Azier thought he would feel a little better after a good hunt to get his adrenaline out and perhaps even make some sense of his situation.
That pipe dream died the instant he returned and remembered he had to have a very uncomfortable conversation about the next steps forward - and he was no closer to a solution or a start to such a talk than when he left.
Damn it.
They even ate in silence as neither of them could bring up any other topic other than the one they both wanted to talk about - and it was clear with the way she avoided his eyes and looked down at her meat every time he looked over to check on her expressions.