Treated The Same

The older woman led him into the side room and closed the door behind them before she turned to him with a smile.

She motioned for him to sit down, which he did, and when he was comfortable, she started speaking. ''Lex, what do you think of Silika?''

When he heard this, he started to think to himself. He turned to the window and looked out over the city.

Lucia patiently allowed him a moment of introspection, her smile gracefully lingering. Lex sat in contemplation, reflecting on what endeared Silika to him.

Inwardly, he acknowledged, 'She seems keen on arranging our engagement, and perhaps that's not such a bad thing. After all, I had no one else in my previous life.'

Silika had always been remarkably kind, extending her warmth to him and the Lex of old.

However, their journeys through the wildlands had forged a deeper connection between them.