Arlette let out a breath.
"So we have time then," she said.
By now, there was nothing about the situation that was hidden from Arlette. Even if Caius had neglected to tell her, then Delia had at least filled her in on the implications should Aurelius fail the challenge and die and thus knew how paramount it was to avoid that outcome.
"Well, that's if any of my guesses are true. And if they are, it depends on if Nyx can play her cards right. Nothing is assured," Caius said and clenched his fist before he then said in a low voice,
"I should have been there."
Arlette said nothing for a couple of seconds and then she let out a sigh.
"I'm sure what you had to leave to do was important," she said. It sounded like a question.
"I suppose…" Caius said.
So Caius told her what he and the Leopolds had been up to. No longer bound by Athenodora's order, he could also now tell Arlette why he couldn't reveal his destination before.
