"Where were you?"
Zai rolled his eyes at the question Kalyn asked as he stepped back into the room. The others were already preparing to make their entrance into the large Stav household, where they were to meet their future mate.
Earlier, when he met up with Lancelot and Kalyn, he had actually felt curious and almost eager to find out which of the two prophesied girls would turn out to be their mate.
But now, just a little time before meeting them, he'd started to feel restless as if the walls were closing in on him.
That was why, while the others had been busy discussing negotiations and formal matters to be proposed at the Stav family, he had quietly taken the time to step away in search of a breather.
He grinned faintly at the thought. He had indeed found one. A very fresh one.
