"They're coming this way," Ireleen said, her voice panicked. "What do I do?"
Elias thought quickly, then turned to her with a serious look. "Do you trust me?"
Ireleen blinked, surprised by the question. "Not really."
Elias shrugged. "Fair enough, but if you don't want to get caught, you'll have to."
She nodded nervously, and without warning, Elias pulled her close and kissed her.
Ireleen's eyes widened in shock, and her entire body stiffened, but she didn't pull away. Across the square, Priestess Margo paused in her tracks, her eyes narrowing as she watched Elias and the woman he was kissing.
"Look at him," Margo muttered. "That shameless playboy. He's kissing one of his girls in public."
Mathias, however, squinted at the couple. "From behind… doesn't that woman look a lot like the High-Luminary?"
Margo rolled her eyes. "Don't be ridiculous. There's no way the High-Luminary would be kissing Elias in the middle of the market."
