Prompt: With the Castle undergoing a huge remodel, Kiran and a Hero end up as roommates!

Kiran burst into Anna's office, stopping the rebounding door with an outstretched sleeve. Anna showed no reaction to the sudden loud sound. She picked up the lone report that got blown off her desk. "Is there something I can help you with?" Anna said blandly.

Kiran swung wide around an office chair. "We need to talk about the new room arrangements."

"I can't do anything for you," Anna said flatly. It was almost like she expected the summoner to suddenly burst into the room demanding negotiations. "The castle is going under renovations, and we have no other place to put you."

"Hear me out, hear me out," Kiran said quickly. They took a deep breath.

"I am the summoner," Kiran enunciated.

"You are the summoner," Commander Anna agreed with an uninterested tone. She nodded along listlessly as her eyes scanned the latest file.

Kiran paced around the clutter on the floor of the commander's office. "I want to keep my identity and look hidden."

"Yep," Commander Anna sighed, stamping the document with the Askrian seal.

"Rooming with another hero would risk my identity and gender being revealed. And if that is the case, I should not take a roommate."

"That makes sense," Commander Anna said, already moving to the next report.

"So stop rooming me with people on your betting list!"

Were they being petty? Absolutely. Let the Order do what they please, but they will firmly defend their stance.

"To be fair, you were nearly the last person in the Order to join the betting list. Almost everyone has a stake in this." Commander Anna pulled out the paper in question. Peering down on it, she said "How about Mercedes?"

Kiran threw their hands up. "I've read the list you know!" Kiran paused, eyes lighting up. "What if I am a guy?"

Anna looked up. "Both of us know you wouldn't do anything, regardless of your gender," she said mildly. Her eyes narrowed. "However, if you aren't a girl, I'll be losing 50 copper."

"Of course you had to bet so much," Kiran shook their head. What did they expect?

"Come on Kiran." Anna pleaded. "Unless you want to room with some of the more… unsavory bunch, I suggest you choose someone fast."

Kiran slumped. "Do I have no choice?"

Anna nodded solemnly, a glint in her eye.

Scanning the list, Kiran settled on a familiar name. "Saber then," they said in a defeated tone.

They lost their resolve awfully quick…

Commander Anna's smile grew a little too wide. "It's settled then!"

Kiran sighed, closing the door quietly. Peeling off their day cloak, they switched to pajamas and a loose-fitting nightgown that concealed the shape of their body.

Rooming with Saber actually wasn't too bad.

Kiran never liked to spend their leisure time in their room, so it wasn't as if they were in there much outside of bringing strategies home to pour-over. Saber thankfully didn't bother Kiran and has respected their privacy, much to Kiran's relief. Furthermore, Saber liked to stay out drinking, not coming home till late. All Kiran had to do was wave off the occasional invite from Saber to go drinking, and their life was pretty much the same as when they lived alone.

Kiran did feel slightly guilty for rejecting Saber so many times, but their work wouldn't do itself!

That and alcohol did tend to loosen lips…

They shook their head. They better stop following that train of thought, lest they make too big of a deal out of something so trivial.

Fjorm's conversation came back to them as they blew out the candle on their bed stand.