Caelir's efficiency was astonishingly high.
Maybe he really couldn't wait for that clingy Talieran to get away from Elena, or maybe he wanted to show off his capabilities in front of her. In just one day, everything had been arranged.
On the morning of departure, Talieran hugged Elena tightly at the estate entrance, his blue eyes full of reluctance.
"I'll be back as soon as possible." He held Elena tight, voice muffled. "I'll bring you the best gems... and for the baby."
He said the last two words extremely quietly, only audible to Elena, carrying a kind of secretly hoarded sweet excitement.
"Stay safe, listen to Captain Kalio's arrangements." Elena patted his solid back. "I'll wait for you."
Talieran lingered for a while longer before finally, under Captain Kalio's pol
