"Wait. What? Where?!"
"The castle."
"With who?"
"Alastair."
Mansi's mouth gaped wide open, and her eyes were equally wide. Maven sat back and looked at me in a new light. Karmon, however, wrapped an arm around me and yelled, "Atta boy! Now we're getting somewhere!"
Mansi got over her shock and went into leader mode.
"Considering how close Tori is getting with the king, we might be able to snag enough information to return home early."
"Earlier than a month?" Karmon asked with excitement.
"Probably in a few weeks. Depending on the information." Maven thought out loud.
"It's best not to get your hopes up." I said, "The king will be gone for a while. I don't know when he'll be back."
"Tori. This is you we're talking about. That guy is obsessed." Mansi deadpanned.
I shrugged.
