When Luke returned to his room, he found Monica and Roxanne sitting inside while the others were nowhere to be seen.
"Ah, you're back. Did you start helping with the cleanup as well?" Monica asked.
Luke gave her a wry smile. "No, actually, I had some work to take care of in the workshop."
Admitting that he had been busy 'punishing' Laila out of nowhere would have been rather awkward.
"Oh. What about Laila?"
Luke approached the bed and replied, "Resting and cleaning up. You know how she gets after every meal."
Well, she had already been fed twice, so it would naturally take her a little longer than usual to recover.
Roxanne, who had been listening to their conversation, eventually asked, "So, Luke, how long have you been planning this trip?"
Luke shrugged. "From what Ilya told me, I could reach her tribe in two days if I travelled at full speed, allowing a few hours for rest along the way. But I'm not planning to rush there."
