Fiona“Will you be very busy for these next couple days?” I asked Alex cautiously as we walked back to our room hand in hand, after bidding farewell to our new friends.
He gave my hand a firm squeeze. “Yes, but I will make as much time as I can for you and Lexi, too,” he said very seriously. “We need to get out there as soon as possible, but not at the cost of rushing.”
“Good.”
I did not wish to say much more on the subject. I wanted to be sure we had some family time together before he departed, yes, but we didn’t need to dwell on discussing this part of things. How sad and difficult it was that he was leaving.
My Luna training had kicked right into overdrive when Alexander informed me he would be leaving for battle in only two days. This training prohibited me from feeling much, if an
