When Ezra returned to Brannion, fuming at the encounter he just had with Scythe, he knew that he wanted to see Ophelia soon, considering that the thought of losing her was something that didn't sit well with him.
However, he knew that it wasn't time to bring her back from Eliard yet. Valerio and her had gone to that city in the hopes of finding an ally against Jenna and Justin in the war that was coming their way, and disturbing her before that was done or revealing himself to another mortal soul so soon was something that he did not wish to do.
And so, walking into the dining area of the palace, made with balconies lining the magnanimous room, he made a beeline towards the liquor cabinet and proceeded to pour one for himself.
That was when he sensed Adrian stepping out of one of the
