'Besides, I'm not sure if they'll attend the birthday celebration.'
'The high priest and the archmage will probably send representatives only since they do not need a blessing or a curse remover related to water. From what I've heard, I'm not affiliated with them either, so there's no reason for them to come. Meanwhile, the divine witch is already out of the question since it was El-Pidio who came.'
'Hmn…'
'It's possible there's knowledge that can be found in books or ancient ruins, but I'm not sure about that.'
Lydia reached out for a meat tart as the gears in her head continued turning.
Chomp
Chomp
Clack
As soon as the bathroom door opened, she instinctively turned in that direction.
'Oh… he's done,' she thought as she watched Qhah-el step out and close the door.
When Qhah-el turned around and looked at the hearth, their eyes met.
Lydia held his gaze for a few seconds.
