Chapter 19 - Lend Me Some Money
Tave and Lily were quietly having lunch in the dining room, the scent of warm food drifting through the air while the little Fang darted around the room in excited circles.
Lily had placed a plate with a chunk of meat on the floor for him, but the pup kept running past it—pausing only to glance around with alert, curious eyes—before hopping and skittering about again. It was like he couldn't decide whether to eat or keep playing.
The soft clinking of utensils against ceramic echoed faintly in the room, a subtle rhythm underlining the silence between them.
Not an awkward silence. Just... still.
Tave's mind was simply elsewhere. Filled to the brim with thoughts—plans, problems, questions—and so full that there was barely any room left to start a conversation.
It was Lily who finally broke the quiet.
"There's going to be a visit from people of the Vensalor Kingdom," she said, casually.
Tave lifted his gaze, blinking as he processed what she just said.
Right... that was normal, wasn't it? People from Vensalor did visit from time to time.
"And?" he asked.
"What do you mean 'and'?"