Sudden attack

"Now that's just mean." Alex intoned as he watched Archibald turn from lively one second to ice cold the next, all because of him.

Archibald snorted as he replied. "What do you want?"

"What's the celebration about?"

"It doesn't concern you now, does it?"

"True," Alex admitted. "But considering I'm going to be here until things cool down in Henos, it's unwise for me to remain ignorant of how things are done here."

Rolling his eyes, Archibald couldn't help but accept that he had a point… as annoying as it was to accept.

"The healer died. We are celebrating her journey through life."

"The who?"

"The old lady that treated you."

"Ah." Alex nodded in understanding.

It was basically one of those cultures where death wasn't seen as a bad thing and instead was celebrated, especially when the person who died had lived a good life.

"If that's all, I'd like for you to leave. You aren't invited."