Kael waited for some seconds, watching her, the hallway silent around them, while she stared at the floor for a long, careful second, thinking it through.
"Doesn't sound like a bad idea," she thought, then raised her head and nodded once, slowly.
Right after, her mouth opened as if she wanted to argue but Kael lifted a finger, stopping her from saying whatever she was about to say.
Morvienne closed her lips and swallowed hard as her eyes immediately flicked down to her feet, then back up to him hesitantly.
"Now that we have that settled," he continued, checking the time on his watch. "I have to leave."
"What about breakfast?" She blurted as he started walking towards the stairs, surprising herself with the smallness of the question.
"I have something very urgent to attend to," he re
