Leto smiled. His surprise at finding those flowers still alive after Althea’s long absence from home must have been quite evident.
She motioned for him to sit down on the sofa while she went to get some drink to end the evening.
Althea sat down on the sofa next to him and handed him a long, narrow glass half-filled with some blue liquid.
“I only have Cianus Liqueur in the house. Maybe it’s too sweet for you…”
Leto shook his head and took the glass she was handing him.
“Sooner or later it will be necessary to dispel the myth that Cianus liqueur is for women and Aurus’ for men. Take me for example: I like them both!”
They sipped the liqueur slowly, silently sitting on the sofa shoulder to shoulder. They were tired, both because of the trip by car, and because of the long walk they had
