When the delegation leaves, after a few more minutes when Ignis shows a new move to Antonio, it's morning.
Father and mother come down as well, so the whole family stands in the garden while the first carriages start moving. Ignis will be in the middle carriage, well protected by his guards.
I'm relieved he won't be in danger, at least on the way back.
«I thought a lot about what to say to you, but I can't find words proper enough,» he murmurs while holding both of my hands. «Anything would sound fake or exaggerated, but I miss you already.»
«I will come to the capital when the time is right,» I reply, trying to comfort him the way I can. «Then, we will talk about everything. Is that all right?»
«Everything?»
