With the retreat of the crown prince of the Boreas Empire, so too did our short gathering end, as the others did not linger any longer either, with Aurelius being the first to take his leave after, in much the same manner as the aforementioned Nicholas, before being joined by the heir of the eastern empire, a few seconds later.
I remained in place for a few seconds after, looking at their retreating backs with myriad thoughts spiralling and clashing in my head, before I calmly spoke without turning to Darius, who just returned to my side, after he and every other retainer of ours silently and considerately strode a few slight steps back at some point after Nicholas joined.
"What do you make of them?" I asked in seeming off-handedness.
"Young." He simply answered in a plain tone, his eyes the same as mine, staring ahead and swirling with unfathomable thoughts.
