Elara cheered, still wrapped up in Riven's arms and clinging to him. “Good to see you, Mr. Riven; my siblings and I have been dying to see you again.”

Thira continued to watch from a corner, like an uninvited guest.

"Same here, my angel; I've been losing sleep, wishing to see my friends again," Riven responded just as charitably, beaming with smiles from ear to ear.

“Did you just say you were losing sleep?” Nico asked.

"Yeah," Riven affirmed cheerily.

“Oh my God, that ...