Lady Riskar eased herself down into her chair, crossed one leg over the other, and focused on the wolf sitting in front of her.
“It is a shame that this expedition did not reunite you with your brother, Corsair, but it would be foolish of us to start drawing conclusions from his absence in the ruins.”
The team had returned early in the morning, rousing the ictharrs at dawn and packing up all their equipment before setting across the empty plains towards the stationary convoy. Corsair, throughout the trek, had noticed both Axel and Rohesia keeping an eye on him. He suspected Axel had overheard their conversation, perhaps listening from the bottom of the steps, but he took no offence. The apothecary merely wanted to ensure he was all right.
“I’m just scared of what can happen to him out h
