His younger siblings nodded, their agreement evident.
"Understood. Aside from that, do you have any specific wishes? Like wanting to spend more time in the city, or returning to your home forest?"
Their home forest…
Damien realized he'd never asked about it. He hadn't wanted to touch on a potentially sensitive subject. Many of the Dragonewts had suffered mistreatment, and some still had missing family members.
It wasn't as if they wouldn't want to return home, but the thought of bringing it up recklessly had always held Damien back.
It was about time Damien faced the situation properly.
As he resolved to talk to Ithnan about it sometime soon, Ithnan, who had been in thought, finally spoke up.
"If I had to say, I am concerned about the scattered members of our tribe. However, I know much is already being done to address that, and for that, I am only filled with gratitude. We will repay this debt someday, without fail."
With those words, Ithnan bowed his head deeply to Theo.
