She hummed, satisfied with the honesty.
When the plates were mostly cleared, Kael leaned forward—forearms on the table, gaze moving over the gifts still stacked at my end before finding mine.
"There's more we need to do," he said.
My shoulders tensed immediately.
"Here we go," Tala muttered.
I looked at the door. Then back at him.
"We are taking you shopping for clothes," he said. "You need decent ones."
The words landed more personally than I was ready for. My fingers curled against the edge of the table.
Kael watched me for a moment, then his expression shifted—just slightly. "This isn't from us," he said.
I frowned.
"Luna Ria asked us to do it." He held my gaze. "She gave me a list and her card. She wanted to make sure you had everything you needed—clothes, shoes, everything."
