It was several hours before Erik and his wives awoke again, draped chaotically across his bed after teleporting there one by one from Naeku's new throne room. All of them still naked, they somehow awoke at the same time and groaned as they stretched their bodies.
"Good morning," Erik told them all, grinning from his memories of last night.
All four of them greeted him back, but Erik quickly noticed Naeku was staring at Emily with narrowed eyes. The princess was sitting up, her legs curled up against her chest, while Emily was lying on her stomach, legs in the air, hands under her chin, as she looked back Naeku with mischievously pursed lips.
"Are you blaming me?" Emily asked with playful curiosity, seemingly indifferent, her legs slightly swaying in the air.
Yet, Naeku smirked, her chin resting on her knees. "This bond Erik created between us all is really useful, huh? Why pretend to be indifferent to my feelings when you know the bond will reveal the truth?"
