“I’ll have to tell him something,” “Alina answered practically. “Because otherwise he’ll try to coordinate his own search for the Stag.” A soft sigh as she leaned back herself. “Hopefully I’ll have some time to figure that out. He hasn’t been home in more than a year. I doubt he’ll come running back any time soon.”
She took a long sip of her kvas. “Mmmm….you did take the good stuff,” she teased. “I don’t get to treat myself very often.”