Rena and Lucius walked side by side. Following behind them were Lyrah, Natali, and Kalliope. Rena was shocked when Lucius told her earlier in the day, but apparently, King Verdayl provided him with unrestricted access to Eroa's embassy. They were out on the town because they were on their way to meet someone there.
Lucius declined to answer who would be present, but he was in a hurry to arrive, so it had to be someone important. Rena pondered who it could be, but nothing seemed to make sense logically.
By this point, the capital of Arcadios seemed to return to normal. The shopping stalls returned to being concentrated in the market and the streets were no longer overflowing with people. Rena was glad things had returned to normal, mostly because even though everything else went back to the way it was before, Lucius was still here.
