Aerys

I urgently needed to return home, but I couldn't leave without Elizabeth. 

My mate had been skillfully evading any one-on-one interactions with me. But this time, I managed to corner her alone at the minibar. 

" Do you want something in particular?" she asked, not turning to me as she rummaged through the whiskey selection. 

" No, I just wanted us to talk," I told her. She exhaled and looked at me. 

" I already told you, Aerys. I'm not going home with you," she emphasized. 

" I can't ...