"That barely qualifies as a silver lining." Despite how long their chat seemed to take, it was only happening inside their minds. Barely a second had passed after Lith had access to the stone's memories.
The food helped everyone to relax and to forget about past grievances. Even Lith and Orpal started to smooth over their relationship, limiting the glares and insults to a couple per day.
"Are you making this up to make me feel guilty, kid? Because that's sick." Selia was knitting her eyebrows, doubting that someone could say such things to his little brother.