button to check the time.

It was already 9:00pm. He made a mental note to check up on Lancelot before retiring for the night.

Lancelot was clearly not in his Chambers, so there were only two places he could be in at this time; the king's study, or the salon. And with Reuben's presence, Peter was very sure it was the latter.

So, he tucked his phone safely into his pocket again as he began his walk to the salon.

The smell of booze and