Caspian

"Where are you?" I demanded from Kai.

"I'm on my way. I will be there soon," he replied, his tone laced with irritation.

"Where did you go?"

"Do I have to be reporting my whereabouts to you now?" he retorted.

I narrowed my gaze, wondering why Malachi was more agitated than usual. He surely knew Kaida had passed away. Perhaps he was expressing his grief as aggression.

"Be on time. You're the one delaying us. Come and express your farewell so we can bury the dead," I said.

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