Davian
My palms pressed into the ground as I lowered myself again, shoulders steady despite the strain. I preferred training before the others filtered in. It gave me space to think.
“Elian,” I said quietly, keeping my breathing even. “What’s the mood back home?”
There was a brief pause before he answered.
“There are some whispers here and there, but nothing that can’t be handled,” he answered. “Your mother sure misses you and…”
“And?” I demanded.
“And Lera has visited twice, wanting to know where you were,” he muttered. I pushed up again, jaw tightening slightly as I closed my eyes and took deep breaths.
“What are you going to do about this?” he asked. “Do you think Lily will handle it well?”
“Lily knows,” I sighed, then told him everything that had happened.
“Well, it shoul
