Evaline:
I nodded slowly, fully aware who Kieran was talking about.
"I'll call River later," I told him. "To thank him. Not just for getting the record book so quickly, but for managing to occupy it from the council for me."
A small smile tugged at my lips as I added, "I really couldn't have asked for anything better."
Kieran hummed in acknowledgment, his expression softening just a little. He knew exactly how much that book meant to me... how long I had been searching for answers that no one else seemed able, or willing, to give.
River's quiet efficiency, his ability to make things happen without fuss, had always been one of the things I admired about him.
Kieran leaned back against the edge of his desk, folding his arms loosely. "Are you accompanying Elion for the elite business gathering?"
