Down the Stairs

"Yes." Having gotten what he wanted, Jonas rushed back to his room to pack for the trip.

Ailwin busied himself with overseeing the loading of the ship along with Braeden.

When he was finally able to make it back to rest, it was already evening. Thinking to get a little bit of shut eye before he has to get back up again, Ailwin planned to sleep in his office. However, when he opened the door, four angry faces were waiting for him.

"Sigh...what is it now?" He was not in the mood to deal with any problems.

"Why is it, that you are only taking this idiot," Celaena pointed to Jonas, who glared back at her, "with you to the Kregia Union!"

 Hearing the place that he is supposed to go to in a couple of hours, leaving Celaena's mouth made his eyebrows twitch in dismay.

Throwing a glance Jonas' way, Ailwin didn't know he had to explain that what they discuss was supposed to remain private.