80 Chapter 80: Afterglow

*Saffron*

I opened my eyes. The hot desert sun hit my naked body. I raised my hand to block it as I sat up. Where was I? This was not the ruins.

My eyes widened. I formed holes in the stone walls and looked around. There was no sign of the dragon. No signs of the ruins either. Just sand in all directions.

I rubbed my head and recalled Rose. Had she been real? I couldn't have slept with a mirage, right? My face heated up as I remembered her lustful eyes. She felt warm, but her sudden appearance made it hard to tell if she was real or not.

I sighed and began to put on my clothes. Regardless if she was real or not, I had allowed my passions to reign over me again. To think I could feel like that toward someone. Back when we were younger, Milo and Uncle Kaji used to joke about me being asexual. Gael likewise would tease me about it. Calling me stuff like 'hermit' and 'monk'.