"Reunion went well earlier today?" Luca asked as he joined me inside the tent that the Starfall soldiers set up for our use.
"Yeah, laughs, gut-punches, buckets of tears, the usual," I said jokingly, although deep down I was feeling relieved that Ty had come home and Arah wasn't angry anymore.
"And… no one wondered where Ty's been this whole time? They just accepted he was back out of the blue?" Luca asked for confirmation.
I glanced sideways at my little brother who was looking back at me with a very serious face.
Of course, his unease was understandable. Luca was probably wondering what to expect after we freed him from a life of slavery. Perhaps walking home to find that everyone hadn't missed him and simply thought he'd been around this whole time could be his best-case scenario.
"Don't worry… it'll happen for you too," I assured him.
"I'm not worried," Luca said, turning away from me. "I believe in you…"
