I remained silent as Vladimier examined me as if trying to find something. When he finally seemed to find it, he gave a small smile. "Tristan, do you mind leaving us?" He asked instead of answering my question. "I'd like to speak with our guest alone." "Of course, sir." Tristan said, quickly bowing. Not saying another word, he hurried out of the room, leaving us alone. For a moment, he continues to not speak, instead choosing to take me in as if I were the most interesting thing in the world. "Well?" I pushed. If he were to say that we didn't know each other, there was a good possibility that I would call him a liar. The way I felt in that memory didn't lie, and it was very similar to how I felt about the other man that appeared. "Would you mind taking a walk with me?" He asked, tak

