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Turning back to the elf, Nora gave a smile, “I’m fine… Zac left earlier.”
“He left? But no one drove him home.”
“He wanted to-to take a walk. Get some fresh air.” The elf looked towards the hall behind him seeming worried.
"With no guards?"
"He wanted to be alone," she said. That seemed truthful considering that her friends were not being let out of the yard at their new home apart from when they visited the palace.
“It’s late and it’s not safe for a human here.” Nora held her breath. If only he knew…
“It’s okay, he’s been gone for a while – I was just looking at the statues. He called me and said he has already made it home safely.” She pointed to the phone on the table beside the door only just having noticed that it was there.
“Oh. That is a relief. Tell him not to do that
