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He didn’t expect me to agree so easily, and now he was suspicious. But he was quick to recover. “In that case, I expect you in one day.”
A caed, an Elvish day, was the equivalent of one normal week. Because of their immortality, Elves measured time differently. Their clocks had weeks, months, and years. A long-lived race like them needed a different way to measure time.
“One day it is.” I smiled.
He inclined his head and turned to the Caid. “Make sure she’s ready.”
The Caid nodded. “Of course, my prince.”
I stood up, and he glanced at me. “Shall we travel together? It would give us a chance to get to know each other better.”
He looked away. “I’m afraid I’ll be leaving today. There’s a lot to do before you arrive.”
And with that, the prince left. Bers followed him soon after, leaving me alone with the Caid.
The tension in my body slowly relaxed. I just realized I had been holding my breath the whole time.
The Caid waited until they were gone before turning to me. “Are you ready?”
I took a deep breath and nodded. “I have to be. There’s no other choice. Everyone will know by the end of the day. They weren’t subtle at all.”
The Caid rubbed his temples. “Yes.”
I exited the chamber. The Caid followed me as I rushed down the staircase. I approached the elevator and touched the door with my palm. A sensation of warmth spread through my hand and the door opened.
We stepped into the elevator, and I pressed the wooden button for the archives.
The walls were the thickest there. No one would disturb us.
The elevator door opened, and we stepped out.
“That went well.”
I ignored him and walked down the aisles of books. My mind was still racing from the encounter with Prince Maedras.
What did he mean by I was not what he expected? Something was going on. Something I was missing. But what?
I led us to a small room in the back of the archives. Closing the door behind us, it was pitch black. Light appeared from the Caid’s palm and hovered in the air, illuminating the room.
The room was soundproof. Difficult to find unless you knew it was there. The perfect place to talk without being overheard.
As I sat down on a chair, I put my head in my hands. “I don’t like this. Not one bit. He’s up to something.”
The Caid sat down in the chair opposite me. “I agree. But we don’t know what it is yet.”
I sighed. “I know. But I can’t help but feel like we’re in over our heads.”
“We’ll figure it out,” the Caid said. “Together.”
Reaching out, I took his hand. “Thank you.”
He squeezed. “Don’t thank me yet. We still have a lot of work to do.”
“It was unexpected.”
The Caid sighed. “I didn’t mean for it to happen like that.”
“I know.”
