Murad walked into the living room, dumbfounded.
"Murad, you did not tell me you would have a guest... Hello, Master Copperhand," Colossal waved from the door.
Suri backed a few more steps away from Eric, picking up a plate from the dining table. "Please have a seat; I'll bring water to wash your hands," she said before manoeuvring to the kitchen.
"Major Murad was not at the plant yesterday, so I came by to find out why," Eric said, wanting to ease the awkwardness.
"Were you not informed? Murad has been reposted to the training arena. He will be looking after the troops." Colossal found it odd that the officer replacing Murad at the plant had not introduced themselves to the chief scientist.
"Right! That must have slipped my mind." Eric mustered a smile as if that would end the discus
