Breaking the Chains - The Dragon Prince fanfic

The Prince Regent

Rayla is a light sleeper and has always been the first to wake up back when she was traveling with the boys to Xadia. So it wasn't a surprise for her to see them sprawling and cuddling at each other like magnets.

Nostalgia hit her as she watched them snoring lightly, their breathing patterns were almost attuned to each other, with sleep crusties on their eyes and dried drools marring on their respective cheeks. The elf felt humbled to witness how relaxed they were in her presence, but at the same time, it bothered her how vulnerable they were in their sleep. She remembered telling them numerous times not to lower their guard even if she was around, but the boys' lax attitudes were giving her nothing but a headache.

Shaking her head with bemusement, she got up to fix her cot and beddings before she walked around Ezran's bed to reach her sleeping boyfriend.

"Hey, Callum. Callum, wake up," she nudged his shoulder incessantly until she heard a disgruntled moan. "Rise and shine, your Majesty."

His bleary green eyes met her lilac ones, then yawned. "What time is it?"

"It's time for you to beat some old bald guys with bureaucracy." she chirped much to his annoyance.

"It's too early to mock me, Rayla." he groaned, stretching his limbs languidly for a delicious pop.

His movement made him realize that his brother's arms were snaking around his torso, his head burrowed on his chest. It should've been an impossible feat since Ezran's cast leg was strapped remotely to the ceiling, but the mage prince somehow invaded half of his brother's space in the middle of the night which ended them both snuggling at each other to sleep.

Callum couldn't help but smile sweetly as he brushed his brother's unruly hair with his callous hands, his action didn't rouse the young king a bit.

"I'm trapped," his hoarse voice was laced with endearment.

The elf shook her head then planted a kiss on his cheek, just a shy away from his upturned mouth. "See you in the dining hall."

"Hmmhm."

Callum took a deep sigh as his girlfriend exited the room, then glanced at his brother's side where she slept last night. Her cot has been stowed away neatly, as well as her pillows and blankets.

Which prompted him to do the same thing.

Ezran stirred when he felt someone prying his arms away from a very comfy pillow. "Callum?"

"Good morning, Ez," his brother greeted drowsily.

"You're leaving?" he asked, then squirmed when Callum removed his sleep crusties with his damp thumb. "We - Where's Rayla?"

"She left a few minutes ago." was his answer. "Did you sleep well?"

The boy nodded with a stifled yawn. "Best sleep I've ever had since yesterday."

"That's good," the mage prince got up and began to fix his beddings. "I hope you remembered Doctor Levi's advice to be a good patient today so he can clear you and Bait to return to your room before the end of the day."

"I've been a good patient since the beginning."

Callum hummed as he fluffed a pillow he stole from Ezran last night. "Are you sure? Because he told us otherwise."

He chuckled at his younger brother's disgruntled rumblings, who eventually averted the topic by asking "Did Corvus bring it already?"

"Bring what?"

"You know, the wheelchair?"

"Ah. That. Nope, not yet. Depends on how long it will take them to assemble it. Don't get too excited or Opeli might force you to bed rest until your leg is fully healed."