CCCLII. The Mainland

Soon after, he grabbed Freydis's arm and moved her with him, approaching the other Masters again, to the bow of the ship.

"Hey, Dag! What's wrong? We barely showed up! It seemed that thalos liked her very much and usually animals are never wrong! She seemed nice!" Freydis exclaimed, looking at her confused boyfriend.

"Yes, she was certainly nice, I don't question that, but... Krypstorm is just around the corner... I have a feeling that soon we will arrive and I don't want to waste the free time that we have left to be together, answering questions and guiding the soldiers" he replied, who deftly managed to change the fortunes of the discourse, turning it into something romantic.

After his words, Freydis added nothing more and kissed him, reassuring him.

Claire sat on her bench and continued to stare at them for a while, silently envying Dag's girlfriend, convinced that she could make him happy in the same way, or even more than that.