"Malek," Dariél raced forward and grabbed his shoulders. "It is truly you, but how!?" He began raising his voice with watering eyes.
"Relax little brother, let's sit and talk." Malek patted Dariél's head as an older child sibling would their younger counterpart.
With their exchange, everyone relaxed once more and quietly observed as Malek sat and prepared to begin speaking.
"Dariél, you're in trouble again…" Malek began, and Dariél only sighed as all their current problems came back in full swing. "I calculated ahead of time and spent many sleepless nights to make sure I met you here, I even abandoned my ranks, I needed to hear from the horse's mouth the reason for betraying Arká."
"Betray?" Astrá began to scowl, but Dariél held up his hand signifying silence.
"Lady-Astrá, even if I
