It Was A Set Up

Darven;

I walk into the circle room and stop at the entrance when I see Kealith. He's sitting on a rock, one of his legs bouncing repeatedly, chin on his fisted hands, and eyes fixed on the circle.

I let out a breath as I walk further into the space, and only then does he notice my presence. He looks up at me briefly before looking back at the circle.

"Is it twenty-four hours yet? She should be back anytime soon, right?" He questions, and I look back up at the circle.

I force a smile before walking back to Kelaith and placing a hand on his shoulder.

"You've not had anything all day. It's almost time for dinner. Why don't you come up to eat? And then you can come back down." I say to him, and he looks up at me like I just asked him to do some abominable thing.