"Oh dear. Am I making it too obvious?" he replies, smirking over at him.

He sighs at that, chewing pensively on his lip. "Maybe that works in Kaeleer. They don't understand." Trust had got people killed. Waiting had led to how the world was now. There wasn't any faith left.

"It was a long few days while you were gone. Too much time to think. Not enough distractions."