Chapter 51: The pesky twins
It was the vice-captain's first time witnessing Anthanasia display such fervor towards another person. The sight was so startling that he had to blink a couple of times to confirm it was indeed happening.
Laurel had always suspected Hael and Anthanasia had a good rapport, but he never fathomed they would be this intimately connected.
Though Trojas was an open-minded nation, people still held rather traditionalist views on how men and women should interact with each other. Times had certainly changed, and men and women could share close bonds without external feelings involved, but it was still a surprising sight to the older man who had always believed that Anthanasia was one of those traditional people.
She kept her interactions with her male colleagues to a minimum and only associated herself with them when necessary.
"What are you doing here?" She exclaimed, bringing Laurel out of his thoughts.
"I had a day off and wanted to spend time with you." He said.
The smile on her face grew. "So you were intending to keep your promise. How kind of you." She joked.
Laurel was taken aback when he heard this. Was this truly the same Anthanasia who once believed that making jokes was beneath her?
Hael shook his head. "I always keep my word."
Anthanasia's eyes then travelled to his shoulder, where a bird who hadn't spoken a word since she got here sat perched on it.
"Hello Loki. It's nice to see you as well." She greeted him.