Honestly, Kain wasn't too sure what he should feel guilty about, but knew based on her father's expression that it was only Serena's presence that was preventing a beat down
After getting caught doing...something. They walked in silence for a while, Kain desperately pretending he wasn't imagining the variety of ways Lord Storm could end his life in a second if he so wished. Serena, of course, looked utterly unbothered—like she hadn't just witnessed Kain nearly get visually vapourised into the cobblestones.
Eventually, they arrived at a quieter intersection on the far side of the plaza, where the noise faded and the air felt clearer. A decorative fountain burbled quietly in the center of a stonework circle.
Waiting there was Pheneos.
He stood straight at their approach and held something up—a familiar metallic device engraved with softly glowing runes.
Kain's stomach dropped.
