Polyxia kept throwing noisy comments, so Rufus blocked one ear with a finger, then spoke to Somnus with the same old nickname he used since the past.
Unlike his sister sister, his senior brother said it without any hidden meaning, so Somnus did not feel annoyed by it.
"Wouldn't it be faster if you just told Master everything honestly and asked him straight?"
"…Idiot."
"Yes, he's an idiot."
If he could do that, he would have done it from the beginning.
Somnus for once agreeing with Polyxia despite himself tried to release his irritation by gently running his fingers through the soft black hair of the person he loved who is now asleep in his arms and lost completely to the world of dreams.
