"Of course, Solus would help me and she'd spend much more time with our daughter than you, but who keeps count of stuff like that?"
"Son of a Dragon!" She replied in mock outrage. "I walked straight into that. By the way, where's Solus? After everything you guys went through today, I expected her to spend some time with us before going to bed."
***
Solus's room, at the same time.
"Thanks for keeping me company, Tista." Solus said. "I really didn't want to stay alone but at the same time, I don't want to bother Lith and Kami."
"Don't mention it." Tista sighed. "I need company too, but with Bodya still on the frontlines to recapture Thrud's cities you are the best I got."
"Wow! So kind of you. You are making me blush." Solus replied with a sneer.
"As I said, don't mention it." Tista yawned, too tired from the long day to care about sarcasm between friends. "By the way, you never answered Kamila when she asked you how you feel."
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