Ethan stood frozen, his mind racing as he tried to process the sudden appearance of his sister. Marella was the last person he expected to see here, and her unmistakable voice sliced through the noise of the bustling guild hall like a blade.
"Do you even know how long I've been looking for you?" she demanded, her hands resting on her hips in an almost comical display of exasperation.
"You disappear for days, and then I find you here? Of all places? Did you not go to the Lord's manor? What happened to your awakening? Why have you not registered with an academy yet? Lord Nessleson is not pleased. Father and mother are not pleased. I was sent here to give the guild a search mission to look for you!"
Ethan sighed. Fuck it. He was almost out of here.
Marella was not pleased with his reaction. "Are you even listening to me? We thought you died to those freaky insects! Bastard, why do you make us all worried all the time?"