"You have been avoiding me." Adrik told Narika, who was getting herself and Ares prepared for their special day today. It was the day of the cleansing ceremony and every part of hell was busy.
Narika got maids and helpers assigned to her, and it's all thanks to his mother who he was still angry with, but then Adrik isn't willing to let their difference overcloud his judgment that she has no issues with Narika, and their son. So, there was no need trying to get Narika more annoyed at him than she was, which is why he's trying to settle their difference before the ceremony starts.
But Narika paid him no attention, she was fixing her makeup in the mirror while little Ares was in his crib, making happy sounds and clapping his hands ever since he was fed.
