A Short Visit

"Sol I'm here!" Alice said, running after the two as soon as she finished cleaning up.

"Wait, where's Jade?" She asked; looking around and finding not even a shadow of the flame user.

"He left. Said he had somewhere to be." Sol said, deciding to refrain from telling Alice the details for the time being. Thinking that he should confirm everything first.

In fact, Sol's mind was already beginning to put together what he knew. All the pieces of information he had of the king. In speech, in act, and everything else in between; including secondhand information.

"Hey boy genius, you're spacing out." Alice waved her hand in front of Sol's face. Making the boy smile as he looked at her.

"Was I? I didn't notice." He simply said as the female paladin stared more intently at her.

"Well it doesn't matter now. Just treat me to the desserts they have in the shop and we'd be even." Alice said as she sat down; accepting no other response from Sol who asked: