It had been three hours since Chad had left to talk to Aria. Zadkiel assumed that things would have either been on fire or as cool as ice by now.
The evening was drawing nigh, and Zadkiel found himself famished after sitting under a tree for hours, waiting to hear back from his friend. He thought it would be wise to get settled in the castle for now. There was no chaos, so that was a good enough sign to proceed with caution, still playing as the someone sent from Imperial to 'help the prince', at least until they are all ready to reveal the truth.
The guilt he felt never made it easier, either, since he saw just how much his actions had affected everyone. Zadkiel never believed himself to be a spoiled prince growing up, but he was used to getting what he wanted. Had he let this old luxu
