It was a bedroom that seemed to imitate a glass greenhouse.

From the third to the fifth floor, the exterior walls and ceiling reaching a height of about 10m were made of transparent glass.

The darkened night sky filled the walls and ceiling as the sun set, and the twinkling light of stars gathered around the clear moon was as vivid as if seen outdoors.

‘Wow, it’s amazing.’

There was a reason Litania thought of a greenhouse as soon as she saw it. Tall tropical plants and vines were densely growing along both edges of the glass walls, giving the feeling of staying under the protection of a forest.

Under the dark night sky, the shadows of the large plants unexpectedly had soft and rich colors.

Perhaps due to the moonlight, the intertwined plants that looked more blue-green than black gave off a cool forest scent.

Soft moonlight shone from the sky, while magical glowing lights made of magic stones illuminated from under the glass tiles on the floor.

There was a reception area with sofas and tables, a simple office cum library with bookshelves and a desk, and beyond a low partition, rows of closets were visible, seeming to be a dressing room.

All areas were distinguished by the color of the floor tiles without walls.

“You’ve arrived, Litania.”

“Orbis.”

Orbis, who had been sitting in a chair by the window, walked leisurely towards Litania. A sound of flowing water could be heard, as if there was a fountain somewhere.

A large glass greenhouse as if a forest had been moved, a night sky that seemed unbelievably vast for being indoors, scenery dyed jade green in the moonlight.

Watching Orbis approach through that dreamlike scenery, Litania let out a small sigh.

“It’s amazing… How did they create such a space indoors? Did they renovate a botanical garden?”

“It’s a room made with the narrow-minded idea that a dragon would like a space with trees and water.”

“Didn’t Orbis like nature?”

“I do like nature. But this isn’t nature.”

“Ah.”

Litania nodded slightly.

Hearing that, indeed this greenhouse-like bedroom was an imitation of nature, not nature itself.

To Litania, it seemed mysterious and beautiful, but to a man like Orbis who always experienced vast nature, such a greenhouse would feel like a crude imitation.

Perhaps it would have been better to provide an ordinary bedroom. This strange space was created by half-hearted consideration and prejudice.

“You’re right. I was short-sighted.”

“You don’t need to say that. If you like it, I like it too.”

“Actually, when I first entered here, for some reason I was reminded of the prayer room in our main palace… no, that treasure vault.”

Come to think of it, that place also had a structure that opened up from the 3rd to 5th floors. The only difference was that the glass was translucent and there were no plants inside.

“The altar over there is quite large… Oh, it’s not an altar?”

“It’s a space for us to rest.”

The large bed in the center had no posts or canopy, so from afar it looked just like a spacious altar.

If it hadn’t been surrounded by soft blankets and pillows, I wouldn’t have thought it was a bed.

‘Are we sleeping together here?’

Thump.

Although it was a fact I already knew, being conscious of it made my heart flutter anew.

“Litania.”

“Um, I need to change into my nightgown!”

As Orbis approached, the nervous Litania quickly changed the subject while covering her shoulders. He smiled slightly and pointed to the dressing room where the closet had been visible earlier.

“I’ve unpacked your luggage. The white wardrobe you see on the left is yours.”

“Th-thank you.”

I don’t usually stutter, but lately I’ve been strangely stumbling over my words often. Litania bit the inside of her mouth and scurried over to the dressing room. The light on the floor flickered softly.

“Hey, don’t peek.”

“The partition is low, so I can see anyway.”

“Turn around!”

“Hehe.”

Since it was a space where Orbis stayed alone, they probably removed cumbersome walls or high partitions, but it was incredibly inconvenient now that two people were using it.

‘They probably thought it would be fine since we’re married… but still, show some consideration!’

Instead of being considerate by moving plants and streams, they should have been considerate by separating the dressing rooms for men and women. The consideration of the imperial palace servants was clearly missing a screw.

‘He’s really not looking, right?’

When Litania poked her head out from behind the partition to check, she saw Orbis standing with his back turned towards the window, hands behind his back.

Litania changed clothes with relief.

‘When I attended the ball, a lady-in-waiting helped me change clothes, but I guess they can’t enter the special room.’

Of course, Litania preferred to change clothes by herself, but the problem was that dresses were difficult to put on alone.

‘Well, I won’t be wearing it twice, so I guess I can just take it off roughly.’

She tried to loosen the strings tying her back and pull herself out, but the dress wouldn’t loosen, as if it was tangled somewhere in the middle.

‘Huh?’

She tried to reach around with her arms, but couldn’t tell where the problem was. Litania tried to pull the strings while checking her back in the mirror, but perhaps because her arms were reversed, it tightened instead, constricting her body.

“Ugh!”

“Litania, what’s wrong?”

“It’s fine…”

Litania crouched down awkwardly so Orbis couldn’t see her and hid behind the partition, then stood up again.

‘Snow did this much, so it should be fine.’

She was wearing a chemise under the dress anyway. It should be fine since she had shown her underwear once before.

…In fact, he had seen her naked before.

“Orbis, I can’t take it off by myself. Can you help me?”

“Gladly.”

Orbis spun around, and his tall figure quickly drew near. He crossed this vast space in just a few steps. Without needing to move the partition, his long legs stepped over it and approached behind her.

“Shall I help you remove the dress?”

“Y-yes…”

Large hands brushed her waist and the strings constricting her body loosened. Warm body heat touched her back.

Orbis’s bare hands, without gloves, undid the strings and spread open the dress, fully exposing her back. He gently wrapped her shoulders as if to help remove her arms from the sleeves.

‘Ah…’

She was going to say she would do it herself, but his movements were so natural that she missed the timing to speak.

The dress that had clung so tightly when she tried to remove it alone now slid down smoothly, like shedding skin.

Even though she was wearing a chemise and wasn’t naked, for some reason the gaze from behind felt hot, and Litania covered her chest area and hunched her body.

“I-I’ll change into my nightgown myself. Thank you…”

“Understood.”

Contrary to his agreeable response, Orbis didn’t move away. Instead, there was a rustling sound.

“Orbis?”

Turning around, Litania was startled to see Orbis’s upper body fully exposed. He was taking off his clothes.

“Wh-what are you doing?”

“I thought I’d change into my nightclothes too.”

“B-but you can just use magic to change instantly!”

“Since I’m in human form, I thought I should change like a human.”

“Oh my, so close… Go over there to undress!”

Trying to push Orbis away, Litania couldn’t bring herself to touch his bare skin, so she quickly pulled her feet out of the dress husk and scurried to the side.

“Let’s turn our backs and change, okay?”

“Alright.”

As Orbis turned around, his broad back came into view. His body revealed in the bright moonlight was beautiful enough to make one lose their senses.

Litania stared blankly at his back for a moment, but when he moved to undo his belt as if to remove his pants, she startled and quickly turned around.

‘Am I crazy? What am I staring at?’

After telling Orbis not to look, she had almost lost herself watching him undress completely.

‘But since he’s seen my body once, it would be fair to see Orbis’s body too… No, why do I keep having these strange thoughts?’

Litania lightly patted her cheeks to ward off improper thoughts and tried to change into her nightgown in front of the mirror.

…Orbis’s back was visible through the mirror.

‘Oh my.’

She quickly covered her eyes with both hands, then slightly parted her fingers to check the mirror, then closed them again.

‘Why is there such a big mirror in the dressing room… Of course there should be.’

The one fortunate thing was that there was no mirror on Orbis’s side, so he couldn’t see Litania changing.

Litania kept her head bowed low, trying not to look at the mirror as much as possible, and quickly stepped into her nightgown skirt.

After putting her arms through the sleeves and buttoning up, she finally raised her head to see that, thankfully, Orbis in the mirror was also wearing his nightclothes. The fact that he was still turned around showed he was trying to keep the promise Litania had asked of him.

“Orbis, I’m done changing.”

“Yes. I’m finished as well.”

With permission granted, Orbis turned around.