Originally, the Dravaryn couple thought Kael and Riley had only gotten themselves into this kind of scandal to draw every curious nose in the clan closer, all in the name of investigating Orien's case.
Because really, when Lady Cirila first heard the news, she was not at all certain how on Eryndra that had even happened.
They checked.
Then they checked again.
And even when they called over a treant in service—one who could not possibly be bribed, charmed, or threatened—the result was the same. The Dragon Lord himself had uttered the word "Honey."
So, naturally, she had assumed the two were pulling out all the stops for Orien. How admirable.
Lord Karion, however, had a different interpretation. One that came bundled with the usual headache that seemed to form any time their son was involved. After all, when he reminded her about the sigil that their reckless and frankly insane son had left on Riley, they could not help but consider other, less flattering possibilities.
