"What?! Two to three weeks? That's... a long time."
Adrian gave him a flat look. "And?"
"What am I supposed to do until then?" Vyan asked, his voice a mix of disbelief and growing restlessness.
Adrian shrugged casually "I don't know. Maybe just keep doing what you've been doing the past couple of days?"
Vyan threw his hands up. "I've been babysitting and playing tag. That's what I've been doing. Basically... doing nothing. I have so much work back home. There's an entire dukedom waiting on my every breath. Who's going to take care of that?"
The words came out sharper than he meant them to, laced with frustration, but underneath it all was something heavier.
Ashstone... again without its ruler.
Still, a small comfort stirred in his chest.
Freya.
