Stale Water (Part 1)

"Why didn't you ask Lord Qisal to contact me before coming here? It would have saved you this hassle." Judging from the sparkles in her ocean-green eyes, the huntress was just fishing for a pretext to talk with Lith.

Aalejah didn't miss how the purified stone had been polished and set in silver, turning it into a necklace that was now hung on Le'Ahy's neck.

"Because he doesn't know I'm here." Aalejah replied. "I came here for personal business and I'm not his servant. I don't need the Dragon Lord's permission to visit my people."

Those words both stirred the pride of the elves and marked her as her own person, detaching Aalejah the elf from Aalejah the diplomatic envoy.

"I see." Le'Ahy nodded, her expression holding disappointment and camaraderie in equal measure. "Then I'm twice as glad to be your host for today. What do you want to see first?"