Ara was subdued since waking up. Emyr noticed this but he left her alone for a while. She might need some space for herself.
The weather had turned good. The yacht had found an alcove where they anchored until the morning came.
But when lunch came and Ara was still dispiritedly silent, Emyr decided to confront her.
"Are you sulking, Ara?"
"What? I don't know how to sulk, Emyr," Ara replied shortly. Her eyes avoided looking at him. "I'm just thinking..."
"What's bothering you, darling?" Emyr murmured while holding her cold hands and rubbing them softly between his warm palms.
"The Fire Dragon was coming to the Virgo Island! Every inch of the island quaked as the queen came home..." Ara quoted in an undertone. She glanced at Nuri, who was listening to her mother talking about life on V
