Ayen returned to the house after his work. He was not staying in the dorms, and no one actually bothered to ask. The higher-ups in this zone did not care where they stayed as long as they did not neglect their work.
Once they were done for the day and were in the room, Khal and Devion pulled Ayen into a discussion. They had been doing this nowadays and planned to continue in the future.
It was not an established rule, but discussing first between them to decide something began to take shape.
"We plan to leave tomorrow," Devion started, looking Ayen in the eye. "Khal received reports that the tension is likely to escalate in a month. And..." He glanced at Khal, who nodded his head as if to encourage him.
Devion returned his gaze to Ayen and continued; there was a sparkle of excitement in his eyes that piqued Ayen's curiosity.
"Do you want to return immediately or... We can travel slowly?"
"Travel slowly?"
