Mischief

For bleak, the solemn silence hovering over the dining table was a picture-perfect definition. Igna had his arms on the knees meanwhile the Queen of Arda took pleasure in wandering about said hall, she'd stop at paintings and observe. 

  "Mother, does something or someone bother you?" he asked.

  "Not really," she said, "-one rarely realizes how long a year is for another. Time, an illusion thrust upon our minds to understand the process of creation and decay. Something along those lines," she finally made way to the table and sat, "-curious as to why Arda seems desolate?"

  "Yes."