She looked absolutely drained, a subtle but noticeable hint of dark circles under her eyes.
Raphael had gone too hard on the training the night before, especially after she jokingly suggested that he'd be a lot less of a dick if his manhood got chopped off.
To her surprise, he hadn't taken it lightly.
She'd never seen someone so focused on proving they could still be a jerk with one less appendage.
Honestly, she wasn't wrong, though.
Raphael was more of a knight than a family man.
Right now, it was the first period of class, and she was about to pass out in her seat.
"Why do you look so exhausted?" Beatrice asked.
Verena flashed a tired grin, grateful for the distraction. "Had to look after a wild boar."
"A wild boar entered the campus?!"
Verena couldn't help but stifle a laugh.
It was a complete lie, of course, but it was much easier to say she'd fought off a wild boar than to admit she'd been battling with Raphael all night.
