69 Pompous

ETAN

As they jogged back down the road towards the arena, Etan suddenly remembered. "How was your ride with Trystan yesterday?" he asked carefully, still uncertain she'd recovered from his outburst.

She smiled. "Very well, actually. He will be an ally."

Etan frowned. "It seems very early to be calling someone an ally. We can't know yet what his feelings are about—"

"He guessed, about you and me. He's told no one. Instead he came to speak with me."

Etan stopped running and pulled her to face him, gaping. "What did you say?"

She gave him a flat look. "I said, he had guessed about us. That we want to be together and plan to marry. And he wants to help keep us hidden from others until the Accord. He said he's a romantic and if he can't have love himself, it's a joy to help others find theirs."

"You confirmed his suspicion?!"