"...."
Aestrea slowly averted his gaze from the two deadly stares that threatened to pierce his body.
"…I'm sorry?"
The silence that followed was stupidly heavy.
"You're sorry?" Kael's eye twitched violently.
"YOU'RE SORRY?"
"Aestrea. Do you have any idea how long we've been waiting?" Tyrian cracked his knuckles, his smile thin and terrifyingly polite.
"…Ten hours?" Aestrea answered carefully.
"TRY AGAIN," Kael snapped at him directly.
"TEN HOURS AND SEVENTEEN MINUTES."
"We even counted!" Tyrian nodded solemnly.
Aestrea swallowed.
"…You counted."
"We had nothing else to do," Kael growled. "Because SOMEONE vanished off the face of the world right before a scheduled trip."
"We woke up early," Tyrian added calmly. "Packed everything. Double-checked supplies. Stood right here like responsible adults."
Kael jabbed a finger at Aestrea's chest.
"I MISSED BREAKFAST."
"…That does sound serious," Aestrea muttered.
