Eros followed close behind Ashley and Payne. I could see that Ashley was pleased with his presence, but Payne appeared wary.
“Eros… fancy meeting you here,” I said, keeping things casual. I suspected that he went to Carno pack and discovered that we misled him.
Now he was back looking for more information. I didn’t want to make him suspicious by acting suspicious. He was working hard to make it seem like a complete coincidence, so I needed to play along with that.
“Eros came to this area looking for some really rare herbs,” Ashley explained quickly. “As a healer, he’s always gathering rare herbs. There are some that grow here that don’t grow anywhere else.”
“Yeah, I ran into them as they were heading out,” Eros confirmed with a nod.
“We just happened to run into him,” Ashley said, giggling.
I smiled and nodded. “Well, what a coincidence that is, then.”
“Yeah, pretty lucky on my part,” Eros said, laughing. “Anyway, how’s your leg?”